Rugby

9:41 PM GMT There was barely any danger of the Wallabies’ hoodoo ending at Twickenham on Saturday. If Australia losing to Eddie Jones’ England felt familiar before, the visitors will leave London thinking it is almost grimly inevitable. As victories go, this was straightforward for England in a slippery match where errors from both sides

Wales (14) 38 Tries: Elias 2, Hardy, Cuthbert, Rees-Zammit, L Williams Cons: Biggar 2, Sheedy 2 Fiji (13) 23 Tries: Nayacalevu 2 Cons: Volavola 2 Pens: Volavola 3 Wales battled back to earn a stuttering victory over ill-disciplined, 14-man Fiji. With Fiji leading 13-7, wing Eroni Sau was sent off for a reckless swinging arm

8:14 PM GMT Kathleen McNamee There were still two minutes on the clock when James Lowe sank to his knees, raised his arms into the air, and roared with delight. Ireland were six points up and referee Luke Pearce had just awarded the home side a penalty. Lowe knew what the raucous Aviva Stadium knew:

Jamie Horner and Lee McIntyre-Hamilton of Keystone Law offer a summary Premiership players are caught between the two sides (Getty Images) An ongoing dispute between Premiership clubs and agents stemming from the interpretation of recent HMRC guidance on the payment of agents’ fees, has caused a stand-off that could potentially see an increasing number of

Date: Saturday, 13 November Kick-off: 17:45 GMT Venue: Twickenham Coverage: Live updates on the BBC Sport website and app Marcus Smith will start at fly-half for England against Australia on Saturday, with captain Owen Farrell shifting to inside centre. Smith, 22, is making his third Test start, after guiding under-strength England teams to victory over

1:55 AM GMT Wallabies scrum-half Nic White has dubbed Eddie Jones the “king of mind games” ahead of Saturday’s clash at Twickenham, after the England coach wasted little time whipping up a pre-match sideshow on multiple fronts to start the week. It has already been a busy week for Jones, after he referenced US Open

The England head coach has plenty of ‘distractions’ of his own England head coach Eddie Jones has warned Marcus Smith about ‘distractions’ (Getty Images) Opinion: Eddie Jones’s Emma Raducanu critique hypocritical “The big thing for young players is distractions. Distractions can be the exposure they get in the media, the praise and criticism they get,

England head coach Eddie Jones has warned fly-half Marcus Smith of the “flood of distractions” that may come – comparing them to the interest in Emma Raducanu since her US Open win. Smith, 22, is seen as England’s next breakout star and came off the bench to score a try against Tonga on Saturday, inspiring

6:39 PM BST As starts to the autumn programme goes, this was pretty much ideal for England and Eddie Jones. An 11-try victory over Tonga, with young faces in the squad combining seamlessly with the more experienced players in front of a packed Twickenham, is all they could have asked for. England had to navigate

Late Malcolm Marx try proves decisive in 23-18 victory South Africa captain Siya Kolisi on the attack against Wales (Getty Images) South Africa beat Wales in Cardiff for first time since 2013 A late Malcolm Marx try secured South Africa’s first win over Wales in Cardiff since 2013. It had been a tight and at

Venue: Twickenham, London Date: Saturday, 6 November Kick-off: 15:15 GMT Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. England captain Owen Farrell has tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of Saturday’s Autumn Nations Series opener against Tonga. Farrell will miss training on Friday but the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said he

10:14 PM BST ESPN staff While there were two games over the weekend, World Rugby’s November Test window officially begins this Saturday. And there are some mouth-watering fixtures to be played, highlighted by the weekend’s closing encounter between Scotland and Australia at Murrayfield on Sunday afternoon [BST]. Read on as we bring you all the

Plan is part of a “major investment” into the Wales Women’s performance programme Wales captain Siwan Lillicrap has welcomed the announcement (Getty Images) First professional contracts for Wales Women’s players The WRU is set to offer 25 contracts to women’s players as part of a “major investment” into the Wales Women’s performance programme. The governing

Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 6 November Kick-off: 17:30 GMT Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. Live commentary BBC Radio Cymru, updates on BBC Radio Wales. Captain Alun Wyn Jones and back-row pair Ross Moriarty and Taulupe Faletau have been ruled out of Wales’ autumn series. Jones and Moriarty

7:31 PM BST Beauden Barrett marked his 100th test with two intercepted tries to lead New Zealand to a convincing 54-16 win over Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. The All Blacks outscored their hosts by seven tries to one at a capacity Principality Stadium in another ominous reminder of their power as they went back

In a collaborative work, the 2003 World Cup winner has put the learnings from his career into a book designed to encourage personal growth in sport or business “The book is an exploration of world-class performance,” says Will Greenwood (Visionhaus/Getty Images) Just champion! Will Greenwood’s new book It’s not just World Cup-winning coaches that have

Wales (6) 16 Tries: J Williams Cons: Priestland Pens: Anscombe 2, Priestland New Zealand (18) 54 Tries: B Barrett 2, Perenara, Jordan, Papalii, Reece, Lienert-Brown Cons: J Barrett 5 Pens: J Barrett 3 New Zealand returned to the top of the world rankings with a seven-try demolition of a depleted Wales. Two tries from Beauden

5:31 AM BST Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor 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 ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Tom Hamilton Close Senior