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Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auNov 10, 2023, 12:01 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auNov 9, 2023, 05:31 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions

Last updated on 11 hours ago11 hours ago.From the section Rugby Union World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes revealed “vile” social media abuse towards him and his family “crossed a line” and he wants those responsible to be punished. His wife, Polly, previously said Barnes received death threatsexternal-link after the match. “When people make threats

The Lobos captured hearts and imaginations at France 2023 England’s second team will face Portugal in February (Getty Images) England A will play Portugal at Welford Road in February with fans getting the chance to watch the Lobos’ 2023 Rugby World Cup heroes in action. England men’s second string side, formerly the Saxons until 2021, has

What can be done to ride the wave of Portugal’s success? Portugal captured hearts and imaginations at the Rugby World Cup (Getty Images/Paul Williams) The 2023 Rugby World Cup was fantastic. Aside from a lopsided draw which made Joseph Merrick look symmetrical, we largely got the final that many would have wanted from the outset.

The flanker is set to miss two matches if he completes tackle school Sam Cane trudges off after initially being shown a yellow card that was upgraded to red (Getty Images) New Zealand captain Sam Cane has received a three-match ban for his red card in the World Cup final defeat to South Africa, but

Nov 5, 2023, 10:26 PM Open Extended Reactions Rassie Erasmus is to return as head coach of South Africa for the foreseeable future, he confirmed to local media on Sunday, reprising the position he held when the side lifted the Rugby World Cup in 2019. Jacques Nienaber guided the Springboks to their second successive World

Exeter: (14) 29 Tries: Tuima, Painter, Wyatt, Iosefa-Scott Cons: Slade 3 Pen: Slade Bristol: (13) 20 Tries: Lane 3 Con: Sheedy Pen: Sheedy Rich Lane’s hat-trick was not enough as Exeter beat Bristol 29-20 and went top of the Premiership. Rus Tuima gave Exeter an early lead, but two Lane tries put Bristol in front

Nov 4, 2023, 02:46 PM Open Extended Reactions England captain Marlie Packer was named World Rugby women’s 15s Player of the Year, moments after they beat New Zealand in the final of the inaugural WXV 1 competition in Auckland on Saturday. Packer has been a force to reckon with in the back-row and she was

Kieran Crowley’s reign ended with heavy defeats at the 2023 World Cup Gonzalo Quesada is the new men’s Italy head coach (Getty Images) Gonzalo Quesada has been coaching for a decade and a half and is confident now is the perfect time to get his first experience as the head coach of a national side.

It may mess with the traditional romance of the British & Irish Lions but interest could spike Could we see Antoine Dupont captain France against the Lions? (Getty Images/X) Why does it always have to be the way we’ve always done it? Seeing the British & Irish Lions tour in France would be nice, sure,

Venue: Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Dates: Saturday, 4 November Kick-off: 06:00 GMT Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app England captain Marlie Packer says beating New Zealand in their own backyard is “tough” but achievable before their match on Saturday. The hosts will play the Red Roses at Mount Smart Stadium

If 2011 and 2015 was Black to Black, then 2019 and 2023 is Bok to Bok. Winning the Rugby World Cup is hard enough to do once but doing it in consecutive editions takes something special. A total of 48 games were played in this World Cup, with plenty of memories forged along the way

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 29, 2023, 02:36 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” catch=”” coach.=”” courtney=”” cup=”” cup.=”” dan=”” day=”” de=”” defeating=”” dependable=”” depths=”” do=”” down=”” eked=”” england=””

Follow the action in the Gallagher Premiership 2023/24 season as it happens George Ford will be key for Sale Sharks during the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby season The Rugby World Cup has reached its spectacular conclusion, so now eyes can turn to the club game and one of the most exciting domestic leagues in the world.

PARIS, France — This group of Springboks are the masters of fine margins. Three one-point knockout stage wins, the narrowest trio of victories led to Siya Kolisi lifting the Rugby World Cup for the second time in succession. Bottle the mental strength behind their 12-11 win over New Zealand in this incredible final and you’d

With the help of Oval Insights, Ross Hamilton looks at key areas for South Africa and New Zealand New Zealand and South Africa do battle again (Getty Images) On the day of the game you may be wondering where World Cup final analysis might take us. A rivalry like no other, the biggest prize in

Venue: Stade de France, Paris Date: Friday, 27 October Kick-off: 20:00 BST Coverage: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live (build-up from 19:00 BST), plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and app. Give it nine months and it might make sense. Then, at the height of summer 2024, when Olympic athletes are racing round