Brown played on the wing in all three Tests against South Africa in June after being on the bench for England’s final two Six Nations matches England v South Africa Venue: Twickenham Date: Saturday 3 November Time: 15:00 GMT Coverage: Live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live, the BBC Sport website and app; watch highlights […]
Only Tom Varndell and Mark Cueto have scored more Premiership tries than Christian Wade Christian Wade says England’s obsession with size contributed to him making just one international appearance during his rugby union career. One of the Premiership’s greatest wingers, Wade has retired at 27 to pursue a career in American football. The ex-Wasps player’s […]
Wade spent seven years with Wasps Former England wing Christian Wade says he has a “mountain to climb” as he embarks on a career in NFL. The 27-year-old is third in the all-time Premiership try-scorers list with 82, but won only one England cap, on a tour of Argentina in 2013. This week Wasps released […]
Lawes made his England debut in 2009 England forward Courtney Lawes is a doubt for the autumn international with South Africa on 3 November because of a recurring back problem. The 29-year-old Northampton Saints player suffered a back spasm on 6 October after sleeping in a hotel bed that was ill-suited to his 6’7″ frame. […]
Stuart McCloskey slides over for Ulster’s bonus-point try Guinness Pro14 Ulster (24) 36 Tries: Speight, Shanahan, Lowry, McCloskey 2 Cons: McPhillips 4 Pen: McPhillips Dragons (13) 18 Tries: Taylor, Sage Con: Tovey Pens: Tovey 2 Ulster recorded their 200th win in Pro14 history with a bonus-point 36-18 defeat of Dragons at Kingspan Stadium. Stuart McCloskey […]
England open their World Cup campaign against Tonga on 22 September England will hold warm weather training camps in Italy next summer as a “dress rehearsal” for the conditions expected at the World Cup in Japan. Eddie Jones’ squad will spend two, eight to 10-day spells in Treviso, in north east Italy, in July and […]
Danny Cipriani was sent off for the tackle on Munster centre Rory Scannell Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani has been suspended for three weeks after he was sent off for a high tackle in the Champions Cup defeat by Munster. Cipriani’s shoulder made contact with Rory Scannell’s head in the first half on Saturday, resulting in […]
England and Saracens number eight Billy Vunipola has suffered a series of injuries in 2018, including breaking his arm three times The next three English domestic rugby union seasons will be extended and also include in-season breaks, with players limited to a maximum of 35 matches per campaign. The measures, beginning in 2019-20, are designed […]
Thomas Waldrom scored 41 tries in four seasons at Exeter – many from close range Former England back-row Thomas Waldrom has retired from rugby aged 35. Known as ‘The Tank’, Waldrom was the Premiership’s leading try-scorer in 2015 and 2016 and helped Exeter reach the last three Premiership finals. The New Zealand-born forward won five […]
Callum Chick’s try was awarded with eight minutes and 45 seconds of injury time on the clock Heineken Champions Cup Newcastle (16) 23 Tries: Graham, Chick Cons: Hodgson (2) Pen: Hodgson (3) Montpellier (6) 20 Try: Willemse Pens: Pienaar (5) Callum Chick’s try in the eighth minute of injury time secured a dramatic 23-20 victory […]