Rugby

Feb 28, 2025, 08:56 AM Open Extended Reactions England skills coach Kevin Sinfield has confirmed that the team will persist with playing Marcus Smith at fullback. Smith has been deployed at fullback rather than his preferred position of fly-half in England’s last two Six Nations games. The 26-year-old has made just five starts at No.

Feb 27, 2025, 05:38 PM Open Extended Reactions Ireland centre Garry Ringrose was given a three-match ban by an independent disciplinary committee on Thursday for a dangerous tackle during his team’s 27-18 win over Wales. Ringrose was initially shown a yellow card for the infringement before it was upgraded to a 20-minute red when video

Feb 27, 2025, 04:06 PM Open Extended Reactions England lock George Martin will miss the remainder of the Six Nations with knee and shoulder injuries, skills coach Kevin Sinfield has said. “Unfortunately he won’t play any further part in the Six Nations for us. He’s actually got two [injuries] — the knee, which has been

Feb 27, 2025, 11:03 AM Open Extended Reactions Double Rugby World Cup-winning Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones will reunite with head coach Rassie Erasmus in the Boks’ management team from March 1, following a short stint with England. Erasmus unveiled his management team on Thursday, with the three new additions to the coaching and management

Feb 27, 2025, 11:06 AM Open Extended Reactions (L-R) Conor Murray, Cian Healy, Peter O’Mahony will join Johnny Sexton in retirement this year. David Rogers/Getty Images Ireland veterans Peter O’Mahony, Cian Healy and Conor Murray have confirmed they will all retire from international rugby after this year’s Six Nations. While O’Mahony and Healy — Ireland’s most

Feb 27, 2025, 10:09 AM Open Extended Reactions A row has erupted between England and Exeter over winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso’s shoulder surgery and the availability of Rugby Football Union doctors. Exeter head coach Rob Baxter suggested that Feyi-Waboso’s procedure was delayed due to the lack of RFU doctors over the Christmas period, a claim that

Feb 26, 2025, 12:30 PM Open Extended Reactions The third week of the 2025 Six Nations saw Wales put out a much better performance despite losing to Ireland, while England earned their first win over Scotland in four years. So which players went a step towards cementing their place in the British & Irish Lions

Tom HamiltonFeb 25, 2025, 12:39 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Wales have received a boost ahead of their final Six Nations matches after Dewi Lake was added to

Tom HamiltonFeb 24, 2025, 12:00 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions The 2025 Six Nations continued in round three as Ireland beat a spirited Wales side in Cardiff, England

Feb 22, 2025, 08:59 PM Open Extended Reactions France star Antoine Dupont has praised his team’s reaction to their dramatic defeat to England a fortnight ago after they thrashed Italy at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday and urged the need for focus ahead of their clash with Ireland on March 8. After a record-breaking afternoon