A giant rugby ball is unveiled during the opening ceremony ahead of the Rugby World Cup Pool A match between England and Fiji at Twickenham Stadium, London, Friday, Sept. 18, 2015.

Rugby World Cup highlights: Sportsmail reporters reflect on the best and worst moments of the 2015 tournament New Zealand beat Australia 34-17 to win the Rugby World Cup on Saturday Japan stunned ...

After pulling off arguably the biggest upset in Rugby World Cup history at the weekend with victory over two-time champion South Africa, Japan were then taught a lesson by Scotland, who ran out 45 ...

It barely took 24 hours for Rugby World Cup 2015 to show why it's lauded as one of the biggest sporting events in the world, with the Week 1 schedule giving fans worldwide no small amount of drama.

New Zealand and South Africa have 102 years worth of games combined but have only met in the Rugby World Cup final once before, a 15-12 Springboks victory in South Africa in 1995.

— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) October 9, 2015 Former All Blacks great Jonah Lomu, widely regarded as rugby’s first global superstar, says there should be no holding back when you do the haka.

But reputations have counted for little at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and Namibia – the lowest-ranked team of the tournament – suffered no disgrace in losing 58-14 at London’s Queen Elizabeth ...

Japan caused one of the greatest upsets in Rugby World Cup history by beating two-time champion South Africa 34-32 in the opening Pool B match on Saturday.

The 2015 Rugby World Cup begins on Friday, September 18, at the legendary Twickenham Stadium. The Opening Ceremony, which marks the official beginning of the tournament, is set to start at 7 p.m ...