Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been left buoyed with emotion by his uplifting Wallabies debut, declaring the amazing experience of his Twickenham tour de force as the very reason he switched rugby codes.
Newcastle Falcons flyer Adam Radwan has been studying videos of England wing Chris Ashton, the Gallagher Premiership’s record try scorer, and World Cup winner Jason Robinson in a bid to restart his own international career.
Contrast that short-lived Felix Jones flirtation with the joined-at-the-hip relationship O’Shea, another former Ireland full-back, has with England.
The agreement will enable head coach Borthwick to have the final say on all sports science and medical issues regarding the management of his chosen contingent of enhances contract elite squad players.
The Sharks are looking to tie down one of the biggest names, who was a 2019 Rugby World Cup runner-up and a 2021 British and Irish Lions tourist, before the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership season kicks off next month after he recently returned from a career-saving hip operation.
The All Blacks were made to work hard for a 24-17 win in the second Test against England to close out the series 2-0. First five Damian McKenzie was influential while the set piece had its issues. The first debutant of the year saw the field and made an immediate impact.
Steve Borthwick is the biggest student of the game and proponent of statistics and records you’ll find and he’ll have his troops motivated by the chance to make history at Eden Park, if they can fix just a couple of key areas from last week.
Melvyn's Jaminet's ill-advised social media posts and two players arrested for sexual assault have rocked France's summer tour
Scott Robertson has promoted Finlay Christie to starting halfback in the absence of the injured TJ Perenara for the second Test against England at Eden Park on Saturday.
A relieved Scott Robertson came through the first Test and he knows his players need to step up to avoid a first Eden Park defeat in 30 years