Rugby

Feb 20, 2025, 04:08 PM Open Extended Reactions Wales interim coach Matt Sherratt wasted no time in overhauling the beleaguered team as he made nine changes to the side to take on Ireland in the Six Nations in Cardiff on Saturday. Six Nations 2025 P W B +/- Pts 1 – Ireland 2 2 2

Feb 20, 2025, 09:40 AM Open Extended Reactions Dan Sheehan will captain unbeaten Ireland in Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff after both Caelan Doris and Rónan Kelleher were ruled out through injury, the Irish Rugby Union said on Thursday. It will be Sheehan’s first start for Ireland since suffering a serious knee

Tom HamiltonFeb 20, 2025, 10:13 AM 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 England star Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will miss the rest of the Six Nations and is a doubt for the

Tom HamiltonFeb 20, 2025, 10:13 AM 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 England star Immaneul Feyi-Waboso will miss the rest of the Six Nations and is a doubt for the

Open Extended Reactions Just days after he produced a standout debut for the Crusaders to open Super Rugby Pacific 2025, former Wallabies play-maker James O’Connor has made a frank admission about his time playing fly-half in the gold jersey early in his career. Speaking to the The Good, The Bad, & The Rugby: Australia and

Feb 19, 2025, 04:36 PM Open Extended Reactions Former Wales head coach Warren Gatland has said growing criticism around his side’s performances spurred his decision to leave earlier this month. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph published on Wednesday, Gatland said he had decided before their Six Nations game against Italy that a defeat

Feb 18, 2025, 06:23 PM Open Extended Reactions England will play Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina in their November 2025 International Series at Twickenham, the RFU said on Tuesday. England had a wretched series last year, losing to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, with their only success coming against Japan. Editor’s Picks 2

Tom HamiltonFeb 18, 2025, 04:14 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 New Zealand will face Ireland in Chicago in November, a rematch of their historic 2016 clash where Ireland

Tom HamiltonFeb 18, 2025, 03:15 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 England have made one change for their Six Nations clash with Scotland on Saturday at Twickenham with Ollie

Feb 18, 2025, 05:45 PM Open Extended Reactions Another week of the Six Nations brings Wales another chance to break a now-infamous 14-game losing streak, although leaders Ireland will promise as stern a test as any in the Championship. Wales will sport their new-look coaching staff for the first time, with Warren Gatland departing after