England being spied on at training, claims Jones
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyEngland’s build-up to their World Cup semi-final against New Zealand took a theatrical turn yesterday after Eddie Jones claimed that their training session was spied upon.
England point finger at New Zealand amid spying claims in Tokyo
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyAn unidentified cameraman was spotted in one of the residential buildings overlooking England training base.
England can beat All Blacks, says confident Anthony Watson
7 years ago by The Guardian• Watson has no grudge with Sonny Bill Williams after 2017 Lions• ‘I was never too fazed by the All Blacks’ mystique’Anthony Watson says he is convinced England can beat New Zealand on Saturday...
‘We don’t have to bowl a super over’: All Blacks braced for World Cup repeat | Andy Bull
7 years ago by The GuardianEngland got the better of New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup final but Steve Hansen’s squad seem to have been preparing for an unlikely draw in JapanSteve Hansen always has a list of what‑ifs. It...
Eddie Jones’ big match mind-games proving popular as ever on social media
7 years ago by Rugby DumpEddie Jones may not be everyone’s cup of tea, as the outspoken coach has wound up players, coaches and fans during the last four years in charge of England.
Cheika wants an Aussie to be his Wallabies successor
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMichael Cheika believes his successor as Wallabies head coach should "definitely" be Australian. Australia were dumped out of the Rugby World Cup in a 40-16 quarter-final defeat to England...
All Blacks skipper Read '100 per cent' fit to face England, says Hansen
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyKieran Read is "100 per cent" fit for New Zealand's Rugby World Cup semi-final against England, insists head coach Steve Hansen. Influential skipper Read was absent from the All Blacks'...
Eddie in Wonderland: Jones cuts a cartoon figure to perform an old script | Robert Kitson
7 years ago by The GuardianEngland’s head coach animates his art of distraction with comic jibes to blur fantasy and reality – and boost his team’s self-beliefIn Disneyland, where England are staying for this semi‑final...
'Skin colour does not matter': Bongi Mbonambi on the new Springboks
7 years ago by The GuardianSouth Africa hooker hails coach Rassie Erasmus‘Now you get picked by the work that you do’Bongi Mbonambi believes South Africa’s rapid rise under Rassie Erasmus from laughing stock to World Cup contenders...
Referee Peyper omitted from semi-finals after fan photo
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJaco Peyper has not been selected to referee a Rugby World Cup semi-final after a photo emerged of him with Wales fans apparently mocking France's sent-off lock Sebastien Vahaamahina. The...
