Rugby
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England end five-year wait as Scotland beat France
England won the Six Nations for the first time since 2011 after Scotland beat France for only the second time in the competition with a 29-18 victory at Murrayfield yesterday. Defeat means France, who were beaten 19-10 by Wales a fortnight ago,...
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England close in on title after late Welsh scare, Ireland win
England survived a terrific late Welsh surge to put one hand on their first Six Nations title for five years as an Anthony Watson try and 20 points for Owen Farrell helped them beat Wales 25-21 in a Twickenham thriller yesterday. The win secured...
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England and Wales ramp up scrum tension
The fires were stoked ahead of today’s Six Nations clash between England and Wales at Twickenham as both sides accused each other of illegal scrummaging in the lead-up to the potentially decisive showdown. Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde said...
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Tuilagi named on England bench for Wales showdown
England plan to unleash Manu Tuilagi in the second half of tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations title showdown at Twickenham after selecting him on the bench against Wales. Tuilagi will resume his international career after a 21-month exile when he reinforces...
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England stay on course for title
Eddie Jones took another significant step in the rebuilding of England yesterday as a 21-10 victory over champions Ireland at Twickenham kept them on course for a first Six Nations title since 2011 and a possible first grand slam since...
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Ireland refuse to be drawn into ‘sideshow’ over Sexton
Rory Best has insisted Ireland will not be dragged into Eddie Jones’s “sideshow” on Johnny Sexton’s welfare ahead of today’s Six Nations clash with England. England boss Jones questioned the wisdom of Ireland fielding fly-half Sexton following his...
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Warburton targeting title with Wales
Captain Sam Warburton has underlined Wales’ desire to land another Six Nations title. Wales will go top of the championship if they beat Principality Stadium visitors France tonight, setting up a potential title showdown with England at Twickenham...
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England cruise to victory
England delivered the “good hiding” of Italy demanded by Eddie Jones to leave the Stadio Olimpico with a 40-9 victory that keeps alive their Grand Slam quest. Jonathan Joseph plundered a hat-trick of tries in a final half-hour that was dominated...
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Les Bleus burst into life at the Stade de France
France burst into life when Maxime Medard’s second-half try inspired them to their first victory over Ireland in five years with a 10-9 win in the Six Nations yesterday. Coach Guy Noves, who took over from Philippe Saint-Andre after last year’s...
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Youngs, Lawes and Vunipola start for England against Italy
Ben Youngs, Mako Vunipola and Courtney Lawes will return to England’s starting team to play Italy in the Six Nations in Rome tomorrow while giant 21-year-old lock Maro Itoje is in line to make his debut from the bench. After beating Scotland 15-9...
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Wales peg Ireland back to draw opener
Wales drew 16-16 with defending champions Ireland in an absorbing Six Nations opener yesterday, clawing back a 13-point first-half deficit to take the lead before Johnny Sexton levelled with a late penalty. With trips to France and England next...
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England begin Jones era with victory as France beat Italy
England got the Eddie Jones era off to a victorious, if not quite glorious, start yesterday as tries by George Kruis and Jack Nowell earned them a 15-9 victory over Scotland in a nervy Six Nations clash at Murrayfield. Jones, who took over from...
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England start afresh, Ireland look to Best
Though England’s memories of last year’s global showpiece are arguably the most bitter, having become the first hosts to be eliminated at the pool stage, the quarter-finals were as good as it got for Ireland, Wales, France and Scotland in a...
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Jones plays it safe in first England outing
Eddie Jones unveiled an experienced team for his first match as England coach yesterday, keeping his uncapped trio on the bench and going with the tried and tested to face Scotland in Edinburgh in their Six Nations opener tomorrow. The Australian...
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Six Nations call-up will be on merit says Kruis
George Kruis wants to be chosen for England’s Six Nations campaign on merit only and not because of his relationship with Steve Borthwick. Kruis was mentored by Borthwick when the recently-appointed Red Rose forwards coach was captain at Saracens,...
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Lancaster will not be filling Japan coach role
Stuart Lancaster will not be filling the post of Japan head coach recently vacated by Eddie Jones, Press Association Sport reported yesterday. A report states that the former England boss is considering an offer to take charge of the surprise...
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Malta soars to 18th place in world list
The new world rankings, issued by the Rugby League International Federation recently, have seen Malta climb five places to an unprecedented 18th position. A last-minute Danny Burke field goal, to give Malta a 35-34 win over Belgium in June, and an...
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Malta rugby team climbs to number 18 in world rankings
Malta's national rugby league team has climbed to 18th place in the world rankings, figures released this week show. The ranking is the highest for Malta, the previous highest ranking set in 2012 when the team placed 20th. The top ranked team by...
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Meyer to step down as S. Africa coach
Heyneke Meyer will not seek a renewal of his contract to coach South Africa when his current deal expires on December 31, the South African Rugby Union confirmed yesterday. Meyer had said he would like to stay after leading the team to third place...
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Jonah Lomu remembered at Auckland public memorial service
A public memorial service to remember New Zealand rugby great Jonah Lomu took place at Eden Park stadium in Auckland yesterday. World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset led the tributes to the former All Blacks winger, who died at the age of 40...
