International Rugby

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

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

11 July 2021 1 comment

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 2 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 […]

Australia 23-21 France: France pay for lineout calamity

8 July 2021 1 comment

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 2 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 […]

Pivac: Pumas so much tougher

4 July 2021 1 comment

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 1 comment

■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 2 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 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 […]

Wales U20 crash as Ireland set up Triple Crown showdown

27 June 2021 1 comment

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 […]

Nigel Owens has retired from international rugby

Nigel Owens announces international retirement after hitting 100-Test landmark

11 December 2020 0 comments

Welsh referee Nigel Owens ends his Test career at the age of 49 after hitting an unprecedented record in the Autumn Nations Cup

RFU sanctions 13 Barbarians for bubble breach at London pub

8 December 2020 0 comments

The RFU has sanctioned the players culpable in October’s England versus Barbarians match being cancelled

England World Cup-winner Steve Thompson diagnosed with early onset dementia

8 December 2020 0 comments

A lawsuit seeking damages against World Rugby, the RFU and WRU by a series of ex-players, as scale of the sport’s brain injury crisis becomes clearer

Anthony Watson the only change made by England for Autumn Nations Cup final

4 December 2020 0 comments

England head coach Eddie Jones has named his team to face France at Twickenham this Sunday

Scott Quinnell wants to see Wales’ nasty side

3 December 2020 0 comments

Quinnell has serious concerns over Wales’ ability to get over the gain-line judging by their performances this autumn

Pablo Matera reinstated as Argentina captain, as UAR lift suspensions on trio

3 December 2020 0 comments

Trio at the centre of racism storm have their suspensions lifted by UAR, who claim the disciplinary process is ongoing

Brett Gosper to leave World Rugby for senior NFL post in 2021

2 December 2020 0 comments

Brett Gosper will become the head of NFL Europe and UK in early 2021

George North to start at centre for Wales in final match of Autumn Nations Cup

2 December 2020 0 comments

North replaces Tompkins for his first start for Wales since the opening round of the 2020 Six Nations

Johnny Sexton says there is ‘no reason’ why he can’t play at RWC2023

2 December 2020 0 comments

Johnny Sexton is on 94 caps for Ireland and insists there is still plenty of aspirations he would like to realise before considering retirement

Pablo Matera stripped of Argentina captaincy after racist and xenophobic social media posts

1 December 2020 0 comments

Guido Petti and Santi Socino have also been stood down by the Union Argentina de Rugby

England’s George Ford back at fly-half for trip to Wales

26 November 2020 0 comments

Captain Owen Farrell reverts to inside centre in Eddie Jones’ squad to face Wales in the Autumn Nations Cup

Wayne Pivac makes eight changes to Wales side to face England

26 November 2020 0 comments

Dan Biggar and Josh Adams return for Wales in the Autumn Nations Cup

Eddie Jones has to fast track Max Malins says Healey

26 November 2020 0 comments

Austin Healey believes Max Malins can be the biggest difference maker to England’s backline of the new faces among Jones’ autumn squad

France and Stade Francais legend Christophe Dominici has died, aged 48

24 November 2020 0 comments

Dominici’s sudden passing comes as a shock to the rugby community around the world

James Haskell joins fight to eradicate expolitation of Pacific Island nations, highlighted by new Dan Leo documentary

20 November 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo’s documentary ‘Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby’ offers an eye-opening account of rugby in the Pacific

James Haskell joins fight to eradicate exploitation of Pacific Island nations, highlighted by new Dan Leo documentary

20 November 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo’s documentary ‘Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby’ offers an eye-opening account of rugby in the Pacific

Eddie Jones sticks with Farrell-Slade-Lawrence in England backline to face Ireland

19 November 2020 0 comments

England head coach has named an unchanged backline to play at Twickenham; three changes come in the pack

Lagi Tuima makes Red Roses return for second Test against France

19 November 2020 0 comments

England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his Red Roses side hoping to finish 2020 unbeaten

Ireland have named their team to play England in the Autumn Nations Cup

James Ryan to lead Ireland against England, as Farrell makes four changes

18 November 2020 0 comments

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named Ross Byrne at fly-half for the Autumn Nations Cup match at Twickenham

Red Roses on top of the world after France win

15 November 2020 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON THE RED Roses got their 2020 Autumn Internationals off to winning ways with a powerful showing against France in Grenoble. In this […]

Ex-England captain Jason Robinson on a mission to keep kids active through pandemic

13 November 2020 0 comments

Former England and Sale Sharks full-back Robinson explains how physical activity proved to be as key for him as his education

Billy Burns in for Ireland’s Autumn Nations Cup squad

5 November 2020 0 comments

Former Gloucester fly-half Burns has been named in Andy Farrell’s Ireland squad, that welcomes back Keith Earls into the fold

Springboks commit to 2030 Rugby Championship

Springboks dispell uncertainty with Sanzaar by staying in Rugby Championship

4 November 2020 0 comments

South Africa have committed to play in the Rugby Championship until 2030

Eddie’s smile arrives as England secure Six Nations triumph

2 November 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain reports on how England eased past Italy in Rome, but it was typically gritty in parts

England Women will be without Natasha Hunt

Natasha Hunt to miss Women’s Six Nations finale after positive COVID-19 test

30 October 2020 0 comments

England Women call up Leanne Riley as a late addition to the squad for their trip to Italy

TEAMS: Alun Wyn Jones to surpass Richie McCaw as most-capped Test player

29 October 2020 0 comments

Wales captain to win 149th cap in Test rugby in clash with Scotland at Parc y Scarlets

Legendary figure of Welsh and Lions rugby JJ Williams dies, aged 72

29 October 2020 0 comments

Tributes pour in on social media for one of the Lions ’74 tour ‘Invincibles’

Jonny Hill hunts for third piece of silverware in as many weeks on England debut

29 October 2020 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs lock Hill will partner Maro Itoje in Rome as England go for Six Nations glory

Abbie Ward and Marlie Packer return to Red Roses squad

27 October 2020 0 comments

England head coach Simon Middleton has named his squad to travel to Italy in search of a Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam

No room for Simmonds brothers in England squad for Six Nations finale

26 October 2020 0 comments

Eddie Jones has named seven players who competed in the Premiership final in his 36-man squad

Dupont at the double in French high five

25 October 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER France ………………….38pts Tries: Baille 13, Dupont 31, 35, Ollivon 66, Thomas 73 Conversions: Ntamack 14, 32, 36, 67, 74 Penalties: Ntamack 48 […]

Russell returns as Scots warm up

25 October 2020 1 comment

By BRYN PALMER Scotland………………48pts Tries: Graham 2, 75, Brown 27, 50, Watson 32, McInally 61, van der Merwe 70, Kinghorn 79 Conversions: Hastings 4, 62, […]

Five points in Paris and Irish are champs

25 October 2020 0 comments

By DECLAN ROONEY Ireland………………….50pts Tries: Stander 8, Keenan 30, 36; Connors 61, Sexton 65, Aki 69, Heffernan 79 Conversions: Sexton 9, 31, 37, 63, 71: […]

Veteran Peat lays foundation for victory

25 October 2020 0 comments

Ireland Women.21 Italy Women …….7 IRELAND moved up to second in the women’s Six Nations table with a hardfought win in Dublin. Melissa Bettoni opened […]