Rugby

Explaining the key differences between the sport’s two codes – rugby union and rugby league Rugby union v Rugby League: what are the differences? Rugby union v rugby league. While they ultimately started as the same sport and share similarities to this day, evolution over time has turned both codes into products that are now

Feb 28, 2025, 08:56 AM Open Extended Reactions England skills coach Kevin Sinfield has confirmed that the team will persist with playing Marcus Smith at fullback. Smith has been deployed at fullback rather than his preferred position of fly-half in England’s last two Six Nations games. The 26-year-old has made just five starts at No.

Getty Images 49 minutes ago Garry Ringrose will miss Ireland’s Six Nations match with France following his red card in last weekend’s win over Wales in Cardiff. Leinster centre Ringrose has been handed a three-match suspension after being charged with an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13, which states that a player must

Feb 26, 2025, 12:30 PM Open Extended Reactions The third week of the 2025 Six Nations saw Wales put out a much better performance despite losing to Ireland, while England earned their first win over Scotland in four years. So which players went a step towards cementing their place in the British & Irish Lions

Bristol Bears and England trio Sarah Bern, Holly Aitchison and Abbie Ward are this month’s cover stars Photos by Alice Alphrey Gough This is Rugby World’s Red Roses special ahead of a huge 2025 for the international women’s game. England’s women are red-hot favourites to win a seventh straight Six Nations and a home World

This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Alastair Telfer BBC Sport journalist 24 February 2025, 06:10 GMT 1449 Comments Ireland overcame a resurgent Wales in Cardiff, England squeezed past Scotland after Finn Russell’s late missed kick, and France scored 11 tries to hammer Italy.

Tom HamiltonFeb 22, 2025, 08:11 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions England know how fickle the fortunes of Test matches are. They’ve been on the wrong side of these

Can Scotland make it five in a row against their oldest rivals in this year’s Calcutta Cup encounter? Scotland are chasing a fifth consecutive Calcutta Cup victory (Stu Forster/Getty Images) Watch England v Scotland to see rugby’s oldest rivalry renewed at the Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, today. This guide contains all the information you need to

Getty Images Mantej Mann BBC Sport journalist 4 hours ago Guinness Men’s Six Nations: England v Scotland Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Date: Saturday, 22 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMT Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland & BBC Sounds, live text and highlights on BBC Sport website and app; watch on ITV1 England

Feb 20, 2025, 03:46 PM Open Extended Reactions Fly-half Finn Russell has been passed fit to start Saturday’s Six Nations match against England at Twickenham, but wing Darcy Graham has not recovered in time and misses out on his team’s bid for a record fifth successive Calcutta Cup victory. The pair suffered concussion after colliding

The Lions tour Australia this summer and the squad announcement is one of the most anticipated moments of the year Maro Itoje is widely expected to be named in the British & Irish Lions 2025 squad announcement – but will he be captain? (Dan Sheridan – Pool/Getty Images) The British & Irish Lions’ 2025 tour

Getty Images 18 February 2025, 15:15 GMT 203 Comments Updated 1 hour ago Guinness Men’s Six Nations: England v Scotland Date: Saturday, 22 February Kick-off: 16:45 GMT Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Coverage: Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Sounds, live text and highlights on BBC Sport website and app; watch on ITV1 Ollie

Inpho 7 hours ago Garry Ringrose says Simon Easterby remains ‘dead focused’ on his role as Ireland’s interim head coach amid reports he could be the next Wales boss. The 49-year-old has guided the side to two bonus-point wins to start their Six Nations campaign with usual head coach Andy Farrell on secondment with the

All the info on broadcasters for this important URC clash The Bulls are looking to consolidate their place in the top four of the URC table (Gordon Arons/Gallo Images/Getty Images) Watch Bulls v Sharks for a South African derby today in the United Rugby Championship, with a free live stream in New Zealand among the

Tom HamiltonFeb 14, 2025, 09:00 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Just over 24 hours after Warren Gatland tendered his resignation as Wales head coach, the Welsh Rugby Union

Tom HamiltonFeb 12, 2025, 05:35 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions England are confident Tom Curry and George Martin will be fully fit to face Scotland on Feb. 22,

Rest weeks have long been built into the tournament structure Six Nations fallow weeks mean the teams get extra time for training ahead of their next fixture (GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) Six Nations fallow weeks have been built into championship format for years. For some they’re a chance for some much needed rest and

Getty Images 2 hours ago 98 Comments Men’s Six Nations: England v Scotland Date: Saturday 22 Feburary Kick-off: 16:45 GMT Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Coverage: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live with text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app England have called up 20-year-old rising star Henry Pollock for a three-day training camp