Alan Pearey

Chile score their first Rugby World Cup try

It was a try to warm the cockles. Just five minutes into their tournament debut and we saw Chile score their first Rugby World Cup try. It was a little…

Hugo Keenan scores for Ireland

The green army marched on Stade de Bordeaux and saw Ireland crush Romania with a 12-try record rout. Their Rugby World Cup campaign is up and running. Victory was always…

France flex their muscles against Australia

So, France flex their muscles against Australia and the phoney war is over. The Summer Nations Series concluded with a sumptuous send-off for the World Cup hosts and favourites as…

Caelan Doris scores for Ireland

Business as usual. Ireland, the world’s No 1 ranked team, won the first of their World Cup warm-up matches 33-17 against Italy, scoring five tries to two at the Aviva…