Rugby

The All Blacks back-rower put in another storming display (still via Reddit) Australia led 17-3 at half-time in the second and final Bledisloe Cup match of the year, but in the end New Zealand snatched victory with a late penalty from Richie Mo’unga, making it 23-20. But while there is plenty to pick over from

Aug 3, 2023, 03:09 PM Marcus Smith will get an opportunity to impress for England ahead of the Rugby World Cup when he starts at fly-half in Saturday’s warm-up fixture against Wales in Cardiff, with three more players in line to debut. Meanwhile, Warren Gatland made major changes to his Wales lineup that could see

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 5 August Kick-off: 17:30 BST Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. England head coach Steve Borthwick says his final 33-man squad for the World Cup is “pretty clear” with only “one or two places” to be finalised. Borthwick, who names his squad on Monday,

Aug 3, 2023, 02:07 AM New Zealand will field an experimental side for their Test against Australia on Saturday, after Ian Foster made 13 changes to his starting team to give fringe players the chance to play themselves into contention for the World Cup. The All Blacks extended their two decades of domination of the

Scotland’s latest corporate deal saw a name-change as the stadium became Scottish Gas Murrayfield Paul Williams believes rugby fans should welcome new names and commercial moves not chastise them (Getty/Paul Williams) Unless you’re a Tory Cabinet minister, a crypto trader, or a porn-bot mastermind on social media, the chances are you’re watching your wallet at

Ulster hooker Rob Herring says Ireland will “embrace” their world number one ranking as the squad ramp up preparations for the Rugby World Cup in France. Ireland topped the rankings with a stunning 2-1 Test series win over the All Blacks in New Zealand last summer. Andy Farrell’s side backed up their new status with

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 31, 2023, 03:54 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. Another year, another

Australia (7) 7 Try: Valetini Con: Gordon New Zealand (19) 38 Tries: Frizell, Taylor, Jordan, Clarke, Telea, Ioane Cons: Mo’unga 4 New Zealand cruised past Australia to win their third Rugby Championship in a row, with Eddie Jones still yet to win a game as the new Wallaby head coach. The All Blacks’ first-half tries

Scotland’s first game in preparation for the Rugby World Cup takes place at Scottish Gas Murrayfield in Edinburgh today (29 July) Darcy Graham returns for Scotland(Getty Images) The Summer Nations series is upon us and all eyes will be on a Scotland v Italy live stream today (29 July) as the Six Nations rivals kick

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 28, 2023, 05:55 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. MELBOURNE — Bad

In this analysis feature, John Cooney looks at the French captain’s box-kicking Dupont box-kicks off his left foot (Getty Images) I was chatting with my Ulster team-mate Dave Shanahan when we stumbled upon how Antoine Dupont kicking from the ruck looks different. We generally talk about other scrum-halves, but in this case we noticed something

Glasgow Warriors flanker Rory Darge will captain Scotland for the first time as they take on Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday. The 23-year-old only earned the first of his seven caps last year – against Wales in the Six Nations. But he previously led the Scottish team during the Under-20 Six Nations three years ago.

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auJul 24, 2023, 06:18 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. Not that they

Referee ‘Bunker’, Hawk-Eye and Ref Cam all to be used too Eng;and’s Owen Farrell kicks at goal (Getty Images) It was trialled behind closed doors during the Six Nations and now the ‘shot clock’ is ready to be rolled out during the upcoming Rugby World Cup warm-ups – as well as the referee ‘Bunker’, Hawk-Eye

South Africa head coach Jacques Nienaber is hopeful captain Siya Kolisi will feature in their World Cup warm-up match against Wales on 19 August. Nienaber is also positive on the progress of fly-half Handre Pollard. “We didn’t think they would make the Rugby Championship but after that in the warm-up games then hopefully,” Nienaber said

We take a look at the legacy of rugby in the Rainbow Nation Eben Etzebeth with Boks fans (Getty Images) Former South African president Nelson Mandela famously stated that sport has the power to inspire and unite. Mandela made this iconic speech at the inaugural Laureus Sports Awards in 2000 – a decade after South

On a glorious winter’s afternoon, with the Brisbane city skyline as his backdrop, Wallabies coach Eddie Jones made his way across a small patch of scaffolding overlapping the pool at the Lina Rooftop Bar. There to discuss the 2025 British & Irish Lions Tour, that series could not in fact be further to the back

The British and Irish Lions will play a New Zealand and Australia invitational XV as part of their nine-match tour down under in 2025. The historic fixture in Adelaide will precede Test matches with the Wallabies in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. A sell-out at the 100,000-capacity Melbourne Cricket Ground would smash records for a Lions