Tag: Rugby union
English rugby prefers Lions tour to be held in South Africa
LONDON — English rugby’s “preferred position” is for the British and Irish Lions to travel to South Africa rather than host a test series...
Eddie Jones set to learn England rugby fate by mid-April
Eddie Jones is set to discover by the middle of next month whether he will keep his position as England rugby coach following the...
6N: Ireland dominates England, gets another red in 32-18 win
DUBLIN — Ireland overwhelmed England for an hour and held on after getting a second red card of the Six Nations in a 32-18...
World Rugby stays in-house in hiring new chief executive
DUBLIN — World Rugby made the in-house move of hiring Alan Gilpin as the governing body’s chief executive, tasking the English official with leading...
6N: Welsh experience pivotal in Grand Slam bid, Pivac says
Wales coach Wayne Pivac is banking on the experience of a starting lineup containing almost 1,000 international rugby caps getting the team over the...
Atonio, Vincent return for France’s next Six Nations game
PARIS — Two of the players on the French national rugby team who tested positive for COVID-19 last month have been recalled for Saturday's...
World Rugby launches 3-tier global women’s competition
DUBLIN — A global, 16-team women’s rugby competition was launched on Tuesday in an effort to unify the calendar across the hemispheres and raise...
6N: Scots fall to Ireland again to drop out of title race
EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland fell to its bogey team Ireland again 27-24 on Sunday in an empty Murrayfield and left Wales and France to...
6N: Wales eyes Grand Slam after trouncing Italy 48-7 in Rome
ROME — Wales trounced Italy 48-7 in the Six Nations on Saturday to leave it within one win of a second Grand Slam in...
6N: England topples France to redeem woeful title defense
LONDON — England redeemed a woeful Six Nations title defense by beating trophy favorite France 23-20 thanks to a late Maro Itoje try in...