John Dawes was inducted to the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2016 Legendary former Wales and British and Irish Lions captain and coach John Dawes has died at the age of 80. Dawes won the first of his 22 Wales caps in 1964 and was captain six times, leading them to the Grand Slam […]
Under the trial laws, Ospreys could have replaced George North after he was sent off for a dangerous challenge against Dragons in August 2020 Teams in the inaugural Rainbow Cup will be able to replace players who are sent off under trial laws being brought in for the tournament. Captains will be allowed one challenge […]
Ireland returned from a six month absence in style with a 45-0 win over Wales last weekend Venue: Donnybrook, Dublin Date: Saturday, 17 April Kick-off: 14:15 BST Coverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport NI website Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations fixture between Ireland and France in Dublin is set to go ahead […]
‘Some quality players will miss out on Lions squad’ – Gatland Some England players may miss out on the British and Irish Lions tour because of poor Six Nations form while there will be more Scots picked than in 2017, says head coach Warren Gatland. Gatland said the five coaches had put forward over 50 […]
In her third BBC Sport column of the 2021 Women’s Six Nations, England prop Shaunagh Brown explains why she is not worried about their final and how she will be spending her time off. We were not happy with our start against Italy on Saturday, but I am not worried about how we will play […]
Ireland are scheduled to face France at Donnybrook on Saturday The IRFU is seeking clarification from the Irish government about Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations game in Dublin, with France about to be added to Ireland’s mandatory hotel quarantine list. The rule comes into effect for French visitors to Ireland on Thursday but it’s not yet […]
Women’s Six Nations: Watch Dow’s try as England thrash Italy Italy: (3) 3 Pen: Sillari England: (17) 67 Tries: Scarratt, Fleetwood, Dow 2, Millar-Mills, Rowland, B Cleall, MacDonald, Davies; Pens: Rowland, Scarratt; Cons: Scarratt 8 Coverage: Rewatch the match in full on BBC iPlayer England secured their place in the Women’s Six Nations final as […]
Owen Farrell was an ever-present for England in this year’s Six Nations, with four of his five starts coming at centre England captain Owen Farrell’s return to action for Saracens has been delayed after he sustained a minor strain. The 29-year-old, who was named Sarries skipper this week after the retirement of Brad Barritt, was […]
Sarah Hunter (left) helped England to Six Nations Grand Slams in 2019 and 2020 Venue: Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma Date: Saturday 10 April Kick-off: 14:00 BST Coverage: Watch live on BBC iPlayer; follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. When Sarah Hunter first injured a nerve in her neck in October […]
Kruis has won 45 England caps and one for the British and Irish Lions Around the start of 2019, George Kruis asked England coach Eddie Jones for a private word. At a time when most players were wondering whether they would go to Japan for that year’s Rugby World Cup, Kruis wanted to talk about […]