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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoIt ends in tears for battling England
By BEN JAYCOCK England............................... 31pts Tries: Kildunne 3, Cokayne 13, 32, 54; M Packer 21 Conversions: Scarratt 4, 15, 33 New...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoMiddleton: Players could not have given more
Having lost one of the most dramatic World Cup finals the game has ever seen, England head coach Simon Middleton was...
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Guest columnists
/ 3 years agoHats off to NZ as they win sixth world crown
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER THE National Grid will surely have got a surge when hundreds of thousands of people...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Kildunne in for favourites England
Saturday will see the playing of the ninth women’s Rugby World Cup final, and with two somewhat unsurprising teams as the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoRees-Zammit moves to full-back as Wales include three new players for Pumas
Wales have made three changes in personnel to the team thumped 55-23 by New Zealand as his looks to bounce back...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoEngland change five for must-win Japan clash
Eddie Jones has switched a third of the starting XV that lost to Argentina last week as he looks to earn...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoBarbarians squad named for Killik Cup clash
The Barbarians have confirmed the full squad for the Killik Club, as the famous invitational side face All Blacks XV at...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoRussell into Scot squad as Hastings drops out
Coach Gregor Townsend has called up Finn Russell into his Scotland squad as cover to replace the injured Adam Hastings. Calls...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoEngland player ratings after ‘dismal’ showing against Argentina
England started their Autumn Nations Series with a dismal performance that saw Argentina secure their first victory at Twickenham since 2006....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoBoffelli punishes error ridden England at Twickenham
Eddie Jones‘ England endured a dismal start to their Autumn Nations Series as Argentina secured a first victory at Twickenham since...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoDon’t give up on Wales, Lam tells Sheedy
By PAUL REES Pat Lam has told Callum Sheedy to keep his head up after being overlooked by Wales again for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoPenaud wonder try seals victory
By JAMES BAKER France............... 30 Australia...........29 France sealed an 11th consecutive victory – their longest ever win streak – courtesy of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoFerocious All Blacks leave Wales in the dark
By PETER JACKSON Wales.................................. 23pts Tries: Dyer 25, Tipuric 50 Conversions: Anscombe 26, 51 Penalties: Anscombe 31, 40+1, 45 New Zealand.......................
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoOnce ABs get into the kill zone, they’re ruthless
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Unstoppable: Ardie Savea scores for New Zealand despite the attention of Wales’ Will Rowlands PICTURE:...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoShaky Scotland need to improve
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland ...................... 28pts Tries: Turner 7, Hastings 39, van der Merwe 49, White 74 Conversions: Hastings 8, 41,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoENGLAND v JAPAN AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to see England v Japan courtesy of Dove Men+Care! It will be only the third time...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoWALES v ARGENTINA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v Argentina courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales continue their Autumn campaign against Argentina on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoClinical Italy too good for Samoa
By SAM JACKSON Italy................... 49 Samoa............... 17 ITALY kick started their Autumn Nations Series campaign with a dominant six-try hammering of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoIreland confirm they are best in the world after titanic showdown
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland................ 19pts Tries: van der Flier 46, Hansen 50 Penalties: Sexton 3, 36, 74 South Africa...... 16pts Tries:...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoWe can do better than that, promises confident Ringrose
Ireland centre Garry Ringrose warned the rest of the world that there is more to come from Ireland after beating the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoOaks call for defence guru Ellis
NEWS EXTRA DAVE Ellis had been appointed to Andy Robinson’s Romania coaching team. Ellis has come on board initially for the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoEngland need to adopt no-nonsense approach
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK EDDIE Jones should pick the best England team he can in order to start...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoDow at the double as Red Roses march on
By BEN JAYCOCK England.............................. 26pts Tries: Packer 9, Dow 15, 50 Conversions: Scarratt 10 Penalties: Scarratt 40, 43, 71 Canada................................ 19pts...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoHeartbreak for France as Black Ferns hold on to take thriller
By MARK DOCHERTY CAROLINE Drouin missed a last-minute penalty as the Black Ferns set up a final with England. New Zealand...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoNow it’s a game of chess for the crown
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER As we reach the business end of the tournament the top four teams put on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoAlex Coles makes debut as Tuilagi returns for Pumas
Alex Coles has been handed an England debut at second row as Manu Tuilagi comes back into the side after another...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoDyer debuts as Halfpenny makes return
22-year-old winger Rio Dyer is set to make his debut for Wales, and is joined in the back three by the...
