'It's getting boring' - rugby union must change warns Welsh great
Wales great Jonathan Davies fears rugby union is danger of ”stagnating” as defences dominate the sport and lead to endless kic…
Chris Jones
23 Nov 2020, 11:30
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Scotland Fiji Autumn Nations Cup match could still go ahead claims O'Connor
Chief executive officer John O’Connor is refusing to accept Fiji’s participation in the Autumn Nations Cup is over after 29 po…
Chris Jones
20 Nov 2020, 4:59
'Too many people had the wrong perception of him' - the forgotten England forward making his Wasps colleagues look better
Wasps boss Lee Blackett believes England flanker Brad Shields has regained the form that made him a key figure in the Hurricanes S…
Chris Jones
19 Nov 2020, 10:03
Springboks No9 de Klerk reveals Covid battle: 'I'd very severe pains and fever... the body didn't react well'
Struck down by Covid-19 last month, Springboks No9 Faf de Klerk is ready for the start of the 2020/21 Premiership season with Sale…
Chris Jones
17 Nov 2020, 14:32
'He will have to get some kind of surgery': Gloucester's worst Polledri fears confirmed
Gloucester boss George Skivington has confirmed Jake Polledri for the knee injury he suffered while on Autumn Nations Cup duty wit…
Chris Jones
17 Nov 2020, 11:37
Fiji Rugby attempt to calm fears as entire camp placed in quarantine
The Fiji rugby squad are attempting to calm fears that they will unable to take part in the Autumn Nations Cup by undergoing furth…
Chris Jones
15 Nov 2020, 10:52
'Owen asked us the question - how are you guys feeling? And we wanted to take them on'
Hat-trick hero Jamie George admitted he was embarrassed to become the first England hooker to grab three test tries when he was re…
Chris Jones
15 Nov 2020, 4:18
Newcastle suffer catalogue of 'severe' lower limb injuries following 8-month lay-off
Without a league match in eight months, Dean Richards has revealed promoted Newcastle found the lay-off damaging in terms of injur…
Chris Jones
13 Nov 2020, 10:00
Why the Autumn Nations Cup could change perceptions about Worcester
Worcester are regularly viewed as a small-time outfit but the Autumn Nations Cup is poised to reflect well on the club and Alan So…
Chris Jones
10 Nov 2020, 14:58
'It was the first time I had seen guys doing the plank with a 130kg teammate sat on their back!' - Rowntree warns England about huge Georgia pack
Former Georgia forwards coach Graham Rowntree says the Georgia pack are among the strongest he has even seen.
Chris Jones
09 Nov 2020, 13:39
'I was worried people would tell me to shut up and practise scrums'
Wasps prop Biyo Alo has released five songs that have been streamed on Spotify more than 415,000 times - and there is more to come…
Chris Jones
06 Nov 2020, 13:21
'I was on a call with the NZR last night around that and it's looking really encouraging'
Pacific Rugby Players CEO Aayden Clarke believes it would be “utopia” to have two Pacific Islands teams join a new-look Super …
Chris Jones
05 Nov 2020, 12:41
Fiji set for massive boost even as they fight to contain virus outbreak in camp
Bristol centre Semi Radradra is understood to have made a rapid recovery from a serious hamstring injury and is set to take his pl…
Chris Jones
02 Nov 2020, 11:09
Eddie Jones: Referees to blame for stifling speed of the game
Eddie Jones is calling for referees to help Six Nations champions England develop their attacking game in the Autumn Nations tourn…
Chris Jones
01 Nov 2020, 10:57
'Two months ago Sladey and I were just two guys who played for Exeter Chiefs and we weren't great in big games'
Jonny Hill is delaying celebrating collecting three winners’ medals in as many weekends in a bid to cement his place in the Engl…
Chris Jones
01 Nov 2020, 9:34
Autumn Nations Cup organisers working desperately to save fixtures after Fiji squad Covid-19 outbreak
The Autumn Nations Cup organisers are working with the Fiji squad and the French Rugby authorities to identify how many players ha…
Chris Jones
01 Nov 2020, 7:09
It's taken 17 years for a second England player to join Jason Leonard in exclusive Test Centurion club - and he's chuffed it's Ben Youngs
It was 2003 when prop Jason Leonard won his 100th England cap and scrum-half Ben Youngs will match that feat this Saturday in Rome…
Chris Jones
30 Oct 2020, 7:41
Vunipola: Barbarians fiasco a 'timely reminder' of responsibility to play by the rules
Mako Vunipola missed the last England game in March due to self-isolation and he's keen everyone plays by the rules after Barbaria…
Chris Jones
29 Oct 2020, 10:30
'Ollie's physically blessed: his genetics are really good, he's a very explosive athlete with X-factor'
Manu Tuilagi's injury has opened the door for Ollie Lawrence to earn a debut England cap and he comes highly recommended.
Chris Jones
28 Oct 2020, 14:18
Jones defends snubbing Simmonds brothers despite double success
Eddie Jones today defended his decision to ignore Sam Simmonds, the European player of the year, and brother Joe, who led Exeter C…
Chris Jones
26 Oct 2020, 9:00
