O’Connell: Keep calm and beat England
Ireland must “stay calm” against England at Twickenham if they are to maintain their 2022 Six Nations title hopes, says forwards coach Paul O’Connell.
Ireland must “stay calm” against England at Twickenham if they are to maintain their 2022 Six Nations title hopes, says forwards coach Paul O’Connell.
Rassie Erasmus is the odds-on favourite among five contenders to succeed Eddie Jones as England head coach, according to the bookmakers.
The RFU has confirmed its interest in hosting Rugby Championship Tests at Twickenham following the implementation of lockdown restrictions in New Zealand and Australia.
Two members of Eddie Jones’ backroom staff have stepped down from their coaching roles with England.
Eddie Jones has come under fire after All Blacks star Beauden Barrett revealed the extent of the England coach’s role at Japanese club Suntory Sungoliath.
Clive Woodward has labelled the Rugby Football Union’s debrief of England’s poor Six Nations campaign as a ‘nonsensical whitewash of excuse-making, box-ticking and corporate twaddle’.
Rassie Erasmus is reportedly a top target to replace Eddie Jones if the embattled England coach is relieved of his duties.
South African-born lock David Ribbans has been included in England’s 36-man squad for the revised 2020 Test season.
Premiership Rugby has announced that the 2019-20 season will now be suspended indefinitely due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Newcastle Falcons are set to win promotion back into the English Premiership after the RFU unveiled its plan for final league positions in the Championship.