All posts tagged "Final"
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Women's International
/ 6 months agoEmily Scarratt to become first England player to take part in five World Cups
England centre Emily Scarratt will become the first Red Roses player to take part in five World Cups after she was...
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Women's International
/ 6 months agoFormer Red Roses skipper Sarah Hunter on returning from maternity leave to help England win the World Cup
Sarah Hunter had no doubts about cutting her maternity leave short to be back in time to coach England at a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 months agoGarry Ringrose withdrawn from British and Irish Lions squad due to concussion
Garry Ringrose was a last-minute withdrawal from the British and Irish Lions team to face Australia on Saturday because of concussion,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoBBC Sport expands Women’s rugby coverage in new Premiership deal
BBC Sport is expanding its women’s rugby coverage with a new deal to broadcast Premiership Women’s Rugby matches across the 2025/26...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoBritish and Irish Lions Watch: Blair Kinghorn returns from injury ahead of second Test
After a 12-year wait, the British and Irish Lions faced the Wallabies in a Test match and got the win they...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoBritish and Irish Lions: Richard Wigglesworth glad to work with Johnny Sexton
Lions assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has seen another side of Johnny Sexton on this Lions tour to Australia after years of...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoSouth Africa 55-10 Georgia: Springboks on Cloud 9 in ruthless demolition
South Africa ....55pts Tries: Venter 9, van der Merwe 14, 32, Moodie 19, van der Merwe 47, 73, Willemse 56, Arendse...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoFamily fly out to witness Arthur Clark’s England debut
Arthur Clark fulfilled a lifelong family dream when he walked out to make his debut for England in Washington DC last...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoU20s World Championship: England’s title defence is ended with a whimper
5TH-6TH PLAY-OFF England .............40pts Tries: Tuipulotu 17, Ridl 21, Williams 36, Sela 52, Knight 61, Hammick 75 Conversions: Coen 18, 22,...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoU20s World Championship: South Africa down All Blacks to end 13 year wait
New Zealand ....................15pts Tries: Sa 16, Kunawave 79 Conversions: Cole 79 Penalties: Simpson 46 South Africa..................... 23pts Tries: Nyali 3, Mentoe...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoTier Two nations given second-class care
IMAGINE, if you have nothing better to do, a top-of-the-bill catchweight bout between recent world champion Tyson Fury – a favourite...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoArgentina make old times roll
HUGO Porta, still the most majestic of South American fly halves, will be pleased that Argentina has reclaimed its long-lost record...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoFrance unbeaten after overcoming England
By BEN JAYCOCK FRANCE U20 finished unbeaten for the second year running in the Six Nations Summer Series after a pulsating...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoLiving with the British and Irish Lions: What really happens on tour
Sky Sports has released a tongue-in-cheek mockumentary that takes fans deep inside player preparations for the British & Irish Lions tour....
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoEngland snatch victory with late Jack van Poortvliet try to take series sweep in Argentina
Jack van Poortvliet scored a last-gasp try as England secured a 2-0 series win in Argentina. Steve Borthwick’s side will head...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 months agoPaul Rees: Going from the phoney war to the real thing
The final warm-up match usually sees the likely Test side given a run-out, but the scratch nature of the AUNZ XV...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoEngland 22-17 Argentina: Last-gasp Jack van Poortvliet snatches it for England
Argentina ........................17pts Tries: Cinti 26, Mendy 41 Conversions: Carreras 27, 42 Penalty: Carreras 9 England ........................... 22pts Tries: Atkinson 4, Steward...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoSouth Africa 45-0 Italy: Century for Willie Le Roux as Springboks power past Italy
South Africa .............. 45pts Tries: Williams 8, Van der Merwe 15, 30, Moodie 37, Marx 50, Mapimpi 72, Wessels 80 Conversions:...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoWales 31-22 Japan: Dan Edwards has last word to snap historic losing streak
Japan ..................... 22pts Tries: Takeuchi 40, Dearns 58, Riley 61 Conversions: Lee 40, 61 Penalty: Lee 23 Wales ......................31pts Tries: Adams...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoNew Zealand 43-17 France: All Blacks are too good for fragile Les Bleus
New Zealand .................43pts Tries: Roigard 13, Savea 22, Taylor 28, Vaa’i 35, Jordan 53, Ioane 61 Conversions: B Barrett 14, 36,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 7 months agoChris Hewett: One kick to win it… so who do you want?
Whoever it was, it couldn’t have been Carwyn James. For one thing, the most celebrated coach of all was a Welshman...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoWe’re gutted not to be in the semi-final
CONNOR TREACEY ENGLAND U20 & BATH BACK ROW WE’RE gutted not to be in the semi-finals. We set our sights high,...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoI’ve never seen so many smiles at any tournament
International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament Steve Hill reports from Pamplona in Spain about an event supported by the European Commission and...
