International Rugby

Rassie Erasmus can change the psyche of South African sport for good

23 July 2021 0 comments

For all of South Africa’s physical prowess on the sports fields, there’s always been a feeling that the country suffers from a touch of naivety […]

Wales 11-33 Argentina: Pumas forward power gives Wales desperate day at office

18 July 2021 0 comments

Roger Panting’s match report from Cardiff as Wales showed end-of-term distractions to allow Argentina to cruise to victory

Australia 33-30 France: Wallabies ride out early red to clinch series

18 July 2021 0 comments

Dave Rennie’s Wallabies wrapped up a 2-1 series victory despite Marika Koroibete’s early red card in Brisbane

New Zealand 60-13 Fiji: Reece hat-trick as All Blacks run riot

18 July 2021 0 comments

SEVU REECE scored a hattrick as the All Blacks thrashed Fiji at FMG Stadium before turning their attention to next month’s Bledisloe Cup. The Crusaders […]

Three Players Who Could Be Huge Stars In The Future

15 July 2021 0 comments

A number of the major nations are giving the opportunity to some up-and-coming, exciting players to get some experience in senior rugby. These players, at […]

England 70-14 Canada: Radwan sets the pace for Eddie’s youth revolution

11 July 2021 0 comments

England finish the season on a high at Twickenham with speedy Adam Radwan celebrating a hat-trick with Falcons teammate Jamie Blamire

Ireland 71-10 USA: Kelleher hits four in American thrashing

11 July 2021 0 comments

HOOKER Ronan Kelleher crossed four times as Ireland wrapped up their season in style against the USA. Kelleher, 23, said: “We had eight new caps […]

Wales 20-20 Argentina: Super subs lead Wales back from brink to salvage a draw

11 July 2021 0 comments

Should Wales feel disappointment over failing to beat 14-man Argentina?

New Zealand 57-23 Fiji: Four-try Coles is too much to handle for battling Fiji

11 July 2021 0 comments

Four tries from replacement hooker Dane Coles push the All Blacks ahead of fighting Fiji

Australia 23-21 France: France pay for lineout calamity

8 July 2021 0 comments

A painful finish for France in Brisbane as they let slip an early 15-0 lead to throw away victory at the death

England 43-29 USA: Underhill leads way for Eddie’s all-sorts

4 July 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND awarded so many new caps, Twickenham seemed like a millinery, but it was hats off to an older hand given his chance on the […]

Wales 68-12 Canada: Halfpenny injury takes the gloss off Wales’ ten-try romp

4 July 2021 0 comments

DESPITE a ten-try thrashing of Canada, an injury to Leigh Halfpenny marred the afternoon for Wales. On his 100th Test appearance and with […]

Pivac: Pumas so much tougher

4 July 2021 0 comments

WAYNE Pivac was happy with the performance of his Wales side shorn of 12 front line players due to injury and the British & Irish […]

South Africa 40-9 Georgia: Boks unleash flyer Fassi in warm-up win

4 July 2021 0 comments

IT TOOK a while, almost an hour in fact, for the Springbok machine to splutter into life but once it did, it steamrolled […]

What carnage as All Blacks hit a century against the troubled Tongans

4 July 2021 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand..102ptsTries: McKenzie 2, Papalii 5, 37; Weber 7, 16, 50; Jordan 9, 20, 47, 55, 68; Jacobson 42, Mo’unga 54, Ioane […]

Ireland edge home for World Cup pay-back

4 July 2021 0 comments

■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland …………..39ptsTries: Farrell 8, McCloskey 26, Bealham 40+1, Van der Flier 48, Stockdale 51Conversions: Carberry 8, 40+2, 49, 52Penalties: Carberry 61, 68Japan………………31ptsTries: […]

Wales U20 crash as Ireland set up Triple Crown showdown

27 June 2021 0 comments

WALES U20s suffered a thrashing at home against a strong Ireland side who will play England for the triple crown next Thursday. Ioan Cunningham’s side […]

Fast start keeps England U20 on track

27 June 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND will head into next week’s showdown with Ireland with two bonus-point victories in the bag, after coming through unscathed against Scotland. Jack van Poortvliet’s […]

Faltering France hold off prying Azzurrini

27 June 2021 0 comments

FRANCE’S rocky start to the Six Nations continued as they laboured to a hardfought 13-11 victory over Italy. A week after surrendering a 19-3 lead […]