4:22 PM BST England scored seven tries — but conceded a worrying four — as a virtual reserve team beat a spirited United States 43-29 in an entertaining though ragged Twickenham clash on Saturday. England were without 13 players on Lions duty and several others being rested, and starting with eight debutants, they led 26-3

10:00 PM BST Argentina held on for a narrow 24-17 win over Romania despite outscoring their hosts by four tries to one in their summer Test in Bucharest on Saturday. Argentina, who now travel to Cardiff to take on Wales in two tests over the next fortnight, were 19-7 ahead but were pulled back by

7:13 PM BST The British & Irish Lions got their South Africa tour off to a winning start as Josh Adams scored four tries at Ellis Park on Saturday, beating their Johannesburg namesakes 56-14 in a stiff early examination against the surreal backdrop of empty stands. Louis Rees-Zammit dotted down the first try of the

7:26 PM BST Rampant Wales ran in 10 tries to thump Canada 68-12 in their mid-year international in Cardiff on Saturday, but a 100th test appearance for fullback Leigh Halfpenny lasted only 30 seconds before he went off with what looked a serious injury. Halfpenny was visibly upset as he was stretchered from the field

3:44 PM BST Ireland survived some brilliant attacking Japanese play to gain revenge for their shock 2019 World Cup defeat with a 39-31 win in an entertaining and free-scoring match at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. While Ireland struck first and outscored the visitors by three tries to two to lead narrowly at the break,

3:47 PM BST England have included eight uncapped players in their starting lineup to play the United States at Twickenham on Sunday, with Harlequins Marcus Smith named at fly-half. Coach Eddie Jones has put together a team for the future with several players away with the British & Irish Lions or being rested for the

3:01 PM BST Ireland’s James Ryan has overcome injury concerns and will captain the side in their home Test against Japan on Saturday, in a team without several injured players and shorn of regulars who are on tour with the British & Irish Lions in South Africa. Ryan had an abductor injury that cast doubt

2:25 AM BST ESPN staff with Reuters Injured Wales forward Alun Wyn Jones could yet make a “miracle” recovery and join the British & Irish Lions for the Test series against the Springboks in South Africa, coach Warren Gatland has revealed. Jones was injured in last week’s farewell Test against Japan at Murrayfield, the Lions

5:41 AM BST South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has challenged the Springboks to be “warriors”, promising “more of the same” with the side set to adopt the plan that won them the 2019 Rugby World Cup when they host Georgia in their first Test for 20 months on Friday. The Boks are playing two Tests

3:10 PM BST Samoa’s national rugby sevens teams are stranded in Dubai after failing to meet their own government’s COVID-19 requirements en route home from missing out on qualification for the Tokyo Games, sports officials said on Thursday. Players and staff from the men’s and women’s teams were denied passage on a flight from Dubai