England captain Owen Farrell doesn’t get the appreciation he deserves, according to his former coach Eddie Jones. The Australian says his old fly-half’s record speaks for itself after another successful Rugby World Cup individually. No player scored more points than Farrell during the recent tournament in France. He kicked 75 points for England on their […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In the rooms after winning the 2021 premiership in Perth, the Demons’ leaders made no secret of the fact they wanted to create a dynasty. “This is a starting point, it’s not an end point for us,” CEO […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Port Adelaide captain and three-time premiership player Erin Phillips will hang up the boots at the end of the season. The two-time league best and fairest winner will play her final game this Saturday when the Power take […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin has revealed he has yet to speak with Joel Smith since the Melbourne forward tested positive to a banned drug. Smith was provisionally suspended after he returned a positive test for cocaine on match […]

By Dan Walsh Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. November 1 – surely the most-commonly cited date in the rugby league calendar – is all but upon us again, with a few tweaks and twists to the best playing talent going up for grabs. […]

Lawes reviews England’s Rugby World Cup semi-final loss to South Africa A mammoth Rugby World Cup final awaits us between reigning champions South Africa and previous dominant force New Zealand tonight at the Stade de France in Paris. The two giants go head-to-head in the showpiece event with very little separating them following the brutal […]

Borthwick backs Curry after racial slur controversy calling it a 'World Rugby matter' Ireland icon Ronan O’Gara has claimed that Johnny Sexton should have been substituted off in his final game before retirement, during the 28-24 Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to New Zealand. The 38-year-old played the entire 80 minutes as he called it […]

Rugby World Cup to be expanded to 24 teams in 2027 It is such a shame England aren’t there but this Rugby World Cup final – a re-enactment of the sport’s greatest rivalry – could be one for the ages. The All Blacks can play rugby of the gods and they have done so at […]

Borthwick backs Curry after racial slur controversy calling it a 'World Rugby matter' Joe Marler has hit back at former England fly-half Andy Goode, telling the pundit to “eat s***” and labelling him a “w*** bucket” in a social media spat. Goode lambasted Marler for snubbing World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont while picking up his […]

Sam Cane has been shown the first-ever red card in Rugby World Cup final history for a nasty tackle on Jesse Kriel that left Sam Warburton grimacing. New Zealand’s skipper had his yellow card upgraded to a red for a ‘high degree of danger’ in the tackle. Cane was sent to the bin on the […]