Rugby Union

Ireland second row Aoife Wafer says it “will take some time” for her side’s dramatic 29-27 win over New Zealand to “set in”. A late converted Erin King try gave Scott Bemand’s side victory over the world champions after Wafer herself had contributed two tries to Ireland’s cause. Read the …

Three YouTubers who go by the names of Ruckstar Lizzie, Squidge and Rugby Nause will take over hosting. “Premiership Rugby is thrilled to extend our relationship with ITV and to continue to provide free-to-air access to Gallagher Premiership Rugby with seven blockbuster fixtures on top of the revamped weekly highlights …

Watch highlights as Ireland secure a sensational last-gasp 29-27 win over world champions New Zealand in their opening WXV1 match in Vancouver. Source link

Premiership clubs will meet this week to discuss whether to block Saracens’ general manager Phil Morrow from joining the England set-up. England boss Steve Borthwick wants the highly-rated Morrow to head up his strength and conditioning department in place of the departed Aled Walters. But with Morrow tied to Saracens …

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says he is seeing progress in his side after they claimed a losing bonus point at reigning Premiership champions Northampton. The Chiefs scored two late tries to come away from Franklin’s Gardens with a 30-24 defeat. That came a week after an error-strewn 17-14 …

Bemand expressed satisfaction that his side remained composed and focused on their gameplan despite going behind early in the match. “They came out pretty fast and there was a bit of hanging on style but as the girls start to adapt to the pace of it we started to really …

Ireland have secured a sensational last-gasp 29-27 win over world champions New Zealand in their opening WXV1 match in Vancouver. Replacement Erin King scored her second try of the game to level the score in the final minute, with fly-half Dannah O’Brien kicking the decisive conversion via the upright. Ireland …

Coverage of the WXV 1 match between New Zealand and Ireland. Source link

Watch highlights as the Red Roses score nine tries to win the first match of their WXV1 campaign, beating the USA 61-21. Source link

United States: Mataitoga; Emba, Henrich, Kelter, Thomas; Hawkins, Tukuafu; Rogers, Treder, Jacoby, Jarrell, Taufoou, Brody, Zackary (capt), Johnson. Replacements: Stathopoulos, Benson, Sagapolu, Allen, Ehrecke, Pyrz, Fa’avesi, Feury. England: Kildunne; Westcombe-Evans, Scarratt, Murray, Breach; Harrison, Packer; Carson, Atkin-Davies, Bern, Galligan, Ward, Talling, Brock, Matthews (capt). Replacements: Cokayne, Clifford, Muir, Aldcroft, Feaunati, …

Sexton earned 124 Test caps in his career, 118 for Ireland and six more for the British and Irish Lions. World Player of the Year in 2018, he would win five Six Nations titles, three of them Grand Slams, but that defeat to New Zealand was a fourth World Cup …

Leicester: Steward; Watson, Perese, Kelly, Hassell-Collins; Shillcock, van Poortvliet (capt); Smith, Clare, Heyes, Wells, Martin, Liebenberg, Reffell, Cracknell. Replacements: Theobald-Thomas, Cronin, Cole, Joussain, Hatherell, Youngs, Volavola, Brown. Bath: De Glanville; Cokanasiga, Lawrence, Butt, Muir; Russell, Spencer (capt); Obano, Dunn, Stuart, Roux, Molony, Bayliss, Pepper, Barbeary. Replacements: Annett, van Wyk, Sela, …

When a fresh-faced Harrison made her England debut as a 19-year-old in 2017, it looked like the Red Roses had a potential long-term successor to Katy Daley-McLean. Harrison spent the next few years learning from the 116-cap World Cup winner before permanently taking the coveted jersey following her mentor’s retirement …

Glasgow Warriors and Scotland centre Sione Tuipulotu says it would be “unreal” to play for the British and Irish Lions in his native Australia next summer. Melbourne-born Tuipulotu, 27, signed for Glasgow Warriors in 2021 and made his Scotland debut soon after, qualifying through his grandmother from Greenock. He is …

Sharks lock Grobler powered his way over from short distance before the break and accuracy from the kicking tee from Jordan Hendrikse and Siya Masuku helped their side to a commanding first-half advantage. The Irish side rallied in the second half, with Forde chipping over the Sharks defence before getting …

Zebre: Geronimo Prisciantelli, Jacopo Trulla, Giulio Bertaccini, Luca Morisi,Simone Gesi, Giovanni Montemauri, Alessandro Fusco, Danilo Fischetti (CAPT), Tommaso Di Bartolomeo, Matteo Nocera, Matteo Canali, Leonard Krumov, Davide Ruggeri, Samuele Locatelli, Giovanni Licata Replacements: Giampietro Ribaldi, Luca Rizzoli, Juan Pitinari, Andrea Zambonin, Giacomo Ferrari, Patricio Baronio, Scott Gregory, Giacomo Da Re …

Saracens: Daly; Elliott, Lozowski, Tompkins, Segun; Burke, Van Zyl; Carre, Dan, Riccioni, Itoje (capt), Tizard, Onyeama-Christie, Earl, Willis. Replacements: George, Crean, Clarey, Isiekwe, McFarland, Knight, Bracken, Goode. Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, Nayacalevu, R du Preez, O’Flaherty; Ford, Warr; Mcintyre, Cowan-Dickie, Opoku-Fordjour, Bamber, Andrews, Dugdale, B Curry, (capt) JL du Preez. Replacements: …

South Africa: Fassi, Kolbe, Kriel, De Allende, Arendse; Libbok, Hendrikse; Nche, Mbonambi, Malherbe, Etzebeth, Nortje, Kolisi (capt), Du Toit, Wiese. Replacements: Marx, Steenekamp, Koch, Louw, Smith, Reinach, Pollard, Am. Argentina: S Carreras; Isgro, Moroni, Chocobares, M Carreras; Albornoz, Garcia; Gallo, Montoya (capt), Sclavi, Rubiolo, Lavanini, Gonzalez, Grondona, Oviedo. Replacements: Ruiz, …

Harlequins: Halfpenny; David, Northmore, Anyanwu, Cleaves; Smith, Porter; Baxter, Jibulu, Lamositele; Launchbury, Lewies; Kenningham, W Evans, Cunningham-South Replacements: Walker, Jones, Kerrod, Herbst, Lamb, Care, J Evans, Beard Newcastle: Obatoyinbo; Radwan, Doherty, Arnold, Stevenson; Grayson, Stuart; Brocklebank, Blamire, Palframan; Hawkins, McDonald; Van der Walt, Gordon, Chick Replacements: Fletcher, De Bruin, McCallum, …

Watch the tries as Scotland beat Italy 19-0 in their opening WXV2 game in Cape Town. Source link