By SAM JACKSON England U20s ….39pts Tries: Olowofela 7, 36: Walker 16, 45, Smith 79 Conversions: Grayson 8, 17, 46; Smith 80 Penalties: Grayson 42, […]
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… England v Italy Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan ROCK solid defence and adaptability under pressure are the twin pillars underpinning […]
Italy U20s ……27 Scots U20s……26 ITALY face England today full of confidence after they overcame Scotland with a dramatic lastminute pushover try in the other […]
Wales U20s ………26 Australia U20s…21 WALES got revenge for last year’s last-minute Pool defeat to Australia with a tight victory on Wednesday. First half tries […]
France U20s…26 Ireland U20s…24 UNDER-20 Six Nations champions France were run close by Ireland as they held on to claim a nail-biting victory at Stade […]
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Held: Ryan Olowofela of England is tackled by France’s Paulin Riva PICTURE: Getty Images Evasion: England’s Dan Bibby kicks the ball away […]
■ By JON NEWCOMBE Round-up GEORGIA took a massive step towards reclaiming the Rugby Europe Championship trophy with a scrappy 29-9 win over Russia in […]
ROMANIA kept alive their slim hopes of automatically qualifying for the 2019 World Cup after a less-than-impressive 25-15 win over Russia in Cluj. ■By JON […]
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN One-time England winger Delon Armitage, who won four major trophies with Toulon, is now geared up to depriving them of another. […]
By JON NEWCOMBE Round-up Challenge: Brad Linklater SPAIN points-machine Brad Linklater admits he has “goose bumps” at the thought of going to Rugby World Cup […]
By JON NEWCOMBE Round-up RUSSIA’S chances of taking the direct route to Rugby World Cup 2019 were left in tatters after a controversial 20-13 defeat […]
By NICK VERDIER Not giving up: Alex Mitchell scores his second half try for England PICTURE: Getty Images NEW Zealand proved England’s nemesis once more […]
CAPTAIN Zach Mercer was proud of his squad’s efforts in Georgia despite relinquishing their crown to New Zealand. “We are disappointed with the result but […]
ROUND-UP WALESU20s fly-half Arwel Robson is determined to finish the Championship on a high following Tuesday’s devastating 29-25 defeat to Scotland. Robson converted his own […]
■NEWZealand are 80 minutes away from their sixth Junior World Cup crown after a demonstration of pure force against France on Tuesday. The game kicked […]
Impressive: Wilson MARK WILSON’S fine England debut against Argentina last weekend won’t have gone unnoticed by a host of admiring clubs in the Premiership. Wilson […]
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■SALE SHARKS have finally resolved their dispute with Castleford Tigers over the signing of England winger Denny Solomona […]
NEWS EXTRA WALLABYsuperstar Kurtley Beale reckons he has returned to Australia a more rounded individual following his year at Wasps. Beale, 28, is still nursing […]
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND are 80 minutes away from reaching yet another World Rugby U20 Championship final – but flying wing Gabriel Ibitoye has urged […]
ROUND 2 ROUND-UP Held: Max Malins looks to break against Wales ENGLAND U20s maintained their perfect ten from ten start last Sunday by securing their […]
Wales U20s …17 Australia U20s…24 WALES’ challenge for Junior World Cup glory took an early tumble as they suffered a last-gasp defeat to Australia in […]
Scotland U20s…20 New Zealand U20s…42 A HAT-TRICKfrom winger Tima Faingaanuku helped New Zealand beat Scotland on Wednesday and make a winning start to their campaign. […]
SIR Ian Botham produced some of his most famous cricketing displays against Australia. Now, the former all-rounder’s grandson Jim is hoping to leave his mark […]
By NEALE HARVEY MONTPELLIER-bound England U20s attack coach Ian Vass is convinced his side can overcome the loss of five key players to defend their […]
■ By JON NEWCOMBE Match-winner: Florin Vlaicu in action against Spain FLORIN VLAICU scored all his side’s points as Romania beat Spain13-3 in a scrappy […]