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Zinzan Brooke “quietly confident” England can beat the All Blacks

18 November 2022 1 comment

ZINZAN Brooke believes that England will be “quietly confident” ahead of Saturday’s Twickenham showdown after watching the All Blacks struggle to beat Scotland at Murrayfield. […]

Ulster and Ireland flyer misses New Zealand tour

14 June 2022 0 comments

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 […]

Tuilagi misses tour of Australia due to knee surgery

2 June 2022 0 comments

England and Sale Sharks centre Manu Tuilagi will miss this summer’s tour of Australia to have surgery on a knee problem. The 31-year-old has played […]

Sexton announces retirement plans

8 March 2022 0 comments

Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has announced today he will retire at the end of the 2023 World Cup. Earlier today, the 36-year-old signed a new […]

Wales to travel to South Africa for three match summer series

8 February 2022 0 comments

Wales will travel to South Africa to play a three-Test series this summer. The world champions will host Wales in Pretoria on July 2, a […]

Americas Rugby Championship – The Equivalent of the 6 Nations

19 March 2021 3 comments

Not many people are aware of the fact that the Americas have their own 6 Nations rugby tournament. Here we are going to take a […]

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

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

PRPW condemn World Rugby for its dismissal of Veilomani report

25 July 2020 0 comments

World Rugby claimed the PRPW-commissioned Veilomani report included ‘unsubstantiated and errorneous’ accusations

All Black Jerome Kaino joins war against corruption in Pacific

16 July 2020 0 comments

Kaino has joined Dan Leo’s fight to advocate for greater transparency in the governance of Pacific Island rugby

I don’t plan to be a two-cap England wonder, says George Furbank

3 July 2020 0 comments

George Furbank is facing stiff competition on two fronts, from Anthony Watson and Elliot Daly to Harry Mallinder and Ahsee Tuala

Regrets? Chris Robshaw bows out with some at Harlequins and England

1 July 2020 0 comments

The former England captain explains how the gut-wrenching loss to Wales at the 2015 Rugby World Cup still rankles

Wales in negotiations to play ‘home’ matches at Twickenham this autumn

30 June 2020 0 comments

RFU would take a cut of profits from matches attended by limited crowd numbers

Moving the Six Nations will work for rugby – Conrad Smith

16 June 2020 0 comments

The former All Blacks centre is now playing a key role with the International Rugby Players’ association

Ewels: Kruis’ exit gives opportunity to show this is England’s great era of second rows

11 June 2020 0 comments

The Bath captain came within a whisker of going to the Rugby World Cup in Japan

Plans for England and Wales to play at Twickenham

England and Wales plan Twickenham showdown in wider plan for Six Nations re-run this autumn

10 June 2020 0 comments

Remaining Six Nations fixtures to be completed and be followed with new raft of fixtures

The Springboks host the British & Irish Lions in 2021

SA Rugby admit Lions tour dates could shift to fit global calendar

8 June 2020 0 comments

The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa could shift to later in the year, bearing developments to the Six Nations and SANZAAR talks

World Rugby reveal qualification map for France Rugby World Cup 2023

8 June 2020 0 comments

Eight qualification spots are up for grabs at 2023 Rugby World Cup

British & Irish Lions select Murrayfield as host venue for pre-2021 tour Test

30 May 2020 0 comments

Lions set to play at home of Scottish rugby for only the second time in history

Prospect of 100 caps won’t deter Courtney Lawes from interest abroad

7 May 2020 0 comments

The Northampton Saints lock talks to Neale Harvey about his where his focus lies beyond his Lions tour hopes

All Blacks name flanker Sam Cane as new captain

5 May 2020 0 comments

Ian Foster has named his successor to Kieran Read as captain of New Zealand

Bill Beaumont re-elected to second term as World Rugby chairman

2 May 2020 0 comments

First round of voting sees Beaumont pass 26 votes required to be elected

Georgian rugby icon Mamuka Gorgodze announces retirement

1 May 2020 0 comments

Gorgodze won’t get end-of-season farewell after Top 14 season abandoned

WRU announces its support for Bill Beaumont in World Rugby election race

29 April 2020 0 comments

Six votes in the bag for Bill Beaumont as Wales join France agree to add their support to re-election bid

World Rugby election: Agustin Pichot could be five votes short of winning

29 April 2020 0 comments

Pichot appears unlikely to win chairmanship as European powers stands behind Beaumont’s bid

