A former IRB Junior Player of the Year, Bath lynchpin and second top points scorer in the Aviva Premiership Rugby this year, George Ford also made his England debut in…
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Japan, Jerome Kaino and the fountain of youth
What’s going on in Japan? While players are heading over there for short stints, some cash and some rugby the Brave Blossoms are improving on the international stage. There are…
New Zealand v England 3: Five things we’ve learnt
One New Zealand newspaper called on their team to “send a message to the world” this week, to seal a series whitewash with authority and remind everyone that – though…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Unstoppable New Zealand’s 36-13 win over England was their 17th consecutive Test triumph and equalled the record winning run for a top tier rugby nation. They are playing…
England v All Blacks: New Zealand smash clear in series closer
An exhibition of power, pace and perhaps even cruelty was put on by the world champion All Blacks in Hamilton as they put away a lacklustre England with a dominant…
England v All Blacks: Mischievous Hansen recalls Read
More often than not in international rugby, coaches and players face down cameras and talk in boring platitudes and in general terms about how hard opposition teams play. Sometimes, though,…
England v All Blacks: England change their midfield for third Test
England have ended up reverting back to some of their first Test combinations for their final run out in Hamilton this Saturday, with Stuart Lancaster claiming “I still think we…
Owen Farrell out of third Test
Owen Farrell has been ruled out of the third Test of England’s tour of New Zealand having pulled up with knee ligament damage. The news, which came just before England…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Super Smith New Zealand pipped England 28-27 in a ding-dong Test match battle on Saturday, and so took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. The brightest spark…
New Zealand v England 2: Five things we’ve learnt
Chris Robshaw's side lost by just one point in Dunedin on Saturday – but what lessons to they need to take from the defeat into this weekend's third and final