Anthony Watson says England need Owen Farrell to return and he should be invited to join the squad ahead of their World Cup match against South Africa. Farrell, England’s record goalscorer, has not worn the Rose since stepping down as captain and taking an indefinite break from Test rugby after the 2023 World Cup to … Read more
If you don’t ask, the answer is no, and Joe Schmidt, Les Kiss and Rugby Australia must ask Tom Staniforth an important question… Do you want to play for the Wallabies? It seems like a tough question to ask the Canberra-born and educated man, but after earning his first call-up to the French team during … Read more
Ardie Savea informed New Zealand Rugby that he planned to quit the All Blacks last November, with a report slamming suggestions he led the rebellion that led to Scott Robertson’s sacking. Earlier this year, NZR shocked the rugby world by announcing that Robertson had been removed from his role as head coach following an extensive … Read more
Mike Blair is eager to get to grips with his new role as All Blacks attack coach with plenty of talent to work with. The former Scotland scrum-half began his coaching career at Glasgow Warriors, working with new All Blacks boss Dave Rennie, before being appointed as Edinburgh boss. The 44-year-old made the bold decision … Read more
Eddie Hearn believes Henry Pollock can “revolutionize” rugby as the most successful promoter predicts stardom is imminent. Although Hearn is famous for his promotional work in boxing, snooker and darts, he is now taking his first step into rugby union after years of rejecting rugby league developments. This, after he signed England and Northampton Saints … Read more
Scott Robertson’s treatment of Blues flanker Dalton Papali’i directly resulted in the full-back’s decision to leave New Zealand and sign for Castres, according to a report. Once tipped to captain the All Blacks, fullback Papali’i has retired from international duty this season as the Blues icon will pack his bags for the Top 14 club … Read more
Springboks forward Trevor Nyakane believes France’s fumbling is an area that needs to be addressed following their victorious Six Nations campaign. Les Bleus won the title after winning four trophies, with their final victory over England in Round Five, winning silverware over Ireland. After a good start to the tournament with a 36-14 victory over … Read more
Mike Blair sees the All Blacks coaching job as an opportunity to ‘fix’ his disappointing position with the British and Irish Lions as a player. The 44-year-old former Scotland scrum-half was left out of the 2009 Lions squad to tour South Africa but was called up following an injury to Tomas O’Leary – the only … Read more
Former international scrum-half Justin Marshall has named the All Blacks XV he believes can beat France when they play next week. Speaking on the Sky Sport programme, SeparationMarshall made his choice clear, saying: “If the French were there next week and we didn’t have Ardie Saveas, Richie Mo’ungas and Scott Barretts and we had to … Read more