Rugby

International rugby matches can be decided by fine margins and at the highest level, a team’s mistakes are often punished by the opposition.These are two lessons Wales’ young players learned in abundance in Melbourne on Saturday as Warren...

It was a valiant effort by the English but they couldn't edge the All Blacks.

England are at the end of a gruelling season which began more than a year ago, when the majority of the current squad were starting their preparations for the World Cup last autumn. The players will summon up one...

Wales have got to work out what they want to be

Steve Borthwick knows England are up against it this week and they cannot afford to be passive before the second Test against New Zealand, so he was on the front foot again – boldly setting the agenda.The national...

Everything the Wales coach said after naming his side for the second Test in Melbourne

Should England’s players or staff ever require inspiration about spirit in adversity, they will find it in conversation with their new Kiwi coach, Andrew Strawbridge, who nearly died ‘several times’ in 2015.The 60-year-old recruit to Steve Borthwick’s Red...

Warren Gatland needs to make some big changes if Wales are to beat Australia

Before he arrives to discuss his homecoming, Chandler Cunningham-South wanders past wearing sandals, along a corridor in England's hotel here, casually bouncing a tennis ball off the floor.Let's just say that the rookie Harlequins flanker doesn't convey the...

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