Wallabies face unwanted record

Australia face France knowing another defeat would seal their first winless end-of-year tour in almost 70 years. Saturday’s bruising 46-19 defeat to Ireland in Dublin made it three losses on the bounce following earlier setbacks against England at Twickenham and Italy...

England continue rankings rise

England have leapfrogged Ireland in the World Rugby rankings after beating the All Blacks at Twickenham. Maro Itoje’s men triumphed 33-19 to move up to third, with Ireland dropping to fourth despite hammering the Wallabies 46-19 in Dublin. AFRICA PICKS: Autumn Nations...

‘We are absolutely ruining the game of rugby’

Coach Eddie Jones slammed rugby’s “farcical sin-bin situation” after Japan’s 24-23 loss to Wales in Cardiff. The Brave Blossoms had three players yellow-carded during the match, while Wales received a 20-minute red card. “It is almost farcical now, the sin-bin...
Incredible Los Pumas’ comeback stuns Scots

Incredible Los Pumas’ comeback stuns Scots

Argentina stormed back from 21-0 behind after 55 minutes to beat Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday. Scotland led 14-0 at half-time and that became 21-0 early in the second half when hooker Ewan Ashman scored the second of his two tries. But Argentina responded with...

Gaza: Boks desperate to crack the Aviva

Damian Willemse says the Springboks are embracing the scale of Saturday’s showdown against Ireland, as they look to break their winless run at the Aviva Stadium. “Obviously, we have an eye on Ireland already, and we’ll focus heavily on that game this week,” the...