England centurion announces retirement
Scrumhalf Danny Care said playing for England “meant an awful lot” to him after announcing his retirement from Test rugby.
Scrumhalf Danny Care said playing for England “meant an awful lot” to him after announcing his retirement from Test rugby.
Jake White questions whether the standard of Tier 1 nations have regressed, or if emerging nations have progressed with the support of World Rugby to be more competitive.
Georgia have challenged Wales to a Test in Tbilisi later this year, just days after Warren Gatland’s charges finished bottom of the Six Nations.
Captain Tomas Appleton says a new-look Portugal is relishing a “massive” first-ever Test against the Springboks in Bloemfontein in July.
Fabien Galthie has singled out Springbok forward Kwagga Smith’s role in France’s 2023 Rugby World Cup quarter-final loss while questioning the officiating of Ben O’Keeffe.
New Zealand coach Scott Robertson has reportedly approached retired Test centurion Sam Whitelock about playing for the All Blacks again this season.
Owen Farrell has left open the possibility of returning to international rugby, be it with England or the 2025 British & Irish Lions, after calling a halt to his Test career.
Former Test referee Nigel Owens says World Rugby’s plan to introduce a 20-minute red card is a “kneejerk reaction” and doesn’t solve the issue of what constitutes a sending off.
Centre Manu Tuilagi will leave Sale at the end of the season to join Bayonne on a two-year deal, the clubs announced on Tuesday, ruling him out for England duty.
World Rugby appears set to make a radical change to the set-piece laws that favours teams with a weaker scrum, affecting a core part of the Springboks’ World Cup double triumph.