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Women's International
/ 3 years agoEngland change two for semi-final clash as MacDonald returns
England have made two changes for their crunch game against Canada as they bid to reach a sixth consecutive Women’s World...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years ago‘I think I can improve everywhere’ – Dupont
By Paul Eddison Antoine Dupont is the reigning World Player of the Year and captained France to a first Grand Slam...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoJohnson’s inspiring battle cry
By ADAM HATHAWAY Martin Johnson won one World Cup with England and could have a hand in another triumph after a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoQuinnell’s call: Prepare to make history against All Blacks
By PETER JACKSON Louis Rees-Zammit will be bursting to deliver an emotive message from a famous old warrior when Wales unleash...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoSkivington: Ruskin right for England
By PAUL REES Val Rapava Ruskin has been on England’s radar since before the last World Cup but is still waiting...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoENGLAND v ARGENTINA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to England v Argentina courtesy of Dove Men+Care! England kick off their Autumn Nations Series against...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoWALES v NEW ZEALAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v New Zealand courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales kick off their Autumn Nations Series...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoCanada looking for a repeat
Preview Canada v USA Today. Kick-off 3.30am USA head coach Rob Cain has named an unchanged match-day 23 for their quarter-final...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoWales bow out as flyer Portia sets try record
By MARK DOCHERTY New Zealand.....55pts Tries: Woodman 12, 43; Tui 19, Hirini 27, Rule 38, Connor 48, 64, A Bremner 56,...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoGrisez treble blows Italy away
France................39pts Italy....................... 3pts By BEN JAYCOCK WINGER Joanna Grisez scored a hat-trick as France secured an emphatic victory over Italy to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoI’m so proud: Hunter takes Rocky record
Preview By BEN JAYCOCK England v Australia Today. Kick-off 1.30am CAPTAIN Sarah Hunter will become England’s most capped player when she...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoKinghorn so close to sinking Aussies
By BRYN PALMER Scotland ............................ 15pts Tries: Smith 11, Kinghorn 42 Conversions: Kinghorn 42 Penalties: Kinghorn 53 Australia ............................ 16pts Tries:...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoRetallick sees red in Japan frightener
Japan................ 31 New Zealand..38 The All Blacks endured a shaky start to their end of year tour in Japan with Brodie...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoThomas fears threat of ‘wounded New Zealand’
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wales captain Gareth Thomas is excited by the ‘rebirth’ of the national team but is cautious of...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoRugby World Cup 2023: Which Northern hemisphere team will go all the way?
A year from now we’ll know the identity of the two teams that will do battle in the Rugby World Cup...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoUnderdogs tag suits South Africa – van der Merwe
Flip van der Merwe believes that South Africa’s underdogs tag is “the best place to be” for the team, speaking on...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoSix changes for Scots as Hooper returns
Scotland have made six changes as to face an Australian team that welcomes the return of captain Michael Hooper. Hooper elected...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoMore International Stars confirmed for Barbarians
Three more international stars will join up with Barbarian F.C. ahead of the Killik Cup against All Blacks XV on Sunday...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoSouth Africa and New Zealand to meet at Twickenham in World cup warm-up
World champions South Africa and 2022 Rugby Championship winners New Zealand will meet in a World cup warm-up at Twickenham ahead...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoIt’s a big year for Fiji, says Matavesi
By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi used to drive dumper trucks for a living – now he dumps defenders and last weekend...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoDouble injury blow for England
England head coach Eddie Jones is counting the cost of the latest round of Premiership matches after Owen Farrell joined the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoUSA in the last chance saloon
Preview Canada v USA Sunday 3.15am USA head coach Rob Cain has made three changes for this morning’s game against unbeaten...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoDominant Black Ferns dump Scots out of Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland............. 0pts New Zealand...57pts Tries: Holmes 2, 72, Leti-I’iga 10, Goss 12, Mikaele-Tu’u 17, Fitzpatrick 30, Holmes 34,...















