By ADAM ELLIS Italy 3 New Zealand 66 IN answer to critics quick to doubt New Zealand’s World Cup credentials, Steve Hansen’s side bounced back […]

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IT’S THE end of Wales’ most successful Autumn ever. Now bring on the Six Nations! Wales must feel on […]

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AGUSTIN Pichot got plenty of flak from an army of PC trolls – and a few journalists […]

THERE was a big push by the All Blacks to take their defeat by Ireland on the chin because they are keen not to be […]

THE Wallaby camp must be a bundle of fun. Adam Ashley-Cooper and Kurtley Beale were axed from the squad against England after inviting Ashley Cooper’s […]

By GARY HEATLY Scotland 14pts Tries: Maitland 65 Penalties: Laidlaw 4, 33, 55 Argentina 9pts Penalties: Sanchez 28, 43, 74 Flying Scotsman: Sean Maitland runs […]

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland 57pts Tries: Conway 2, 16, 77, Conan 33, Beirne 52, McCloskey 58, Roux 64, Ryan 80+2 Conversions: Carbery 3, 17, 34, […]

By GARY FITZGERALD France 14pts Tries: Guirado 24, 40 Conversions: Serin 25, 40 Fiji 21pts Tries: Radradra 19, Toisova 30 Conversions: Volavola 32 Penalties: Volavola […]

EDDIE JONES revealed he spared his side an earbashing at the break in yesterday’s win despite their dismal first half performance. The 58-year-old claims he […]

By SAM JACKSON Fired up: Jamie Joseph JAPAN head coach Jamie Joseph admitted that Eddie Jones’ comments about “smashing” Japan and telling them to “pray, […]

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Outstanding: Anthony Watson should be England’s World Cup full-back It was important to give some of the front line […]

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Brilliant leader: Japan captain Michael Leitch Eddie Jones was joking in midweek that Japan needed to find a temple and say a […]

From PETER JACKSON at Principality Stadium Final flourish: Cory Hill dives over to end the try-scoring PICTURES: Getty Images WALES Reserves gave the faithful a […]

By STEFFAN THOMAS GARETH ANSCOMBE has warned Wales not to rest on their laurels and insists they must sharpen up their attack for this week’s […]

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND How do you solve a problem like Liam Williams? I’m guessing you’ll all be thinking is that a problem? […]

By GARY HEATLY SOUTH Africa edged out Scotland in a thrilling Test at Murrayfield last night but the Scots will rue the decision to not […]

By GARY FITZGERALD TEDDY Thomas cruised over for a brace of tries as France finally rediscovered winning ways and comfortably overcame the Pumas in Lille. […]

By STEFFAN THOMAS Wales W ……….19 South Africa W…5 ROWLAND PHILLIPS was delighted with his Wales women’s side as they comfortably defeated South Africa at […]

By SAM JACKSON Star turn: Katie Daley-Mclean starred for England on her 100th appearance PICTURE: Gedtty Images KATY Daley-Mclean earned her 100th cap with a […]

France Women…0 NZ Women ……14 LES Bleues – hosting the Black Ferns for the first time – pushed New Zealand took to the limit but […]

From NICK CAIN at Twickenham AT THE end of this great Test match although England had lost by a sliver to New Zealand, they had […]

CHRIS Ashton was left with mixed emotions after grabbing a dream try on his long-awaited retur n to the England set-up but then seeing Sam […]

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT Standout player: Sam Underhill breaks past Sam Whitelock Without a TMO England would have won this game and Sam […]

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT All action: Jack Goodhue feels the Courtney Lawes power EDDIE JONES apparently wants his England side to start making the movies not […]

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Hurting: Hooper The Australian jinx is finally over. Now for Wales’ first autumn clean sweep! I can’t tell you […]

By PETER JACKSON Wales Tomas Francis is tackled by Australia’s David Pocock PICTURES: Getty Images AND SO the biggest blot on Warren Gatland’s copybook has […]

By GARY HEATLY GREGOR Townsend knows his side will have to step up a gear to compete with South Africa next weekend, but he was […]

By GARY FITZGERALD TOMASSO Allan inspired the Azzurri as they overcame bullish, resolute Georgian rivals in a real physical battle in Florence. The fly-half pulled […]

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND, by no means at their best, still showed enough quality when it mattered to account for Argentina but there will be […]

By ANDY CARTWRIGHT Scroer: Bongi Mbonambi SOUTH AFRICAextended their winning streak to seven matches over France when hooker Bongi Mbonambi scored from the back of […]

Round Up A LAST-GASP penalty from Will Hooley sent the USA to their first-ever victory over Samoa at the sixth time of asking. The lead […]