England

The Springbok descended from a Lion

The rugby blood runs strong in the veins of Jesse Kriel. Today the Springbok centre tweeted about his great grandfather, John Hodgson, a British & Irish Lion.   Hodgson, a loose-forward who...

Watson and Cowan-Dickie summoned by Jones

The English duo of Anthony Watson and Luke Cowan-Dickie have been recalled by England head coach Eddie Jones ahead of this coming weekend’s fixture against Wales at Parc Y Scarlets.   Watson...

Premiership stats leaders: tackles, turnovers, carries & more

Round 1 of the Premiership kicked off this past weekend and played out largely as expected in terms of results, barring Newcastle’s Falcons surprise victory over Bath at The Rec.   We turn...

5 things learned from this weekend’s Autumn Nations Cup

The Autumn Nations Cup continues next weekend with a final round of group games. Here is a look at some of the key talking points from the round of action that just passed, as we saw England, Wales, Italy...

Autumn Nations Cups top stats performers - most tackles, running metres & more

Two rounds of the Autumn Nations Cup have elapsed, producing some fine performances as international rugby takes its place on the world stage once more.   England are currently in top spot in Group...

Analysis: Maro Itoje's all action performance against Ireland

Maro Itoje was at the centre of a dominant pack performance by England on Saturday as Eddie Jones' charges surged to a 18-7 victory over Ireland.   England were particularly dominant upfront...

Maro Itoje joins Jay-Z’s Roc Nation group

The England star joins sporting arm of rapper's management and entertainment companyStar power: England and Saracens lock Maro Itoje (Getty Images)Maro Itoje joins Jay-Z’s Roc Nation group Thanks...

HIGHLIGHTS: England v Ireland

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: After 13 months and an under-par World Cup Final we've got the REAL England back

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: My biggest take-away from Saturday's enthralling match is that England and Eddie Jones have finally exorcised the ghost of their no-show in last year's World Cup final. ,

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: After 13 months and an under-par World Cup Final we've got the REAL England back

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: My biggest take-away from Saturday's enthralling match is that England and Eddie Jones have finally exorcised the ghost of their no-show in last year's World Cup final. ,