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Earlier this year Israel Folau, who was sacked by Australia Rugby for writing homophobic posts on social media, was signed by Rugby League side Catalan Dragons. The signing caused plenty of outrage, with openly gay rugby star Gareth Thomas one of many people to criticise the decision of the Super League side. Folau’s move to the Perpignan-based club isn’t the […]
England’s men will go to battle this weekend as they face South Africa in the 2019 Rugby World Cup final. The eyes of the nation will be on Japan as Eddie Jones looks to lead his players to Rugby World Cup glory for the first time since 2003. Ahead of the big game, we’ve taken a […]
This weekend, England will face South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final. England overcame the All Blacks to book their place in the showpiece final, whilst South Africa won a nail-biting game against Wales. This final won’t be the first time that English and South African stars have faced off in high-level competition and […]
This weekend, England and New Zealand will face off at the Rugby World Cup, with a place in the final at stake. The two sides have been in impressive form throughout the tournament, and both secured convincing quarter-final wins to earn a place in this weekend’s semi-final. This won’t be the first time that athletes from […]
With the Pool Stage of the Rugby World Cup now in the past, 12 teams are heading home whilst eight will stay in Japan, dreaming of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in early November. The Pool Stage saw some incredible rugby be played and some of the world’s best players putting on a show. We’ve taken […]
England’s final World Cup group match against France is at risk of being cancelled with Typhoon Hagibis due to hit Japan. Scotland v Japan in Yokohoma and the F1 race on Sunday also face being affected by the weather conditions. Given these bizarre circumstances, we thought this would be an ideal time to look back […]
Over 160,000 fans voted on a poll run by the BBC as they asked which 15 players would make an all-time Rugby World Cup XV. Some huge names were ommitted from the side, such was the competition for places as only 15 could make the cut. Here are the players voted for by rugby fans […]
Hosts Japan pulled off one of the biggest shocks in rugby history as they came from 12-0 down to defeat Ireland 19-12 at the Rugby World Cup. Gary Ringrose and Rob Kearney scored early first-half tries for Ireland, who looked set to stroll to another win. However, the number two ranked side in the world […]
England made it two wins from two games in the 2019 Rugby World Cup as they defeated the USA 45-5 in Kobe. England scored an early try, thanks to George Ford and they dominated throughout, scoring a further six, with the US try coming very, very late on. Eddie Jones’ men took some criticism for […]
The England rugby squad are in Japan for the World Cup and under the guidance of Eddie Jones. They are preparing for a gruelling few weeks that they hope will end with them lifting the famous Webb Ellis Cup in Yokohama in early November. However, there are plenty of challenges, and plenty of challengers, standing in […]
New Zealand will try to make history later this year as they attempt to win the Rugby World Cup for the third successive time. The Kiwis narrowly beat France in the 2011 final, before holding off a stirring comeback by Australia to retain the trophy four years later. They have lost just two of their […]
England’s first Test of their tour saw them face off against South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg and it was an absolute thriller, but one in which they blew a huge lead to end up as the losers. England started the game on fire and were 24-3 up inside 20 minutes, thanks to tries from Mike […]