George Ford revealed he practises drop goals at every training session which gave him the skill to land three as he accumulated a match winning 27 points to give 14 man England victory to launch their Rugby World Cup campaign against Argentina in Marseille. Jonny Wilkinson’s Cup winning drop goal in 2003 has a special Read More …
Fiji rugby chiefs have revealed they have ring fenced a budget of £3.8m (Fiji$11m) to help the Flying Fijians make an impact at the Rugby World Cup in France despite the union facing worrying debts. An investigation into the Union’s financial troubles has seen debts of £1.2 million (Fiji $ 3.5m) uncovered, however, FRU board Read More …
Exclusive interview; Relocating his family for a new rugby life in Japan is hampering former All Black Lima Sopoaga’s attempt to launch his international career with Samoa and is set to keep him out of the Pacific Nations Cup clash with Fiji in Apia on Saturday. Sopoaga, who has been playing for Lyon in the Read More …
Holger Rune, the sixth seed, produced a staggeringly impressive performance, saving two match points and dragging himself back from a seemingly hopeless final set tie break position to defeat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No31 seed, and reach the Wimbledon fourth round for the first time 6-3,4-6,3-6,6-4,7-6 (10/8) in 3hrs 59mins Rune faced an underarm serve Read More …
Matteo Berrettini finally erased the painful memories of his Covid-19 enforced withdrawal from Wimbledon last year with a thumping 6-3,7-6,7-6 win against Alexander Zverev in 2hrs 27mins on Court No1 to set up a blockbuster fourth round clash with Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed. Berrettini has only played, due to injury, 17 matches this year Read More …
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber is ready to take the key injured pair of captain Siya Kolisi and outside half Handre Pollard to the Rugby World Cup in France even if they are unable to play any part in the warm up matches. Nienaber told local media the importance of his captain and the tactical control Read More …
Zach Mercer has a confession to make and it is bad news for the England pack who are preparing to face a French forward onslaught at Twickenham on Saturday. At the heart of the French pack will be a fired up Paul Willemse, the giant South African born Montpellier lock, who has rediscovered his destructive Read More …
England have suffered a major set back with Tom Curry, the Sale flanker, ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations championship with a hamstring injury. Alex Sanderson, the Sale director of rugby, revealed that Curry, who has been replaced in the England squad to face Wales by brother Ben, will be out of Read More …
Kelly Brown, the former captain, is backing Scotland to move a step nearer a first Six Nations Grand Slam by registering a second successive win over France in Paris on February 26 after their best start to the championship. Having beaten England and produced a record 35-7 win over Wales, Scotland, who won their last Read More …
Sale boss Alex Sanderson says a “simmering” Manu Tuilagi is ready to prove his England career is not over when he faces Northampton at Franklins Gardens. Tuilagi has seen Bath’s Ollie Lawrence chosen in the defence busting role against Italy after Harlequins Joe Marchant was picked to partner captain Owen Farrell in the loss to Read More …
