3:40 AM BST England reached the final of the women’s Rugby World Cup with a 26-19 win over Canada in their semifinal at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday. Abby Dow’s breakaway try 10 minutes into the second half was decisive as she capped a move that started behind the England try line to break Canada’s

7:34 PM BST New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has told media Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan has “jumped the gun” after he announced talks had begun on a return of a combined ANZAC team to face the British & Irish Lions in Australia in 2025. The ANZAC XV team, a combined team between the

Nov 2, 2022 After a entree serving of Test rugby at the weekend, we’re set for the main course over three delicious sittings in November. From Edinburgh to Cardiff, London to Paris, and a few other cities in between, it really is smorgasbord of rugby action over the next few weeks. Read on for all

Nov 4, 2022 Owen Farrell will captain England against Argentina on Sunday with Alex Coles making his Test debut. With Courtney Lawes absent, Farrell skippers Eddie Jones’ team once again with Northampton second-row Coles earning his first Test cap in the pack. The match is England’s first of four this autumn, and despite the team

Nov 4, 2022 Wales captain and fly-half Dan Biggar has completed a shock midseason move to Toulon from Northampton Saints, both clubs announced on Friday. Biggar had already made clear his intention to leave Northampton at the end of the season with his contract up, but he will now join Toulon with immediate effect. “I

9:48 PM BST Liam Napier CARDIFF, Wales — The ever-evolving All Blacks midfield is beginning to take shape – yet one prevailing unknown between now and next year’s Rugby World Cup is whether cross-code convert Roger Tuivasa-Sheck will survive the final cut. This weekend, as the All Blacks embark on their first northern tour assignment

4:27 AM BST New Zealand Rugby [NZR] says it is “aligned in principle” with a Rugby Australia [RA] plan to see a combined Wallabies-All Blacks team face the British & Irish Lions as part of their 2025 tour Down Under. The Lions are due to play three Tests against the Wallabies in Australia and, speaking

2:54 AM BST Reuters with ESPN staff New Zealand lock Brodie Retallick will miss the autumn internationals against Wales and Scotland after being handed a three-week suspension following his red card against Japan on Saturday. Retallick will, however, be available to face England at Twickenham on Nov. 19 if he completes a coaching intervention programme,

1:19 AM BST Wallabies lock Will Skelton is out to prove he is worthy of Rugby World Cup selection next year, admitting his performances in Test match rugby have never hit the same heights as what he has produced at club level. Skelton joined the Wallabies at their Saint Etienne base on Sunday, the towering

2:42 PM BST After a entree serving of Test rugby at the weekend, we’re set for the main course over three delicious sittings in November. From Edinburgh to Cardiff, London to Paris, and a few other cities in between, it really is smorgasbord of rugby action over the next few weeks. Read on for all