Saturday 6th August Session One (from 3pm on BBC) Deodoro Stadium Match 1 (15:00 – 15:20) Pool B – France v Spain Match 2 (15:30 – 15:50) Pool B – New Zealand v Kenya…
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England rugby: EPS training squad – winners and losers
Eddie Jones has named his first England training squad of the new season – a 45-man party – who will gather this weekend in London for a four-day camp. Predictably…
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Perry Baker
This is the man known as the ‘Speed Stick’, the headline-grabber who has sparkled on the HSBC Sevens World Series over the past year, being named in the end-of-season Dream Team. He is talking…
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Collins Injera
However, for some sevens sides, even competing on the yearly circuit is a triumph of teamwork over logistics. “Some guys in our team have to leave home at 4am so we can…
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Seabelo Senatla
But it’s not just sheer pace that has taken him to the top of the sevens game – he has a maniac work ethic and drive to make it to…
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Kayla McAlister
Netball is my background. In New Zealand netball is the predominant game for girls and the Silver Ferns was always my goal. I played for 16 years and had one…
Rugby sevens spotlight on: Ellia Green
I first picked a rugby ball up at the end of 2012. I was supporting my cousin, who was going to a Talent ID camp in Melbourne. I had no intention…
Top signings in the Guinness Pro12
With the start of the Guinness Pro12 now less than a month away and all teams well into their pre-season preparations, we take a look at eight of the biggest…
World Club 10s: Western Force win in Mauritius
Rugby in paradise Ranked 86th in the world – nestled comfortably between Niue Islands and the Bahamas – it’s understandable if rugby isn’t the first thing that comes to mind…
Get the very best of Rugby World this summer
It is set to be an extraordinary few months of rugby – we have sevens at the Olympics before the new season kicks off in the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12…