It’s a massive surprise, Steve Borthwick dropping Henry Slade from the England Rugby World Cup squad. Henry’s been a huge stalwart of English rugby and someone who’s been massively admired…
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Two-try Doris stars as Ireland beat Italy 33-17
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…
Five things Steve Borthwick learned from sloppy England defeat to Wales
You hope for Steve Borthwick’s sake that he had pretty much decided upon his final 33-man England Rugby World Cup squad before Saturday’s sloppy 20-9 defeat to Wales, because he…
Wales flyer Rees-Zammit controversially denied wonder try by TMO
Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit was controversially denied what would have been a phenomenal try against England after the TMO ruled that he had knocked on the ball. After a tepid…
Wales slice England open in devastating second half to secure victory
Wales came roaring out of the blocks at the start of the second half to slice England open with two devastating tries on their way to a 20-9 victory to…
Watch Marcus Smith get told off by referee Nic Berry against Wales
Marcus Smith got told off by referee Nic Berry after dashing over to speak to his Harlequins and England half-back colleague Danny Care as the scrum was packing down against…
TMO Bunker upgrades Zander Fagerson yellow card to a red
We had seen the yellow card review system being used in the World Rugby U20 Championships, and then it was announced for the Rugby World Cup warm-ups that the TMO…
Phenomenal France try stuns Scotland
It’s certainly not the first time that a France try stuns Scotland – and the Scottish crowd. But in their first Rugby World Cup warm-up match, les Bleus and their…
Watch amazing try-saver from Ardie Savea
Australia led 17-3 at half-time in the second and final Bledisloe Cup match of the year, but in the end New Zealand snatched victory with a late penalty from Richie…
Watch Ireland v Italy live stream: how to watch the World Cup warm-up match
Fans across the world will be tuning in to watch Ireland v Italy. A live stream is the best way to see one of the tournament favourites in action in…