It was a very frustrating start to the England World Cup training camp for me. I was delighted to be named in the 45-man squad but knew I would start…
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England 23, Wales 19 – The English Verdict
It was a win, but it certainly wasn’t pretty – however, England boss Martin Johnson was happy enough with his team’s first World Cup warm-up match. “It was what we…
England 23, Wales 19 – The Welsh Verdict
Disappointed though they were to have lost to England at Twickenham, the Welsh management were still pleased with some aspects of the day’s work. The biggest plus from their point…
England 23 Wales 19 – the video highlights
Wales outscored England three tries to two but the boot of man of the match Jonny Wilkinson separated the sides as they both continued their preparations for next month’s Rugby…
Scotland 10 Ireland 6 – video of the try
A great piece of finishing by Joe Ansbro won the game for Scotland against Ireland. Here is a video link to the try…
England 23 Wales 19 – Winners and Losers
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor ENGLAND GOT off to a winning start in the World Cup warm-up games at Twickenham, tries from James Haskell and Manu Tuilagi coupled…
The funny side of Matt Stevens
England’s café-owning prop enjoys a coffee break with Bea Asprey… RUGBY WORLD: How’s life back in the England squad? Matt Stevens: Brilliant! Competitive, which is good. The training’s been hard…
Australia v New Zealand – statistical preview
The Tri-Nations kicks into second gear this weekend with Australia taking on New Zealand after South Africa were effectively eliminated from the competition last weekend. Here’s the low down… New…
Cullen to captain Ireland against Scotland
Venue: Murrayfield, Date: Saturday 6 August, Kick-off: 1415 BST Coverage: Live on BBC2, BBC Radio Scotland, Radio Ulster and BBC Sport website LEO CULLEN will captain Ireland in their first World…
Stephen Jones to become Wales’ most-capped player
Venue: Twickenham, date: Saturday, 6 August, Kick-off: 1430 BST Coverage:Live commentary on BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC 5 live sports extra; Watch live on Sky Sports 1; Highlights…