9:41 AM GMT England coach Eddie Jones has told young fly-half Marcus Smith to be wary of the “flood of distractions” that could come his way as the “next big thing” and referred to the attention U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has received since winning her first Grand Slam. Jones said Raducanu “hasn’t done so
Rugby
12:56 AM GMT The Wallabies were left to lament a lack of execution and poor discipline as their five-match winning streak was brought to a halt by Scotland, a result coach Dave Rennie says his side will simply have to “cop on the chin”. Australia had their chances at Murrayfield, and saw a first-half try
Nov 7, 2021 Scotland’s replacement hooker Ewan Ashman scored a try on his debut as they won the forward contest to defeat Australia 15-13 in a feisty autumn international clash at Murrayfield on Sunday. Loose-forward Hamish Watson also crossed for a try, and fly-half Finn Russell slotted one penalty and a conversion as the Scots
Nov 7, 2021 England hooker Amy Cokayne scored a hat trick of tries as the Red Roses powered past world champions New Zealand 56-15 at Franklin’s Gardens on Sunday for their second victory by a record winning margin over the Black Ferns in as many weeks. In the second of back-to-back clashes between the two
3:06 PM GMT England captain Owen Farrell will immediately rejoin the squad at Pennyhill Park after returning a negative COVID-19 test, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said in a statement on Sunday. Farrell tested positive for COVID-19 on the eve of their autumn internationals test against Tonga at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday and was forced
6:15 PM BST England’s latest “new era” got off to a spectacular start on Saturday as they ran in 11 tries to crush an outclassed Tonga 69-3 in their first game in front of a Twickenham full house since March 2020. Jamie George, Jonny May and Ben Youngs each scored twice while Adam Radwan, Maro
10:53 PM BST Second-half tries by debutant lock Thibaud Flament and hooker Peato Mauvaka and superb goal-kicking by Melvyn Jaminet helped France to a 29-20 victory over a battling Argentina in a typically intense clash in the Stade de France on Saturday. Flament was playing fly-half in the fifth team of England’s Loughborough University five
8:17 PM BST South Africa mauled their way over for a late try to snatch a narrow 23-18 victory against Wales at a rain soaked Principality Stadium on Saturday and begin their autumn international tour on a winning note. Malcolm Marx scored the only try of the match with seven minutes remaining as the World
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
10:22 AM BST England captain Owen Farrell is a doubt for their match against Tonga on Saturday after returning a positive COVID-19 test. The Rugby Football Union said in a statement on Friday that Farrell would miss the Captain’s Run training session ahead of the game due to the result. The news comes after an