At the moment the Welsh Premiership are trialling a new points system where a try is worth six points and all kicks – from drop-goals to penalties and conversions – are worth just…
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Record scorer Pritchard comes out of retirement to answer Canada call-up
James Pritchard has been called into the Canada squad to replace the injured Liam Underwood despite having retired from international rugby last month. Pritchard, who is Canada’s record points scorer…
Picking Farrell and Burgess is not a risk, insists Lancaster
Stuart Lancaster insists he is not taking any risks by selecting either Owen Farrell or Sam Burgess in his side to face Wales on Saturday. The England coach made the…
Conor Murray prepared to play in every game in Ireland’s World Cup campaign
Ireland’s Conor Murray is prepared to be a busy man over the next few weeks as Ireland have only named two specialist scrum-halves in their 31-man squad. The Limerick-born back…
Nine changes for Wales as Gareth Davies retains No 9 shirt
Wales coach Warren Gatland has stuck with scrum-half Gareth Davies for the crunch game against England on Saturday evening, with the experienced Mike Phillips failing to make the bench. Lloyd…
Wales confused over World Rugby’s official warning for training ‘rules’ breach
Governing body World Rugby has handed Wales an official warning after it was discovered that players from outside their 31-man squad were taking part in training sessions, but Warren Gatland…
RWC 2015: Which team has the world’s strongest scrum?
We’ll find out who the best team in the world are on October 31st, but the best scrum in the game might be known before then. New Zealand‘s Dane Coles…
Watch: referee Nigel Owens lays down the law to Mamuka Gorgodze
Few people want to get on the wrong side of Georgia captain Mamuka Gorgodze on the rugby pitch, but referee Nigel Owens showed he isn’t afraid of the big man.…
George Ford dropped as Lancaster makes four changes for Wales game
Stuart Lancaster has made the decision to drop George Ford to the bench for England’s game against Wales on Saturday evening, with Owen Farrell stepping in at fly-half. Farrell, who…
RWC 2015: Lies, damn lies and statistics…
By Adam Hathaway Stuart Lancaster says he is not obsessed by statistics but you could hardly blame a former schoolteacher if he was a bit of a number-cruncher on the…