When Eddie Jones announced his selection, the script was written. For all the ‘Bodyline’ bluster, Australia were going to tear apart England’s back-row. Despite Six Nations success, the trio of Chris…
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U20 World Cup Scouting report: Round Two
Australia 38-10 Italy Australia were looking to get their U20 World Cup campaign off the ground after their shocker against Scotland. And they did, sort of, but were by no…
Summer Test: Australia 28-39 England
In a pulsating encounter in Brisbane, Australia outscored England four tries to three but 24-points from Owen Farrell in a brilliant kicking display saw England come away with a vital…
Analysis: How England’s lineout will launch their attack on Australia
Back in January on selecting their first England squad, Eddie Jones and Steve Borthwick stressed the importance of set-piece variation. As well as reasserting their team’s traditional muscle, they wanted…
Five of rugby’s talking points from May
League caps need to be included in union eligibility May saw Ben Te’o selected for the England squad. A decision which saw a few rolled eyes when it shouldn’t have,…
RW’s England squad for the First Test in Brisbane
Coaching is 90 per cent selection and Eddie Jones has proved a decent selector so far in his time in England. His team face Australia in Brisbane on 11 June…
World Rugby U20 Championship: Eight players to watch
By Alex Shaw The World Rugby U20 Championship begins next week, as the best and brightest talents from around the world converge on Manchester for age-grade rugby’s annual showpiece event.…
Eddie Jones takes England back to the scene of his greatest triumph
Eddie Jones was back at the scene of his greatest triumph in rugby this week when he took a 26-man training camp in Brighton, where his Japan side beat South…
Rugby World talks sevens with George Gregan
Rugby World sat down with Wallabies legend George Gregan to discuss his views on the game of sevens and just how difficult it is to make key decisions in the heat…
Summer tours: Southern Hemisphere’s danger men
By Alex Shaw With European finals and domestic play-offs approaching, the conclusion of the northern hemisphere season is nigh and attention is beginning to shift towards the home nations’ summer…