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A new deal between the RFU and Premier Rugby is set to be announced at the end of the month as the heads of agreement edge closer after months of negotiations. And England head coach Eddie Jones has voiced his pleasure at the proposed deal after previous concerns surrounded the availability of English stars when […]
Stuart Lancaster could be set to return to Rugby Union after Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal arranged a meeting with the former England head coach to discuss the possibility of taking over the former three-time European Champions. Without a permanent job since England’s dismal elimination from the 2015 Rugby World Cup, interest in the 46-year-old is […]
Ahead of England’s first test match on Saturday against Australia in Brisbane head coach Eddie Jones has announced his starting XV – with Owen Farrell returning to a more familiar role. Saracens star Farrell has been moved in from inside centre – where he prominently featured during the RBS Six Nations campaign, to fly-half ahead […]
Bath Rugby have today confirmed that head coach Mike Ford will not remain with the club following the conclusion of the current season. After guiding the side to the final of last year’s Premiership final – where they lost to Saracens, Ford has been unable to replicate that sort of form this season as his […]
Wales flanker Dan Lydiate has been awarded the captaincy by head coach Warren Gatland in the absence of Sam Warburton. As Gatland announced his squad ahead of the final clash of this year’s RBS Six Nations championship against Italy at the Principality Stadium on Saturday, the New Zealand-born coach confirmed that Warburton would be absent […]
The penultimate weekend of RBS Six Nations rugby this year proved to be a pivotal one as England were once again crowned champions for the first time since 2011 as they secured a 25-21 victory over championship rivals Wales at Twickenham. Yet despite the result all but securing the title for Eddie Jones’ side it […]
Former England captain Chris Robshaw has urged his fellow teammates that they must finish the job and secure the Grand Slam in order to go down in the history books. The newly crowned RBS Six Nations champions will this weekend face France in Paris in what is to be the final round of this year’s […]
Saturday’s clash between England and Wales is gearing up to be a fantastic encounter as both sides battle it out for the title of 2016 RBS Six Nations champions. In what many are expecting to be a hotly contested encounter both head coaches have named an unchanged side with a lot at stake ahead of […]
Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi has been allowed to play for his club this weekend as England head coach Eddie Jones released 11 players from the national squad. The Samoan-born star had only returned to the England setup on Tuesday following a 15-month absence due to injury but has now been given permission to face […]
England full-back Mike Brown has not been cited for kicking Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray in the head the left the Munsterman requiring stitches above his eye. RBS Six Nations organisers today announced that Brown was not going to be cited for the incident that happened during the final 10 minutes at Twickenham on Saturday after […]
This year’s RBS Six Nations has now passed the halfway mark and Ireland’s title defence has finally fallen to the wayside following a 21-10 defeat to England at Twickenham that has put Eddie Jones’ side top of the table with Wales following closely behind as both sides boast an undefeated record. But the praise must […]
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has elected to recall Cardiff Blues winger Alex Cuthbert for Friday night’s RBS Six Nations game against France at the expense of club teammate Tom James. And another boost has come in the form of Jonathan Davies, who has been passed fit to play after managing to recover from a […]