England rugby’s young stars delight coach Jones
Eddie Jones hailed the emergence of England’s new crop of rising stars for creating an “enormous competitive strain” on selection as his squad builds towards the 2023 World Cup in France.
Kolisi: We never make excuses
Hear what Springbok captain Siya Kolisi had to say following Saturday’s disappointing defeat by England at Twickenham.
Double injury blow for England
England will be without two key veterans when they host the Springboks on Saturday in a rematch of the 2019 Rugby World Cup final.
Eddie: Tuilagi primed to test ‘inferior’ Wallabies
Coach Eddie Jones had no qualms about selecting Manu Tuilagi on the wing for Saturday’s Cook Cup clash at Twickenham as England look to exploit Australia’s “inferiority complex” against England.
Tuilagi on the wing, Smith starts for England
Manu Tuilagi has been selected to start on the wing, while Marcus Smith was named at flyhalf for England’s highly-anticipated Test against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.
Farrell in doubt after positive test
England captain Owen Farrell has tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the match against Tonga at Twickenham, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday.
Smith injury keeps Farrell at flyhalf
Circumstances have conspired to see captain Owen Farrell retain the No 10 jersey when he leads England out against Tonga at Twickenham on Saturday.
‘Brutal’ Eddie makes big call at 10
In a bid to get England back to their competitive best, coach Eddie Jones has handed over the playmaking duties to Marcus Smith.
Personal rivalries in rugby: ‘He chats so much s**t’
Take a look at a few of rugby’s long-standing and budding rivalries between individual players at franchise and international level.
Smith set to start at flyhalf as England drop Ford for November Tests
Marcus Smith is in line to feature at flyhalf for England in a rejigged backline during next month’s Tests at Twickenham after he was included in a 34-man squad announced Monday.
