2:44 PM BST Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones called on World Rugby, the sport’s governing body, to review an incident during his side’s 33-30 Six Nations defeat to England on Saturday when opposition prop Joe Marler appeared to grab him around the groin area. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke
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9:08 PM GMT England coach Eddie Jones broke his own rule about never criticising match officials when he described the late red card for Manu Tuilagi as “absolute rubbish” and claimed England ended up playing against 16 men in their 33-30 Six Nations win over Wales on Saturday. 1 Related England looked to be cruising
8:54 PM GMT Connor O’Halloran TWICKENHAM, London — Through all the talk of coronavirus, through the postponements and cancellations, the rumours of closed doors games and the doubts and delay and uncertainty, there was palpable relief at Twickenham to finally see men getting far closer to each other than the “no handshakes” rule would allow.
1:03 PM ET England completed a hat-trick of victories over the Home Nations in this year’s Six Nations after a hard-earned win over Wales at Twickenham. 2 Related However, what the result means for the coronavirus-hit Six Nations championship remains to be seen. England were on top from the moment Watson scored after four minutes
10:02 PM GMT The women’s Six Nations game between Scotland and France on Saturday in Glasgow has been postponed after a home player tested positive for coronavirus, Scottish rugby said on Friday. “This decision has been taken together with Scottish Rugby, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) and Six Nations,” Scottish Rugby said in a statement.
1:13 PM GMT Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes ahead of his side’s Six Nations clash against France at Murrayfield on Sunday. All three alterations came in the forward line with hooker Fraser Brown replacing Stuart McInally to make his 50th international cap, while Grant Gilchrist and Nick Haining have been selected
12:24 PM GMT James Harrington Three rounds down, two to go, and the biggest concern for Six Nations’ officials is, understandably, off the pitch. The coronavirus outbreak has prompted the Irish government to postpone Ireland vs Italy in Dublin this weekend, while England’s trip to Rome on March 14 has also been called off. No
Mar 5, 2020 Alexander Diegel When Dante Lopresti was winning national championships at the Washington D.C. rugby powerhouse Gonzaga College High School, he could not have imagined that in a few short years time, he would be scrummaging shoulder to shoulder with Rugby World Cup Champion Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira. 2 Related “I remember watching
12:27 PM GMT Wales have made four changes to the starting lineup for the Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham on Saturday. Liam Williams and Josh Navidi return from injury and are set to make their first appearances for the national team since the World Cup in Japan. Williams replaces the injured Josh Adams
11:08 AM GMT England head coach Eddie Jones has recalled Anthony Watson and Mark Wilson into the starting lineup for the Six Nations clash against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Both men will make their first appearances for England since the World Cup final against South Africa. Jones has only made two changes from the