Sports Extra at ireland.com in association with MCI WorldCom is providing live and in-depth coverage of the last major sporting event of the century, the Rugby World Cup. Rugby fans can follow the World Cup from anywhere in the world with ireland.com at www.ireland.com/sports/rugby/worldcup/news/index.htm Coverage continues through until Saturday,November 6th. As well as providing all the latest news, live match reports and scoreboards the site will include: fixtures, groups, teams, competition history, discussion forums.

In addition, Gerry Thornley, The Irish Times rugby correspondent, will answer readers' email questions during the tournament. Internet users can email Gerry from the site and get an expert view of Ireland's chances, the players who will leave their mark and the winning nation.

Access to ireland.com requires no subscription or registration. The address is: www.ireland.com