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Abbie Ward and Marlie Packer return to Red Roses squad

27 October 2020 0 comments

England head coach Simon Middleton has named his squad to travel to Italy in search of a Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam

No room for Simmonds brothers in England squad for Six Nations finale

26 October 2020 0 comments

Eddie Jones has named seven players who competed in the Premiership final in his 36-man squad

Dupont at the double in French high five

25 October 2020 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER France ………………….38pts Tries: Baille 13, Dupont 31, 35, Ollivon 66, Thomas 73 Conversions: Ntamack 14, 32, 36, 67, 74 Penalties: Ntamack 48 […]

Russell returns as Scots warm up

25 October 2020 1 comment

By BRYN PALMER Scotland………………48pts Tries: Graham 2, 75, Brown 27, 50, Watson 32, McInally 61, van der Merwe 70, Kinghorn 79 Conversions: Hastings 4, 62, […]

Five points in Paris and Irish are champs

25 October 2020 0 comments

By DECLAN ROONEY Ireland………………….50pts Tries: Stander 8, Keenan 30, 36; Connors 61, Sexton 65, Aki 69, Heffernan 79 Conversions: Sexton 9, 31, 37, 63, 71: […]

Veteran Peat lays foundation for victory

25 October 2020 0 comments

Ireland Women.21 Italy Women …….7 IRELAND moved up to second in the women’s Six Nations table with a hardfought win in Dublin. Melissa Bettoni opened […]

England v Barbarians called off after RFU discover second ‘bubble’ breach

23 October 2020 0 comments

RFU chief executive speaks out on Sunday’s clash at Twickenham having to be cancelled

British & Irish Lions to play Japan at Murrayfield

21 October 2020 0 comments

As reported by The Rugby Paper in May, Warren Gatland’s men will plan in Edinburgh before flying to South Africa

Eddie Jones names 32-man England squad to take on the Barbarians

20 October 2020 0 comments

Plenty of talking points in team selection for England’s first match of the autumn

England Sevens ace Dan Norton eyes 15s return after World Tens Series

15 October 2020 0 comments

Dan Norton is one of a number of former England Sevens players in Bermuda for the World Tens Series

Parling: There are so many good qualities in this Wallabies pack

13 October 2020 0 comments

Wallabies forwards coach Geoff Parling discusses the most senior coaching move of his career and early impressions of Dave Rennie

Media bashing just drives me on, says Wales lock Jake Ball

8 October 2020 0 comments

The Scarlets lock finds it impossible to avoid articles written on him, as he nears 50 caps for Wales

Wales name 38-man squad for autumn internationals

6 October 2020 0 comments

Bristol Bears duo Callum Sheedy and Ioan Lloyd are included in Wayne Pivac’s squad, as two of seven uncapped players

Eddie Jones names training camp squad to convene before England’s autumn

5 October 2020 0 comments

Four first-timers are selected by the England head coach for a camp to be held at The Lensbury this week

England haven’t scratched the surface on World Cup trio yet, says Moody

30 September 2020 0 comments

Adam Ellis speaks to former England captain Lewis Moody to gauge Eddie Jones’ back row team selection

England Men’s Sevens captain Tom Mitchell agrees next move ahead of Tokyo Olympics

30 September 2020 0 comments

It’s been a tricky period for players of the scrapped England Sevens programme to negotiate before Tokyo next summer

British & Irish Lions 2021 kit sponsor Vodafone pay up far beyond 1997 tour’s level

26 September 2020 0 comments

Jack Zorab talks to the man who brokered Scottish Provident getting on the centre of the Lions jersey on the tour 23 years ago

Ben Youngs upping his game to save England career

24 September 2020 0 comments

Ben Youngs lies on 99 caps for England, he tells Jon Newcombe why he is desperate to prove his place after some rough form

Rob Howley signs up for Canada’s Rugby World Cup campaign

23 September 2020 0 comments

Ex-Wales attack coach Rob Howley takes first steps into coaching after ban for betting

Bristol Bears’ Callum Sheedy can fit Wales’ present need at No.10 this autumn

22 September 2020 0 comments

Bears director of rugby Pat Lam says he trusts Sheedy enough to know the fly-half can operate on the Test stage

Former England lock Geoff Parling named Wallabies forwards coach

18 September 2020 0 comments

Wallabies head coach Dave Rennie brings in Parling to backroom staff after time with Melbourne Rebels

Fiji name former referee Glen Jackson among assistant coaches

17 September 2020 0 comments

Is this the start of a new trend within international coaching set-ups?

England and Barbarians to kick off autumn blockbuster

16 September 2020 0 comments

England return to action for the first time since their March 7 Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham when they face the Barbarians on […]

Sevens must innovate or risk fading into nothing, Mike Friday warns

15 September 2020 0 comments

Should Sevens teams deviate from being centrally funded and seek private backing? USA 7s coach Mike Friday answers

SCHEDULE: Wales must win to miss meeting England at RWC2023

15 September 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson runs through the autumn schedule for nations in both hemispheres

Tomas Francis believes in chance to play for Exeter AND Wales

12 September 2020 0 comments

Francis has until March 31 next year to reach the 60 required caps to remain at Exeter and still play for Wales

Wales 7s star Luke Treharne to turn to XVs to keep Olympic dream alive

12 September 2020 0 comments

A Team GB veteran from the Rio Olympics four years ago, the suspension of funding for Wales 7s has Treharne plotting a new route

England to face Georgia as eight-team Autumn Nations Cup confirmed

10 September 2020 0 comments

November and December dates confirmed for Autumn Nations Cup involving Georgia and Fiji

A snap Q&A with Scotland captain Stuart Hogg

8 September 2020 0 comments

Five snapshot questions are posed to the Scotland captain and Exeter Chiefs star

Former Gloucester coach linked with Georgia role

2 September 2020 0 comments

Georgia are being lined up to replace Japan in the Eight Nations tournament this autumn

RFU pushes to have 20,000 fans permitted to attend October clash with Barbarians

2 September 2020 0 comments

Fans wishing to buy tickets can only do so for themselves and others in their household

World Rugby announce £1.86m lifeline for sevens as more tournaments canned

1 September 2020 0 comments

Support for unions that have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics

Japan pull out of tournament aimed at salvaging Six Nations finances

27 August 2020 0 comments

JRFU withdrawn from Eight Nations citing concerns and barriers due to COVID-19 pandemic

Wales ditch Twickenham plans and turn to West Ham’s Olympic Stadium

25 August 2020 0 comments

The WRU are racing to find a venue to host their Six Nations match against Scotland on October 31

Stop the nit-picking and depowering of the scrum, Dan Cole warns World Rugby

21 August 2020 0 comments

England and Leicester tighthead Dan Cole offers his views on the scrum after watching Super Rugby this summer

St Helens sensation Regan Grace could be Eddie’s new Billy Whizz

18 August 2020 0 comments

A hat-trick to marvel at has got everyone talking about the Port Talbot native being a possible code convert

Tullow Tank backs Stuart Lancaster for Lions coaching gig in 2021

18 August 2020 0 comments

Sean O’Brien speaks of his first-hand experience of working with Stuart Lancaster at Leinster

NZ Rugby suffers new financial blow as Covid clouds hang over North v South game

14 August 2020 Comments are Disabled

On September 5th the North vs South match at Eden Park will be held without spectators unless entirely cancelled. If the spectators are not allowed […]