Interview
The England U20 verdict on 17-year-old debut maker Lucas Friday
The hat-trick scoring jack Bracken wasn’t the player that coach Mark Mapletoft reserved special praise for in the aftermath of t…
Liam Heagney
01 Jul 2024, 2:59
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Championnat du monde U20 : les matchs de la 2e journée au crible
Ce jeudi, a lieu la 2e journée de la phase de poule du championnat du monde U20, avec notamment un alléchant France - Nouvelle-Z…
Liam Heagney
03 Jul 2024, 11:19
Analysis
World Rugby U20 Championship match day two game by game guide
Three matches are scheduled for Stellenbosch: Ireland vs Georgia (kick-off 2pm local), France vs New Zealand (4:30pm) and South Af…
Liam Heagney
03 Jul 2024, 2:03
Mapletoft names England U20s team showing 12 changes to face Fiji
The English were impressive 40-21 comeback winners over Argentina on opening day at the Championship last Saturday and coach Mark …
Liam Heagney
02 Jul 2024, 8:51
Analysis
Four talking points after World Rugby U20 Championship day one
Saturday’s opening round of the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship produced a feast of age-grade entertainment. There were some e…
Liam Heagney
30 Jun 2024, 4:27
Interview
What would leave Mark Mapletoft 'pretty devastated as a coach'
Having clinched the Six Nations title with a spectacular win away to France in Pau last March, the English have been drawn in a po…
Liam Heagney
29 Jun 2024, 2:01
Analysis
Championnat U20 : les six rencontres de la première journée
Ce qu'il faut savoir sur les enjeux des six rencontres de la première journée du Championnat du Monde U20 en Afrique du Sud.
Willy Billiard
28 Jun 2024, 7:40
Analysis
World Rugby U20 Championship: Pool C team by team guide
It will be round three in Athlone on July 9 when that fancied duo – last year’s beaten semi-finalists – go head-to-head in a…
Liam Heagney
28 Jun 2024, 1:34
England U20s change 12 for their rematch with Georgia in Tbilisi
The English are in Eastern Europe for a two-match rehearsal ahead of the upcoming Junior World Championship in Cape Town.
Liam Heagney
11 Jun 2024, 9:52
USA enjoying 'underdogs tag' as they name 12-player squad for Olympics
United States Sevens men's head coach Mike Friday has named his 12-player squad for the Olympic Games later this month.
Josh Raisey
02 Jul 2024, 9:13
Interview
‘It killed me’: USA thrash Fiji to take step towards SVNS Grand Final
The United States of America have taken a significant step towards securing their place in the SVNS Series’ Grand Final in Madri…
Finn Morton
03 May 2024, 1:09
Change in Blues’ captaincy with four All Blacks ruled out of Force clash
Blues coach Vern Cotter has made 10 changes to the starting side that defeated Moana Pasifika last time out.
Finn Morton
02 Apr 2024, 22:24
Several All Blacks return for Blues’ pre-season clash with Chiefs
All Blacks Rieko Ioane, Finlay Christie, Mark Tele’a and Dalton Papali’i will see the field for the first time this pre-season…
Finn Morton
14 Feb 2024, 21:23
Why Cheika picked Sevens star Isgro to debut against Wallabies
Having lost the first Rugby Championship game against the All Blacks five days ago, and having crossed the Pacific Ocean, coach Mi…
Frankie Deges
13 Jul 2023, 17:25
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Rugby World Cup stories: 'Argentina is not the a** of the world!'
In the first of a special new series, the inside story of Argentina's incredible 2007 World Cup is revealed
Jamie Lyall
05 Jul 2023, 3:52
Watch: Masterclass from the next No 10 off the Canterbury production line
New Zealand's Canterbury province has always been known for its uncanny ability to produce first five-eighths of the highest order…
Sam Smith
23 Sep 2022, 8:27
