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Clunky Samoa fail to impress

17 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Samoa ………………………….. 43pts Tries: Paia’aua 40, Taumateine 41, Lee 46, Malolo 51, 80 Conversions: Leali’ifano 40, 52, Sopoaga 80 Penalties: Leali’ifano 4, […]

England must up the tempo and go at Japan

17 September 2023 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK THE reality of the Argentina game was that England managed to dig deep and raise their performance against […]

Equation is simple now for Fijian bid

17 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Australia v Fiji Sunday September 17. Kick-off 4.30pm, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Return? Will Skelton could be back for Australia THE World […]

Fiji miss chance to see off Wales

17 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Wales………………………… 32pts Tries: Adams 7, North 29, Rees-Zammit 48, Dee 66 Tries: Conversions: Nayacalevu 13, Tagitagivalu 17, Josua Tuisova 73, Biggar 30, […]

Time aspiring nations received more even-handed officiating

17 September 2023 0 comments

IT WAS hard not to feel for Fiji at the end of one of the epic World Cup matches. Not because Semi Radradra dropped a […]

Wallabies benefit from Fiji brilliance

17 September 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NATIONALITY is a pretty fluid concept in the South Pacific with families […]

Forshaw: Fiji will be a bruising encounter

10 September 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Defence coach Mike Forshaw has warned his players to be ready for “lightning bolts” from the Fijians when Wales open their 2023 […]

Raiwalui has transformed Fiji, says old mate Gough

10 September 2023 0 comments

By ROB COLE IF Fiji get off to a flyer at the World Cup and beat Wales in Bordeaux today, then most of the credit […]

Dallaglio: Get rid of this siege mentality

3 September 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD England’s failing stars have been ordered to cut out the “siege mentality” and begin “owning their performances”. World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio […]

Dowson: Things are going to get better

3 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Premiership clubs get their season underway this weekend with Northampton’s director of rugby Phil Dowson looking confident that the gloom that has […]

Van Rensburg ready to rumble for Bristol

3 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES When Benhard Janse van Rensburg became available after London Irish folded in June, Pat Lam wasted no time in getting in touch […]

Willis aiming to be the local villain

3 September 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain in his adopted country. […]

Flying Fijians ready to take on the world

3 September 2023 0 comments

By NICK POWELL Fiji winger Jiuta Wainiqolo says his side are not feeling any pressure as they prepare for their critical World Cup opener against […]

Miracle worker Capuozzo can make difference

3 September 2023 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER ITALY Coach: Kieran Crowley Captain: Michele Lamaro Resurgent Italy may have landed the toughest of groups but they have nothing to lose […]

Los Teros will be looking to add to their famous victory over Fiji

3 September 2023 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER URUGUAY Coach: Esteban Meneses Captain: Andres Vilaseca Uruguay are beginning to shed upstart status. This will be their fifth Rugby World Cup […]

Series 3, Episode 6: Scotland’s World Cup prospects and England crisis deepens with Duncan Hodge

29 August 2023 0 comments

We are just over a week away! England’s first ever loss to Fiji marked the low point of their World Cup preparations as Steve Borthwick […]

Shot Clock at the World Cup Warm-Ups! Pools to Change!

28 August 2023 0 comments

The upcoming Rugby World Cup warm-up matches will feature several innovations to enhance the game and the viewer experience for those buying tickets. Among these […]

Lawes: We were made to look silly

27 August 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Steve Borthwick had to admit his side were outplayed yesterday as England suffered their first ever defeat to Fiji who triumphed at […]

Injured Watson out of World Cup

24 August 2023 0 comments

England winger Anthony Watson has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining a calf injury in last weekend’s defeat against Ireland. Watson, […]

Wainiqolo: ‘We can’t wait to face England’

24 August 2023 0 comments

Fijian winger Jiuta Wainiqolo says his side are relishing the chance to face England this Saturday and put right some of the mistakes made in […]

Skipper Lawes makes 100th appearance as May returns

24 August 2023 0 comments

Courtney Lawes will captain the England team against Fiji as he becomes only the fifth English player to reach 100 test caps, with Jonny May […]

Vunipola out of Argentina with ban

23 August 2023 0 comments

Billy Vunipola has joined Saracens teammate Owen Farrell with a ban that will rule him out of playing against Argentina in England’s opening game of […]

England captain Farrell banned for Argentina and Japan matches at World Cup

22 August 2023 0 comments

Owen Farrell will miss England’s first two World Cup games after a World Rugby appeal successfully overturned the Independent Judicial Committee (IJC) ruling that saw […]

‘I’m backing England to reach last four’

20 August 2023 0 comments

Andy Robinson backs England to defy the doom mongers and at least reach the World Cup semi-finals. England, ranked as fifth favourites to win the […]

Time is running out for chaotic England

20 August 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Ireland…………………………. 29pts Tries: Aki 8, Ringrose 38, Lowe 55, Hansen 65, Earls 73 Conversions: Byrne 9, Crowley 74 England…………………………. 10pts Tries: Sinckler […]

