Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney says the sport’s future looks bright after a “challenging” but “positive” year, following the release of the RFU account...
After the Tonga game, while beaming, he talked us through the torment. He has 76 caps now, but the time away made him sound like a man who had just won his first. Was he nervous making his comeback? Y...
The Autumn Nations Series has thrown up some superb rugby; from New Zealand’s final-quarter blitz of Ireland in Chicago to the dramatic finish between Wales and Japan in Cardiff. There’s b...
Murray believes that while head coach Andy Farrell and his side will be “frustrated” by defeat and the fact that this Autumn Nations Series “hasn’t gone their way”, Irela...
Wales call up quartet for South Africa match...
Former Ireland international Stephen Ferris said that he felt that rugby was “broken” while watching Ireland’s 24-13 defeat by South Africa because of the officiating. Referee Matthe...
The autumn internationals always have great drama and storylines but, with the Rugby World Cup draw following hot on the heels of this year’s fixtures, there was an added layer of intrigue in 20...
A danger is when teams hit their absolute pomp in the middle of a World Cup cycle. We’ve seen it before. But New Zealand and South Africa have both won back-to-back World Cups and been the best ...
Against the Springboks, Wales will be without 13 players who play club rugby in England and France. The game has been organised by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) outside of World Rugby’s internatio...
By the break, Tonga had another man in the bin, lock Harison Mataele getting pinged for offside while Scotland were hammering at the line to no avail. And early in the half the visitors dropped to 13 ...
