2:48 PM GMT England flanker Tom Curry is “highly unlikely” to face New Zealand on Saturday due to an ankle injury, head coach Eddie Jones said on Monday. Curry limped off shortly after half time in England’s win against South Africa last weekend before leaving Twickenham on crutches. He had yet to be officially accessed
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10:00 PM GMT Moments after England’s victory over South Africa, Eddie Jones had already switched attention to the All Blacks who roll into town next weekend. In the space of 10 seconds, he was asked three quick questions: Can you beat them? Do your players believe that? Do the All Blacks have weaknesses? Each received
12:30 PM GMT Owen Farrell faces a second anxious wait over his controversial “red zone” tackle that helped England beat South Africa 12-11 Saturday as he could still be cited despite being cleared by the referee and TMO of not using his arms in a massive hit. The clock had ticked past the 80-minute mark
6:19 PM GMT England co-captain Owen Farrell has not been cited over his controversial tackle that helped England narrowly beat South Africa Saturday, World Rugby has confirmed. With the clock beyond the 80-minute mark at Twickenham, England were desperately trying to keep the Springboks at bay before Andre Esterhuizen made a line break. Farrell smashed
7:50 PM BST Wales coach Warren Gatland was pleased with a rare win at the start of the November internationals as his side defeated Scotland 21-10 in an error-strewn clash on Saturday. Wales’ giant wing George North and centre Jonathan Davies scored tries as they earned a scrappy 21-10 victory over Six Nations rivals Scotland
7:39 PM BST Eddie Jones said he “couldn’t be prouder” of his makeshift England team after they withstood a first-half battering to emerge 12-11 victors over South Africa on Saturday and get their November international series off to a morale-boosting start. By the time of next year’s World Cup in Japan, England’s hard-fought win over
A second string All Blacks side featuring eight debutants crushed Japan 69-31 in a thriller of a try-fest in Tokyo on Saturday with centre Ngani Laumape running in a hat-trick for the world champions. Flyhalf Richie Mo’unga scored one of New Zealand’s 10 tries and kicked a penalty and seven conversions for 22 points as
6:09 AM BST Fijian-born powerhouse Isi Naisarani’s potential to solve Australia’s back-row dilemma has been underlined, with his naming as a development player to accompany the Wallabies on their spring tour. Naisarani isn’t eligible to represent Australia until April, but the 195cm 23-year-old Brumby is widely considered the man who can add much-needed height and
10:02 PM BST South Africa’s formidable forwards can lay the platform to topple England in their opening match of the November international series at Twickenham on Saturday, captain Siya Kolisi believes. The Springboks selected an experienced and muscular pack, arguably their first-choice selection, and a backline with plenty of flair but one that is light
11:57 AM BST England centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test against South Africa after suffering a groin strain. Tuilagi’s space among the replacements will be taken by Chris Ashton. England’s injury crisis showed no signs of abating with Tuilagi the latest to be ruled out of their November internationals opener against