12:01 AM GMT England have appointed Brett Hodgson as defence coach with the Australian set to start his new assignment following the ongoing Autumn Nations Series, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Tuesday. Hodgson will replace Anthony Seibold, who will join NRL side Manly Warringah Sea Eagles as their head coach. The former Hull

Nov 5, 2022 Following two incredible semifinals on Saturday night, tickets for an explosive grand final have been snapped up with extra tickets released by World Rugby snaffled up in minutes after their release on Tuesday. With over 8,000 tickets sold within minutes of the Black Ferns nail-biting win over France, and limited extra seats

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7:39 AM GMT Has there been a more gripping weekend of international rugby? Between the Rugby World Cup semifinals in New Zealand and the Autumn Nations Series, the action was as evenly-contested as you could have hoped for. Sure there were a couple of blowouts along the way, but from the two semis at Eden

11:27 PM GMT Rugby league and rugby union often sit at polar ends of the Australian sporting spectrum, despite being similar in so many ways. It is a big-brother, little-brother relationship, of sorts, with the NRL dominating domestically but the 15-player game leaving rugby league for dust internationally. So it is almost unfathomable that a

6:53 PM GMT Eddie Jones said he does not feel there are fundamental problems in the England ranks after their shock 30-29 defeat to Argentina but instead said the loss was down to “individual” and “elemental” mistakes. Jones had labelled England’s four-Test autumn schedule a mini-World Cup, but their campaign got off to a poor

4:13 AM GMT AUCKLAND, New Zealand — For perhaps the first time in Black Ferns history, the side will be entering the 2021 Rugby World Cup final as underdogs as they look to down tournament favourites England and end the side’s current 30-game win streak. With close to 40,000 fans expected to pack into Eden

Nov 1, 2022 Winger Emiliano Boffelli scored 25 points as Argentina shocked a misfiring England 30-29 on Sunday to claim their first win at Twickenham since 2006 and end a 10-game losing streak stretching back to 2009 against the team they face in their opening game at the World Cup. Boffelli scored a superb try

8:49 PM BST AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Following two incredible semifinals on Saturday night, tickets for an explosive grand final have been snapped up with New Zealand Rugby looking to release every available seat to ensure a completely packed-out Eden Park next weekend. With over 8,000 tickets sold within minutes of the Black Ferns nail-biting

8:49 PM BST Auckland, NEW ZEALAND — Untested since their second pool match against France, England had had it much their own way throughout the tournament and expected to have it much the same in their semifinal, but their opponents Canada refused to make it easy, forcing them to work until the final minute in