Smith, whose Leicester contract expires at the end of the season, has been watching the saga from a distance, but the 31-year-old has lived through his fair share of chaos. “It’s nothing n...
Scotland: Kinghorn; Graham, Hutchinson, Tuipulotu (capt) Steyn; Russell, White; Schoeman, Ashman, Rae, Gilchrist, Cummings, Brown, M Fagerson, Dempsey. Replacements: Turner, Sutherland, Millar-Mills, ...
Tandy has a no-nonsense element in his armoury. “Steve is a man with thick skin and a tough attitude,” said Wales and Lions wing legend Shane Williams. “He is a no-nonsense guy and e...
Sato gets first Japan try against Ireland – live text & radio – BBC Sport Team Lineups home team, Ireland Starting lineup Number 15, Osborne Number 14, O’Brien Number 13, T Farre...
Breakthrough teenage wing Noah Caluori can press his case for a senior Test call-up after being named in England A’s starting XV to play an All Blacks XV on Saturday. The 19-year-old scored five...
Genge says he finds one of the hardest things about modern rugby is the demands that it makes on his family life. After spending six weeks on tour with the British and Irish Lions over the summer, the...
The presence of Jasper Wiese meant that Cracknell initially appeared plenty of times at flanker and off the bench, but the strong-running South Africa number eight left Welford Road in 2024. Cracknell...
For England, the time to test theories on turf has arrived. Two years out from the Rugby World Cup, with a clutch of youngsters blooded over the summer and free from the pressure of a Six Nations camp...
“We’ve had, up until today, 1,256 attacking rucks. There’s two players at least in each of those. That’s 2,500 ruck entries. “We had one yellow card. No-one has left the ...
Wales ended an 18-Test losing streak against Japan in July when Matt Sherratt was interim head coach. Tandy has taken the reins after leaving his role as defence coach with Scotland and has added Sher...
