Another narrow victory against 14-man opponents has led to Wales moving up one place in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings for the second consecutive week.
Up to seventh
Wales started Six Nations 2021...
Ireland’s Six Nations title aspirations were prematurely ended as France underlined their status as tournament favourites by grinding out a 15-13 win in Dublin.
The Irish suffered successive losses...
With the first round of Six Nations 2021 complete, former England skipper Martin Corry returns to Expert Witness to examine England’s sub-par performance against Scotland and to look forward to the...
Eddie Jones has no intention of dropping Owen Farrell on the strength of Saturday’s defeat by Scotland but insists England’s captain is not immune from demotion.
Farrell’s below-par...
Scotland celebrated the 150th anniversary of the oldest rivalry in rugby by stunning England 11-6 to claim their first victory at Twickenham since 1983.
The 38-year wait for success at the home of the...
Australia has emerged as a surprise contender to host the British and Irish Lions series against South Africa later this year.
The tour is under threat due to the coronavirus pandemic, with rugby...
Ashantha de Mel has resigned as Sri Lanka's chief selector following the 2-0 loss to England in the home Test series that concluded on Monday. Sri Lanka had also recently lost 2-0 in South Africa....
Sri Lanka secured themselves a useful 37-run lead on first innings early on the fourth day of the second Test at Galle.
Jack Leach was the last man out for England, lbw to Dilruwan Perera for 1 on the...
All up hosts make three changes in bid to save series
Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal won the toss and chose to bat in the second Test in Galle. Chandimal said he expected the pitch for the second...
Sri Lanka release five players from bio-bubble, including quicks Lahiru Kumara and Nuwan Pradeep
Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis will not play for Sri Lanka in the second Test against...
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus insists that he is willing to do “anything it takes” to play the British and Irish Lions in 2021.
The Lions are due to fly to South Africa later...
Few alarms for England's batsmen in final push after fourth-evening jitters
England have won the first Test in Galle by seven wickets.
In the end, it was straightforward enough. Resuming on the final...
Harlequins wing Chris Ashton has criticised Premiership Rugby’s decision to take a two-week break after the European matches were postponed.
Following the suspension of the Champions Cup and Challenge...
Ollie Hoskins scored in the 79th minute on his 100th appearance as London Irish came from 12 points behind to draw 27-27 with Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop.
Hoskins crossed for a try that gave Paddy...
O’Connell was capped 108 times by Ireland and skippered the team to Six Nations success in 2014. His distinguished playing career also included seven Test match appearances for the British &...
As coronavirus continues to wreak havoc across the globe, the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour is clouded by uncertainty and hangs in the balance.
And South African rugby legend Joel Stransky...
The coin has flipped. South Africa have won their first Test series under Mark Boucher, their first in three against Sri Lanka and their first since January 2019.
While there are caveats that come with...
South Africa still control the second Test, but after an abject first day, Sri Lanka resisted on day two, raising mild hope. First, the seamers lay siege, rolling through South Africa either side of lunch,...
Anrich Nortje gutted Sri Lanka's middle order after Wiaan Mulder set a top-order collapse in motion, as South Africa skittled the visitors for 157 and moved into a commanding position at...
South Africa's quicks tore through a beleaguered Sri Lanka batting line-up in the first half of day four, to secure an innings victory in a match they have utterly dominated over the past two days. Wiaan...