'Single handedly carried that team': Ex-All Black questions Damian McKenzie's selection in world XV
Former All Black fullback Israel Dagg has questioned the selection of Damian McKenzie in the dream 15 international team of the ye…
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Four Olympic medallists lead Canada’s charge to ‘stay near the top’ in SVNS
Olympic medallists Canada have named their squad for the HSBC SVNS Series season opener in Dubai.
Update on Ilona Maher as USA name six debutants in SVNS Series squad
Six debutants have been named in the USA Women’s Sevens’ new-look roster for the opening two legs of the HSBC SVNS Series.
New era for USA Men’s Sevens with five debutants named for SVNS opener
Simon Amor has ushered in the dawn of a new era for the USA Men’s Sevens side by selecting five debutants in the squad for Dubai…
Leinster issue promising Jordie Barrett injury update
Leinster head coach Leo Cullen has eased concerns over the injury new recruit Jordie Barrett suffered for the All Blacks against F…
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Gregor Townsend shoots down rumours of a raid on his Scotland staff
Scotland are hoping to play two Tests in the Pacific Islands next July while the British and Irish Lions are on tour in Australia.…
Wallabies update Suaalii's condition after 'severe pain' and loss of arm function
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii's hopes of finishing his first Wallabies tour with a flourish against Ireland are still alive after a more p…
'They look like schoolboys' - NZ media go in hard on Warren Gatland and Wales
Scotty Stevenson and Israel Dagg launched a scathing critique of Warren Gatland and Wales on the Scott & Izzy podcast in New Zeala…
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Munster turn to much-travelled coach to bolster backroom team
Highly-experienced former England international Alex Codling has joined Munster as a forwards coach consultant.
'England actually looked better with Fin Smith at 10'
Who would have thought that possibly the biggest debate in English rugby would have emerged from the final 25 minutes of their ent…
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Sevens
Interview
Jérôme Daret: 'He's won everything, except the Olympics'
On Sunday, November 24, 2024, in the iconic Salle des Étoiles in Monaco, Jérôme Daret, head coach of the gold medal-winning Fre…
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Former Ireland centre Brendan Mullin jailed for three years
Former Ireland rugby international Brendan Mullin has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing over €567,000 from Ba…
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Top 14 strugglers raid Moana Pasifika for Samoa hooker Sama Malolo
Samoa hooker Sama Malolo has enjoyed a well-travelled career since signing an academy contract with the Western Force seven years …
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Ben Youngs voices exactly what every England fan is thinking
Leicester Tigers scrum-half Ben Youngs has questioned the scheduling of England's Autumn Nations Series fixtures, which saw them f…
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British & Irish Lions
Opinion
Lions Watch: Jac Morgan stands alone
On the last British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2013 Wales had a near-record 16 players included in a squad captained by …
Mick Cleary: 'Borthwick deserves the benefit of the doubt at this juncture. Just.'
The clock is ticking on the 2027 World Cup and England must decide when to discard those players past their prime
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Tommy Freeman gives a talk through on his wonder pass vs Japan
Tommy Freeman has revealed that he perfected the outrageous around-the-back pass that lit up England’s rout of Japan in training…
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Why Marcus Smith offers Japan hope of a brighter future
Eddie Jones admitted his young Japan side had been taught a “lesson in pressure rugby” by England but he believes the man wear…
Blair Kinghorn has brutally honest message for Scotland teammates
Scotland finished their autumn fixtures with a 27-13 win over Australia this weekend.
'Scotland are in a good place, but can they become ruthless Six Nations contenders?'
Gregor Townsend oversaw a positive autumn with the dangerous Wallabies vanquished, but there are gnawing sores to fix.
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United Rugby Championship
Exclusive
Scottish Rugby set for huge Duhan van der Merwe shaped boost
Duhan van der Merwe is poised to give Scottish Rugby another boost by turning down a move to France when his contract runs out at …
Saracens set to sign Liam Williams as Kubota Spears confirm exit
Saracens are poised to confirm that Wales and Lions winger Liam Williams is returning to the club after he was granted an early re…
Autumn Nations Series
Analysis
Four talking points from England's awkward win over Japan
England were able to end their five-match losing run with a resounding 59-14 win over an inexperienced Japan on Sunday, but it wa…
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Georgia outmuscle Tonga after first-half stalemate in Tbilisi
Georgia claimed a 22-07 win against Tonga in both nations' final 2024 Autumn Internationals match, played at the Tbilisi Mikheil M…
Andy Farrell on Lions factor: 'I won't shy away from it'
Farrell will lead the Lions against Australia next summer.
Joe Schmidt: 'You've got to be able to learn to roll with those punches'
Joe Schmidt is urging Australian rugby fans to keep faith with his Lions-taming project despite the feel-good factor surrounding h…
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Sione Tuipulotu's 'full circle' moment against the Wallabies
Sione Tuipulotu's granny Jaqueline was left the proudest Scot after presenting the match trophy to her Melburnian grandson followi…
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Super Rugby Pacific champion coach Vern Cotter re-signs with Blues
The reigning Super Rugby Pacific champions have retained head coach Vern Cotter for another season. The Blues announced the contra…
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International
Opinion
Men's 15s World Player of the Year was only a two horse race
There were only two real possibilities for men's 15s World Rugby Player of the Year after the shortlist of four were named. It was…
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Autumn Nations Series
Exclusive
Wallace Sititi: 'No, not in a million years... just crazy to say'
After featuring 13 times in the run to an Auckland final against the Blues, Scott Robertson wanted a look and the rest is now hist…
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Three former All Blacks crown their players of the year
The end of the 2024 international season is upon us and to farewell a titanic season, some of rugby's biggest pundits are hosting …
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The full list of 2024 World Rugby Awards winners
Fourteen separate 2024 World Rugby Awards were up for grabs in Monaco on Sunday night.
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Pieter-Steph du Toit crowned World Rugby men's 15s player of the year
The Springboks flanker had previously won the award in 2019, the same year as his country’s Rugby World Cup final win in Japan.
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Seven Springboks make World Rugby men’s 15s dream team of the year
Just four countries gained selection, with Andy Farrell’s Ireland providing four players, New Zealand three and Argentina one.
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Ellie Kildunne named World Rugby women's 15s player of the year
The 25-year-old beat fellow nominees Alex Matthews, her English teammate, Canada’s Alex Tessier and Pauline Bourdon Sansus of Fr…
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Eddie Jones fires back at Danny Care accusations with surprising revelation
Japan head coach Eddie Jones has responded to accusations made by former England scrum-half Danny Care about the coach's "dystopia…
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