Steve Borthwick’s leading assistant coach Kevin Sinfield will step away from the England set-up after the World Cup bronze medalists’ summer tour to Japan and […]
NEIL DE KOCK THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA AND SARACENS SCRUM-HALF From a scrum-half perspective there were some real standout performers for the Home Unions over […]
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Sydney EDDIE Jones last night insisted England’s Test series triumph over Australia was “tougher’ than their victory against the Wallabies back […]
Wayne Pivac insists Wales are heading in the right direction despite getting battered into submission 30-14 by South Africa in Cape Town yesterday. Wales have […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started their tour to Australia, […]
By PETER JACKSON South Africa ….30pts Tries: Pollard 14, Mbonambi 38, Kolisi 53 Conversions: Pollard 16, 39, 54 Penalties: Pollard 5, 78, 80 Wales …………….14pts […]
Ireland coach Andy Farrell thinks a subtle change of mindset contributed to Ireland’s historic series win. “We talked about this being the start of a […]
Tighthead prop Zander Fagerson is set to make his 50th Scotland appearance as the visitors make eight changes for the decisive final test against Argentina. […]
Georgia 28-19 Italy Georgia produced an excellent performance to shock Italy and put sharp focus on the prospect of Six Nations promotion and relegation. Georgia […]
From Adam Hathaway in Brisbane Eddie Jones labelled Owen Farrell the best competitor he has ever seen after the inside-centre booted England home 25-17 against […]
COLIN BOAG It’s quite possible that Saturday’s Test between New Zealand and Ireland will turn out to be hugely significant for the global game. There […]
Last week’s Summer Tests saw the end of two long losing head-to-head runs, a last-gasp victory and a 17-minute period of exquisite rugby. But unfortunately […]
Eddie Jones has handed England debuts to Guy Porter and Tommy Freeman, as Sam Underhill comes in for concussed Tom Curry at openside. Porter’s fellow […]
Tom Curry is heading home from Australia due to a concussion sustained in England’s first test defeat in Perth. Curry suffered the head injury during […]
Wayne Pivac was left frustrated by Wales’ discipline after a last-gasp Damian Willemse penalty broke Welsh hearts and denied them an historic victory in South […]
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Eddie Jones’ position as England head coach may be under scrutiny but Australian legend John Eales insists the Rugby Football Union would […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK A big part of playing the game at the highest level is rugby intelligence, and in international rugby […]
■By BEN JAYCOCK Japan …………..23 France …………42 Damian Penaud scored a brace as France put together a strong second-half performance to earn a commanding victory […]
Romania ……….13 Italy …………….45 Fly-half Tommy Allan scored 15 points as Italy secured their first win in Romania in 31 years. Italy retained only three […]
■By BEN JAYCOCK Argentina …………..26 Scotland …………….18 Michael Cheika was victorious in his first game in charge of Argentina last night in San Salvador as […]
PACIFIC CUP NATIONS Fiji dampened the hype surrounding Tonga’s new all-star cast as they blew away their Pacific Island rivals 36-0. Much was expected of […]
With the world cup drawing ever nearer, this summer’s tours for both England and Wales were always going to be crucial in their preparations towards […]
England have suffered a setback upon arriving in Australia for their three-Test tour after winger Jonny May tested positive for Covid-19. The Gloucester flyer will spend […]
England 21-52 Barbarians England made a dismal start to their Australian tour preparation as they suffered a record defeat to the Barbarians, who had to […]
Ulster winger Robert Baloucoune has been ruled out of Ireland’s tour of New Zealand through injury as Andy Farrell reveals his squad for their summer […]
England will play Barbarian F.C. at Twickenham Stadium this summer. Ahead of their summer tour to Australia, Eddie Jones’ side will host the Barbarians on […]
CHUNYA Munga has developed a huge appetite to feast on the international scene following his call up to train with Eddie Jones’ squad. The 21-year-old […]