England won a quite brilliant Test match 44-40 in an end-to-end encounter which had nine tries and a scoring rate of over a point a minute. Australia went in at…
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The references to rugby in Marvel’s Jessica Jones
The references to rugby in Marvel’s Jessica Jones WE ALREADY think of many rugby players as heroes, but of all the places we expected repeated nods to the sport, I…
U20 Final Preview: Ireland v England
Ireland’s Under 20 side have already made history this month, becoming the first team from their nation to reach the final of the World Rugby U20 Championship. On Saturday they…
Women’s Sevens Olympic Repêchage: Ben Gollings is chasing the dream with China
Ben Gollings is one of the superstars of the sevens sphere, discussed in the same breath as Waisale Serevi and Eric Rush after a career that yielded 220 tries and…
England tour: Is captaincy overrated?
Back in 2013 Wales battered England into submission, 30-3, in Cardiff ending the Grand Slam dreams of Stuart Lancaster’s team and claiming the Six Nations title for themselves. The result…
Australia tour: How England made history
In the last seven months, England have staged one of the most remarkable Test turnarounds in memory, as they’ve gone from also-rans at No 8 in the World rankings to…
U20 World Cup Scouting Report: Round Four
Ireland 37-7 Argentina Ireland booked their spot in the final of the Under-20 Championship for the first time with a one-sided victory over Argentina. This was a ruthless performance from…
Scotland: Five talking points v Japan
Japan know how they want to play Luckily for Scotland the Brave Blossoms only really clicked once during the first Test, and that was ten minutes in. Scrum-half Kaito Shigeno…
Top 14: Leigh Halfpenny in an amazing comeback for Toulon
Sport can be cruel. And don’t Clermont know it. The club who’ve won just one of their 12 Top 14 finals were beaten in the dying minutes of extra-time in…
Wales: Five talking points v New Zealand
Brave. But not enough in a brave new world Wales lost by 36-22 in Wellington and with it the Series. But despite the loss and a set piece which made…