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Cokayne in for Red Roses decider

25 April 2024 0 comments

Amy Cokayne comes in for the injured Lark Atkin-Davies as England take on France in a third-consecutive Grand Slam deciding match on Saturday. The match […]

Series 3, Episode 35: Grand Slam decider preview with Marlie Packer

25 April 2024 0 comments

It all comes down to this! The Women’s Six Nations is heading for an epic conclusion in Bordeaux on Saturday as England take on France, […]

Will A Smaller Ball Be Used in Women’s Rugby?

25 April 2024 0 comments

Could there be a big change coming in the world of women’s rugby? World Rugby is looking at the possibility of using a reduced size […]

Ex-Lions and Wales prop O’Shea dies at 83

24 April 2024 0 comments

Former British and Irish Lions and Wales prop John O’Shea has died aged 83 after a lengthy illness. O’Shea made five appearances for Wales across […]

Super Rugby Americas Review: Week Nine

23 April 2024 0 comments

By JOE SANTAMARIA Selknam began Round Nine of the Super Rugby Americas season with an impressive 39-15 victory over third-placed Yacare. Selknam’s young fly half […]

Quins duo tipped to power up England

21 April 2024 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Will Collier and Fin Baxter could galvanise the England scrum with their technique and power, according to World Cup-winning scrum coach Phil […]

Malins keen to get back into England contention

21 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Max Malins will use the closing weeks of the season to give the England selectors a nudge ahead of the summer Tests […]

Domachowski has his eye on top spot

21 April 2024 0 comments

By SIMON THOMAS Corey Domachowski is a man on a mission to be Wales’ number one No.1. The Cardiff prop now has 10 caps to […]

Brown: £3m grant will help bridge gap

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Shaunagh Brown questions why Wales don’t already have the basic professional requirements to compete but says the ‘levelling the playing field’ campaign […]

England must take Quins pair to NZ

21 April 2024 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WILL Collier and Fin Baxter have been showered with praise following Harlequins epic European Cup quarter-final away […]

Rampant England on target for slam

21 April 2024 0 comments

From BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham England………………..88pts Tries: Dow 6, 36, 63; Hunt 9, Jones 12, 57; Aldcroft 18, Kildunne 27, 67, 74; Breach 43, 71; […]

Scotland break Italian duck to boost World Cup hopes

21 April 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Italy……………….. 10pts Try: D’Inca 31 Conversion: Rigoni 32 Penalty: Rigoni 73 Scotland ………..17pts Tries: Skeldon 34, Orr 62, Rollie 68 Conversions: Nelson […]

The Sheriff will be sorely missed

21 April 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON The gods played a dirty trick in denying Ken Owens a farewell appearance for his beloved Wales and equally beloved Scarlets but […]

S Africa is crying out for its own league

21 April 2024 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF I remember my A level geography correctly, Africa is moving […]

Great to see Swiss move up the ladder

21 April 2024 0 comments

There will be a new name mixing it with the bigger teams in the Rugby Europe Championship next season after Switzerland clinched their first promotion […]

Hurricanes storm in despite triple yellow

21 April 2024 0 comments

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Hurricanes overcame a poor second half in which they conceded three yellow cards to beat Fijian Drua 38-15 […]

Wallaby Koroibete leads way again for Saitama

21 April 2024 0 comments

Japan League One round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Saitama Wild Knights thumped Toyota Verblitz 40-7 to stretch their perfect record to 14 wins from 14. Marika […]

The four clubs in Kyiv have to share one pitch

21 April 2024 0 comments

Coach to Coach Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill puts the questions to Dimitri Basilaia, the Ukraine assistant coach Why did you get into coaching rugby […]

Defeated, but Ukraine show grit and pride

21 April 2024 0 comments

Special report STEVE HILL Switzerland was always going to be Ukraine’s toughest match of this three Test series and so it proved. Three injuries from […]

Leguizamon’s off to a flying start at Pampas

21 April 2024 0 comments

By JOE SANTAMARIA Former London Irish back row Juan Manuel Leguizamón is enjoying a flying start to his coaching career with Pampas in his native […]

Kalling-Smith aiming for top

21 April 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Rams centre Axel Kalling-Smith has come out second-best with both club and country this season but he can look back with pride […]

Brown: Red Roses must “stand up and be counted” at Twickenham

17 April 2024 0 comments

Ex-Red Roses prop and Harlequins legend Shaunagh Brown spoke of her excitement for England’s clash against Ireland at Twickenham this weekend, and what it represents […]

Women’s Lions sponsors will provide funding to avoid imbalance

16 April 2024 0 comments

A £3 million grant funded by Royal London will attempt to provide more balance among the Home Nations, ensuring the women’s British and Irish Lions […]