Dowson: Pearson will get another chance

13 August 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson has backed Tom Pearson to bounce back after winning his first England cap last week and then being left out […]

Young Guns: Harlequins & England U20 back row Zach Carr

6 August 2023 0 comments

Zach Carr was planning a holiday in Asia with his family this summer but was drafted into the England U20s camp for the World Championship […]

Young Guns: Ealing Trailfinders wing Epi Rokodrava

30 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK After being made redundant at Wasps last year, Epi Rokodrava fell off the radar of England U20s but the hefty Ealing Trailfinders […]

Kolisi in line to face Wales

23 July 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is set to feature in the World Cup warm-up match against Wales on August 19. Leicester fly-half […]

Modern-day Lions seem to be tone deaf

23 July 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER So the Lions itinerary is out for their 2025 Australia tour and, although there is much to commend it, yet again […]

Let’s not abandon Fiji for the sake of US

16 July 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT Not for the first time, the ever-knowledgeable Paul Rees has treated us to a thorough account of the thinking inside World Rugby, the […]

Pumitas end with winning record

16 July 2023 0 comments

Argentina …… 43 Fiji …………………22 Argentina finished the tournament with more wins than defeats as they comfortably beat Fiji to secure a ninth-place finish. Ratu […]

Spirited England out for revenge

9 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW…England v France (Today, Kick-off 6pm) England U20s have the opportunity to make amends for their dismal defeat to France at the […]

Ireland ready for tough challenge as SA look for sprint finish

9 July 2023 0 comments

PREVIEW…Ireland v South Africa (Today, Kick-off 3.30pm) Richie Murphy’s Grand Slam winners Ireland face their biggest challenge yet as they meet hosts South Africa in […]

Baby Blacks set for Aussie clash

9 July 2023 0 comments

Preview: New Zealand v Australia (Today, 1pm) New Zealand have had to settle for a fifth-place semi-final against arch rivals Australia today after both sides […]

Bracken sparks England defiance

9 July 2023 0 comments

POOL B By BEN JAYCOCK England ………….. 22ptsTries: Bracken 4, Cleaves 36, Jibulu 43 Conversions: Slevin 5, 37 Penalties: Slevin 56 Australia………… 22pts Tries: Talataina […]

When Johnno’s Dad’s Army had one last hurrah

9 July 2023 0 comments

There are those, and I would be one, who still consider RWC2003 the best run and most enjoyable tournament to date although 2007 ran it […]

England edge through despite Australia stalemate

4 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Australia……….. 22pts Tries: Talataina 30, Craig 40, McLaughlin-Phillips 79 Conversions: Bowen 31, 40 Penalties: Bowen 19 England ……………………. 22pts Tries: Bracken 4, […]

Ruthless McCarthy makes sure for Ireland

2 July 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Australia……….. 10pts Tries: O’Donnell 24 Conversions: Bowen 25 Penalties: Bowen 27 Ireland……………30pts Tries: Nicholson 32, Gleeson 53, McCarthy 63, Mangan 79 Conversions: […]

England run in eight to leave Fiji in pieces

2 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK England ……………………. 53pts Tries: Cleaves 15, Penalty 27, Jibulu 33, Thomas 47, Thame 50, Michelow 54, Woodman 67, Fisilau 80 Conversions: Slevin […]

GB women clinch sevens spot at Paris Olympics

2 July 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON GREAT Britain’s women’s sevens team won gold at the European Games in Krakow, Poland to clinch a place at the Paris 2024 […]

Fijians push Aussies all way

25 June 2023 0 comments

By TOM RILEY Australia …….. 46 Fiji………………….37 The Junior Wallabies laboured to an opening victory over Fiji but made life difficult for themselves and will […]

2023 – Can it change the sport of Rugby? What’s missing?

18 June 2023 0 comments

As the most celebrated event in the oval ball sport comes closer with the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, we stumble across a crucial […]

Amateurs set for talks over their future at Hazelwood

11 June 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES London Irish Amateur RFC’s chairman Kevin Flynn is this week meeting administrators appointed after the collapse of the London Irish professional side […]

How Ellie fell back in love with the game

4 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK HAVING turned away from the sport as a teenager, Sevens flyer Ellie Boatman is now revelling in the newly formed Great Britain […]

Eligibility rules have failed the Pacific Islands

21 May 2023 0 comments

THE decision of former England tighthead Henry Thomas to become a Welshman is a relatively minor example of the Test rugby ‘circus’ described by former […]

Too many changes for me

30 April 2023 0 comments

I am surprised at nPeter Jackson. In his article last week about Mark Evans’ involvement with Fiji, he states that Wales and the South Sea […]

Magical McKenzie puts Chiefs on top

30 April 2023 0 comments

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAM STEPHENS A late surge saw the Chiefs edge the Crusaders 34-24 in a thrilling contest to extend their unbeaten […]

Evans is plotting another Fiji shock

23 April 2023 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON A globe-trotting Welshman has become a major part of Fiji’s grand plan to make World Cup history repeat itself against Wales come […]