PAUL REES TALKS TO CHRIS BOYD ABOUT NORTHAMPTON’S FALTERING BID FOR THE PLAY-OFFS After the Saints came lurching in against Gloucester at Franklin’s Gardens last […]
IRELAND kicked off in Rome yesterday with 11 players from Leinster, a commendable effort by the perennial PRO14 champions but still some way short of […]
SUPER RUGBY By SAMUEL JACKSON NEW Zealand playmaker Beauden Barrett enjoyed victory over former side the Hurricanes on his Blues debut in front of a […]
Super Rugby WARRENGatland’s Chiefs continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 43- 17 win over the Sunwolves in Tokyo. Damian McKenzie played a […]
INJURY-HIT Chiefs survived raid after raid from a fast-finishing Blues to win 27-21 in Auckland. ■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Eye for the line: Sean Wainui scores […]
By GEORGE LAWRENCE EDDIE Jones will prepare his squad for the rigours of the autumn schedule with live scrummaging sessions against Wales next week. A […]
NICK CAIN gets an exclusive lowdown from England head coach Eddie Jones on his selction for the two-Test Pumas tour NICK CAIN Leaders: Dylan Hartley, […]
By SAM JACKSON BEAUDEN BARRETT produced a masterclass performance, albeit with another yellow card, to get the Hurricanes home 28- 24 against the Blues in […]
IN response to last week’s letter from Stu Vigus regarding ‘Wonderous England’ failing to cope with Italy’s tactic – the team did eventually cope after […]
England against Wales at Twickenham last autumn resulted in the hosts being ejected from the World Cup with indecent haste. The next door neighbours had […]
The latest twist in the Lions Test ticket story is that the Australian Rugby Union has refuted the statement from a senior Lions administrator that […]