Super Rugby Americas Review: Week Eight

15 April 2024 0 comments

By JOE SANTAMARIA Round Eight of the Super Rugby Americas season began with a historic 25-19 victory for Cobras against Peñarol on Friday night, meaning […]

Minnows in line for a World Cup boost

14 April 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE World Rugby aims to streamline the Rugby World Cup qualification process to give non-high performance nations even more time to prepare for […]

500-day countdown to World Cup kick-off

14 April 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Excitement is building by the day as the countdown to Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 hit its latest milestone this week. […]

Baxter backs world club champs

14 April 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter welcomes plans for a new club world championship providing it is financially viable. Slated to start […]

Smaller ball plan for women

14 April 2024 0 comments

World Rugby is considering the use of a smaller ball in the women’s game and is collecting data on the size 4.5 ball which is […]

Ward: I felt I was ‘judged’ over baby

14 April 2024 0 comments

ENGLAND lock Abbie Ward felt “judged” for returning to Test rugby less than a year after giving birth to daughter Hallie. Ward, 31, started the […]

England challenge

14 April 2024 0 comments

England will host world champions New Zealand, and France in September as they build up to hosting the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2025. The […]

Porter set for Aussie return

14 April 2024 0 comments

England centre Guy Porter looks set to return to Australia this summer with the view to representing the Wallabies. Porter, who won his sixth England […]

Ireland get in mood for Twickenham showdown

14 April 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Ireland……………36pts Tries: Wafer 13, Higgins 19, Jones 25, Corrigan 41, Parsons 59 Conversions: O’Brien 15, 20, 26, 42 Penalties: O’Brien 48 Wales………………. […]

Red card can’t stop England rampage

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland ………………………… 0pts England……………………….. 46pts Tries: Cokayne 6, Dow 11, Kildunne 33, 64; Kabeya 43, Breach 51, 58; M Packer 72 Conversions: […]

Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury prop Mackenzie Carson

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: British Columbia, Canada Date of birth: 24/06/98 Community club: Abbotsford RFC Red Roses debut: vs Scotland March 2023 Caps: 13 Why […]

Leaders Knights stretch winning run to 13

14 April 2024 0 comments

Japan League One round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Wild Knights extended their perfect record to 13 wins with a 50-26 win away to the Tokyo Black […]

Hurricanes make it a magnificent seven

14 April 2024 0 comments

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Clark Laidlaw’s unbeaten Hurricanes continued to solidify themselves at the top of Super Rugby Pacific with an impressive […]

Young Guns: Bath & England U18 back row Connor Treacey

14 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK England U18s captain Connor Treacey led his country through an unbeaten Six Nations and now plans to be a sponge at Bath, learning […]

MacDonald: Mitchell’s approach ‘really cool’

14 April 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Claudia MacDonald has praised the ‘new perspective’ John Mitchell has brought to the England Women’s team since taking charge. The 60-year-old was […]

Ukraine go close against Sweden

14 April 2024 0 comments

STEVE HILL Ukraine pushed Sweden all the way but fell just short against the Rugby Europe Trophy table toppers in Trelleborg, the southernmost port of […]

George has inspired England improvement – Dawson

11 April 2024 0 comments

Former England captain and scrum-half Matt Dawson has praised skipper Jamie George as the “catalyst” for the country’s recent turnaround, and backed his former club […]

Super Rugby Americas Review: Week Seven

10 April 2024 0 comments

By JOE SANTAMARIA The Super Rugby Americas season resumed after the Easter break with a mouthwatering repeat of last season’s final as Peñarol welcomed Dogos […]

Man prosecuted for abusing World Cup official

9 April 2024 0 comments

A man in Australia has been prosecuted for abusing TMO Brian MacNiece on social media during Enlgand’s match against Samoa in last year’s Rugby World […]

Strawbridge appointed to England on permanent basis

9 April 2024 0 comments

Andrew Strawbridge will join Steve Borthwick’s England coaching staff on a permanent basis as an assistant coach and coaching advisor. Strawbridge, 59, supported England in […]

Hooper helps Aussies reach HK semi-finals

7 April 2024 0 comments

Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper made his sevens debut for Australia in their 12-0 win against Fiji at the Hong Kong 7s. The 32-year-old, who […]

Grayson now has Japan in his sights

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK The demise of Wasps, Worcester Warriors and London Irish has left just 10 starting fly-half spots across a congested Premiership, leaving the […]

England need access to their overseas stars

7 April 2024 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK ENGLAND and New Zealand, who meet in a two-Test series this summer, find themselves in similar places due […]

Red Roses: Saracens outside centre Sydney Gregson

7 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Baldock, Hertfordshire Date of birth: 20/01/96 Community club: Letchworth Garden City RFC Red Roses Debut: vs Wales February 2015 Caps: 4 […]