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Ireland will face the All Blacks in a one-off test match in Chicago, Irish Rugby has confirmed. The game will take place on November 5th, 2016 at Soldier Field, which is normally the home of Chicago’s NFL team, the Bears. The match will be part of the Rugby Weekend, a weekend of exhibition matches to […]
In their second game of the 2016 Six Nations, Eddie Jones’ England romped to victory over Italy, the favourites for the wooden spoon. A dominant 9-40 victory in Rome showed that England are a force to be reckoned with at this year’s tournament. Ben Youngs took the Man of the Match award after an impressive […]
France’s away kit for the Six Nations and further international friendlies has been leaked today by newrugbykits.com. The kit is made by Adidas, as the Red, White and Blue of the French flag are prominent features of it. The kit hasn’t been received well by French fans, with comments calling it ‘garish’ and ‘horrible’. Twitter: […]
Eddie Jones has spoken about his experience watching Pep Guardiola conduct a Bayern Munich training session. Jones met Guardiola last November, and described it as one of the ‘best meetings I’ve ever had’: I went to Bayern Munich and met Pep Guardiola. It was absolutely fascinating. I watched him taking a training session and it […]
Leicester Tigers made it two victories over Munster in two weeks as they beat the Irish side 17-6. Munster opened the scoring through an Ian Keatley kick from just inside the Leicester 22 seven minutes into the game. Leicester scored their first try through Ed Slater, the lock using brute force to get the ball […]
With just under a month since the Rugby World Cup final, many of us are still having withdrawal symptoms from the ‘Greatest ever Rugby World Cup’. If you want to be reminded of some of the great moments from that tournament, then the Rugby World Cup Review is perfect for you. The film took me […]
London Irish have secured Tom Smallbone for the near future, after he signed a two-year contract extension with the club. Smallbone, a product of the London Irish academy, is yet to receive a senior international call-up, but securing a place in a Premiership rugby squad will be a step towards that. He has represented England […]
Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has spoken about how pleased he is with the Tigers start to the Champions Cup. Their 3-36 victory over PRO12 side Treviso puts them top of Pool 4, with two bonus point wins in their first two matches. Talking after the game, Cockerill spoke of his happiness in the team […]
Former Japan coach Eddie Jones has replaced Stuart Lancaster at the helm for England. He was set to join Super Rugby team Stormers in South Africa, having stepped down from his Japan post after the World Cup. Jones turned many heads when his Japan side got a surprise victory over South Africa during the World […]
The Aviva Premiership salary cap is set to rise by £1m next season, according to reports from ESPN. For the 2016-17 season, the cap will rise from £5.5m to £6.5m, and is then set to rise to £7m the following season. Clubs who breached salary cap regulations in previous season have reached ‘agreements’ with Premiership […]
French fly-half Freddie Michalak has said that serious change is required by France in the wake of their World Cup thrashing at the hands of reigning world champions New Zealand. Michalak, who retired from international rugby earlier today, told allblacks.com that the gap between France and the likes of New Zealand and South Africa is […]
Sale Sharks fly-half Danny Cipriani has said that he will not give up on playing for England again, having been cut from the England Rugby World Cup squad in favour of Owen Farrell and George Ford. In an interview with the Daily Mail, he refused to criticise coach Stuart Lancaster for his decision and hopes that […]