Rugby Union

The Algarve: Sun, sea, sand and, if you are the England rugby squad, a chance to discuss salary caps.  Eddie Jones – a man not known for sugar-coating his words – made clear that England’s pre-Six Nations training camp in Portugal offered not just preparation time but also an opportunity to clear the air in the …

Over the past decade there has often been a sense of the unknown with France entering the Six Nations, but what should we make of the 2020 vintage? Les Bleus were desperately unlucky to lose their Rugby World Cup quarter-final to Wales 20-19, that heartbreaking defeat in Japan bringing an …

Canterbury Bulldogs captain Josh Jackson has re-signed with the NRL club for a further three years. Jackson, 28, has played 181 games for the Bulldogs since making his NRL debut for Canterbury in 2012. The former Australia and New South Wales representative extended his stay with the Bulldogs on Sunday. …

Guilhem Guirado will miss the Six Nations after the France captain was ruled out for five months with a ruptured bicep. Guirado suffered the injury just before the hour-mark on his Montpellier debut in a 19-19 Top 14 draw against his former club Toulon at Stade Mayol on Saturday. Montpellier revealed …

The Springboks’ victory was built on a colossal display by their powerhouse pack that allowed fly-half Handre Pollard to kick six penalties before Makazole Mapimpi’s 66th-minute try — the first the Springboks had scored in a World Cup final — and another from fit-again fellow flyer Cheslin Kolbe put the …

Ben Smith marked his swansong with a double as New Zealand ended the Steve Hansen era by hammering Wales 40-17 in an entertaining Rugby World Cup third-place play-off. The All Blacks had been licking their wounds since England shattered their bid to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for an unprecedented third …

Eddie Jones says England cannot give South Africa the opportunity to play their own game if his side are to triumph in the Rugby World Cup final. England put in a dominant performance against two-time defending champions New Zealand in the semi-finals, claiming a 19-7 win in Yokohama and progressing to their …

England were stunning winners against New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup semi-finals, destroying the title ambitions of the mighty defending champions. A 19-7 triumph last Saturday sets up Eddie Jones’ side for a shot at South Africa in the final, and already England are being tagged as firm favourites. But …

Rassie Erasmus believes the hard lessons of defeat South Africa learned against Wales were central to their gruelling Rugby World Cup semi-final triumph. Handre Pollard’s perfect goalkicking performance inspired the Springboks to a tense 19-16 victory on Saturday, ending a run of four consecutive losses to Warren Gatland’s men. Far …

South Africa battled into the final of the Rugby World Cup as Handre Pollard’s pinpoint kicking earned a 19-16 victory over Wales in a semi-final of attrition in Yokohama. With England coach Eddie Jones watching on from the stands following his side’s dominant display against New Zealand, Pollard starred to take …