Taqele Naiyaravoro keen to switch allegiance to Fiji

28 April 2020 0 comments

Wallabies wing Naiyaravoro has expressed his desire to play for Fiji depending on the outcome of the World Rugby election

Raelene Castle quits as chief executive of Rugby Australia

23 April 2020 0 comments

CEO leaves position after facing extreme scrutiny and receiving vote of no confidence from 11 former Wallabies captains

Agustin Pichot wants to see British & Irish Lions tour Americas

20 April 2020 0 comments

Standing to be elected chairman of World Rugby, Pichot has spoken about his thoughts on how Lions tours could expand

Scottish Rugby furloughs hundreds of staff and asks players to take wage cut

14 April 2020 0 comments

Employees earning over £50,000 face reduction of wages

RFU chief says England tour of Japan could be moved to October

10 April 2020 0 comments

Bill Sweeney has said the RFU may look to rearrange fixtures into packed October and November schedule

Japan’s Top League comes calling for Wales star Hadleigh Parkes

8 April 2020 0 comments

Could a big payday be coming to the Wales centre?

Wales tour to face All Blacks in two Tests set to be axed

7 April 2020 0 comments

The two-Test tour of New Zealand will cost the All Blacks big

Emily Scarratt sets records as England keep up Six Nations defence

10 February 2020 0 comments

The Red Roses beat Scotland 53-0 on Monday to maintain their unbeaten start to the Women’s Six Nations

Gregor Townsend rings changes for Scotland in Six Nations opener

30 January 2020 0 comments

Scotland face Ireland in Dublin with ten changes made from the team that last to Japan at the World Cup

Bracken: Eddie Jones is trying to buy himself a new contract

29 January 2020 0 comments

Kyren Bracken finds it hard to understand Eddie Jones’ selections at scrum-half for the Six Nations

Rees-Zammit one of five uncapped players in Wales squad for Six Nations

15 January 2020 0 comments

Gloucester sensation Louis Rees-Zammit included in Wayne Pivac’s squad for his first Six Nations as Wales coach

Gloucester whizz-kid Louis Rees-Zammit can speed into Six Nations

9 January 2020 0 comments

Like many others at Gloucester, their rise gathered pace at Hartpury College

England try to tempt Louis Rees-Zammit away from Wales

7 January 2020 0 comments

Gloucester’s uncapped prodigy has verbally stated his intention to represent Wales – but that hasn’t stopped Jones calling about England duty

Alan Dickens names first squad as England U20 head coach

3 January 2020 0 comments

Alan Dickens has retained eight players who played for England U20s in 2019 in a 32-man squad

I can still cut it at Test level insists Bath and Wales centre Jamie Roberts

27 December 2019 0 comments

The two-time Lions tourist is eager to play a role for Bath to ease the pressure on Stuart Hooper

The Rugby Paper’s team of the 2010s

27 December 2019 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher has watched a lot – and we mean, a lot – of rugby this decade. So we asked him to pick a team of the decade

Six Nations aim to draw £750m TV mega deal as CVC near stakeholding

23 December 2019 0 comments

Could the era of free-to-air Six Nations viewing be coming to an end?

Greig Laidlaw follows senior Scotland figures into international retirement

19 December 2019 0 comments

The scrum-half joins John Barclay and Tommy Seymour in ending their Scotland careers

Kyle Sinckler admits he can’t remember anything from World Cup final

19 December 2019 0 comments

The England prop reveals his distress at having his World Cup final cut short

Nick Phipps fears the damage Israel Folau has done to Australian rugby

18 December 2019 0 comments

London Irish and Wallabies scrum-half Phipps talks to Neale Harvey about the controversy stirred by Folau

The players will fight to keep B&I Lions tours alive roars Jack Nowell

18 December 2019 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs, England and Lions wing Nowell talks South Africa 2021 and the preserving of future tours

World Cup final frustration still eats at ex-England scrum coach Neal Hatley

12 December 2019 0 comments

Neal Hatley is trying to put the loss of the final behind him by throwing himself into the revamp of Bath

Exclusive: Fire to play for England still burns bright for Joe Launchbury

11 December 2019 0 comments

The England and Wasps lock shares his reasons for staying loyal to Dai Young

Eddie Jones has offered advice to Wallabies

Eddie Jones offers a pointer to Wallabies on how to fix their failures

5 December 2019 0 comments

England head coach Eddie Jones believes Rugby Australia need to loosen up to help Dave Rennie

British & Irish Lions 2021 tour of South Africa schedule release

4 December 2019 0 comments

The Lions will play the world champion Springboks at three massive stadiums in 2021

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