The Rugby Football Union today announced that John Wells and Mike Ford, England’s forwards and defence coaches respectively for the 2007 and 2011 Rugby World Cups, will be leaving the…
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RFU wins court battle against Viagogo
The RFU has succeeded in defeating Viagogo’s appeal in the Court of Appeal against the decision of Mr Justice Tugendhat in March this year. In a landmark ruling – the…
RFU picks Ian Richie as new CEO
Ian Ritchie will become the new Chief Executive Officer of the Rugby Football Union. Ritchie joins from The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) where he is Chief…
Jonny’s historic drop goal
On the night that Jonny Wilkinson retires from Test rugby here is THAT drop goal from the 2003 Rugby World Cup, the greatest moment for English sport since 1966.
Jonny Wilkinson retires from international rugby
Jonny Wilkinson has retired from Test rugby with immediate effect. Wilkinson’s list of accolades is headed by his 1,246 Test points, a world best of 36 dropped goals, together with…
England make the right selection in Lancaster – a blog
The appointment of Stuart Lancaster as England’s interim Head Coach is already looking to be a shrewd move by the RFU, writes Dan Grose. Lancaster was the sensible, solid choice…
Saracens 31 Ospreys 26 – The Verdict
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor at Wembley THE X FACTOR finals were taking place next door at Wembley Arena but on the pitch here it was a chance…
Harlequins undone by Toulouse
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor HARLEQUINS’ 14-MATCH winning run had to come to an end at some point and there’s no shame in losing to Europe’s most successful…
England Sevens will meet Fiji in the World Series quarters
England will face Fiji in tomorrow’s quarter finals of the South Africa Sevens after overpowering Argentina 19-0 in their final pool match in Port Elizabeth. They had begun the day…
Where to look for the next England boss?
Leaving aside the fact that Martin Johnson could point to some real achievements in the past two seasons, an awful lot of nonsense has been spoken about his former role…