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Features
/ 7 months agoClaudia Moloney-MacDonald is back in the old routine
Claudia Moloney-MacDonald is the first to admit that she could not see a path back to an England spot in time...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoWill Muir makes the most of his sevens training for England
Will Muir’s journey to a first England cap in La Plata started on the sevens circuit and it was even where...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoMaro Itoje: My British and Irish Lions Test place is not guaranteed
The rarified atmosphere of the Lions has driven Maro Itoje to raise his game on the current tour and made him...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoJamison Gibson-Park and Finn Russell happy as they fall into step for British and Irish Lions
Jamison Gibson-Park passed his Lions Test match audition with dance partner Finn Russell and admitted the pair had hardly rehearsed. In...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoJapan 24-19 Wales: Woeful Welsh are humiliated one more time
Japan .....................24pts Tries: Matsunaga 15, Nakasusu 58, Vaikea 70 Conversions: Lee 15, 58, 70 Penalty: Lee 63 Wales ......................19pts Tries: B...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoNick Cain: Owen Farrell’s British and Irish Lions call-up shouldn’t cause discord
The furore surrounding Owen Farrell being brought into the Lions squad as a replacement for Elliott Daly has stirred the nepotism...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoLet’s hope AUNZ Invitational XV have some bite against British and Irish Lions
The best Lions itineraries are precision instruments, their component parts pieced together with meticulous attention to detail. There should be an...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoU20s World Championship: Baby Boks comeback sees England in trouble
England ...............22pts Tries: Weimann 8, Treacey 12, Bracken 33 Conversions: Bellamy 9, Coen 12 Penalty: Coen 38 South Africa ......32pts Tries:...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoIreland miss chance to get past Italians
POOL C ■ By SAM JACKSON Italy ....................18pts Tries: Casartelli 12, Gritti 59 Conversion: Todaro 60 Penalties: Todaro 36, 72 Ireland...............16pts...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoU20s World Championship: Kepu Tuipulotu – We know the Aussies will be right up for it
We have had quite the journey here in Italy so far, with plenty to reflect on as we gear up for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Jack Willis makes the best of his chances in France
Has there ever been a better or impressive redemption story than Jack Willis? Two career-threatening ACL injuries, made redundant by Wasps...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoRamos deserves place at the top
THE question has been asked down the decades whenever and wherever the game’s best place-kickers have been discussed: pick one to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 months agoMa’a Nonu, 43, shows no sign of stopping
In other surprising – but rather more straightforward – contract news from France, it seems 43-year-old Ma’a Nonu is ready to...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoLeading the British and Irish Lions: Will Carling Reflects on Pressure, Pride & Performance
Will Carling OBE is one of the most iconic figures in English rugby history. Appointed England captain at just 22, he...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoMaro Itoje stamps his authority on British and Irish Lions in comfortable win over Queensland Reds
Maro Itoje stamped his authority on the British and Irish Lions with a commanding display as the Queensland Reds were overwhelmed...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoTop 14: Toulouse vs Bordeaux – The best French final of all time?
Toulouse beat Bordeaux-Begles in the Top 14 final over the weekend, in what was one of the greatest finals France‘s top league has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoBritish and Irish Lions Diary: Mission to capture BIL on hold for now…
Henry Pollock, at 20, the youngest Lion on tour has been entrusted with looking after BIL the tourists’ cuddly mascot for...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoClergyman who guided ’38 Lions
THE Reverend George Cromey made a hefty sacrifice in order to afford the privilege of playing for the Lions. He sold...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoSpain facing an uphill task
POOL B France v Spain Today. 5pm THE losing finalists from a year ago, Six Nations champions France begin their 2025...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoBali trip helps put Jess Breach in the right mood ahead of Women’s World Cup
Jess Breach has unfinished business when it comes to World Cups, but believes she is a very different person ahead of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoFinn Russell: Johnny Sexton and I are getting on well in British and Irish Lions environment
Finn Russell has declared peace in our time with Johnny Sexton but insists he never had a gripe with the Irish...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoPeter Jackson: Ponty’s Bionic Elbow is a one-club champ
At 35, Ben Youngs performed the rare feat of spending marginally more than half his life navigating a safe way...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoPeter Jackson: Grant Fox’s boy does him proud
At Lord’s in the summer of 1937, his maternal grandfather made half-centuries in both innings for New Zealand against England. At...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoReds centre Pakeho leads Wallaby charge
AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND Reds centre Dre Pakeho is the most high-profile of the new additions to the young Wallabies squad for the...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoLaborde’s fresh faces
FRANCE FRANCE U20s head into the World Championship full of momentum after winning the U20 Six Nations, clinched on the final...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoMathis ready to add some sparkle
NEW ZEALAND Star: Oli Mathis AFTER retaining the Rugby Championship U20 title in South Africa earlier this summer, New Zealand are...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoMcCarthy’s out to turn things around
Under 20s Championship -Pool C IRELAND ■By CHARIE ELLIOTT CONNACHT’S Éanna McCarthy leads Ireland as they look to build on last...












