Wallabies head coach Eddie has backed young players to spearhead Australia’s campaign to win its third Rugby World Cup which kicks off in France next month. Eddie Jones has named 18 forwards, 13 backs and two utility players in the group with 25 men set to feature in their first
Wales
Borthwick names England side to face Wales
England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has named his match day 23 to face Wales at Twickenham Stadium (kick-off 5.30pm). Owen Farrell (Saracens) returns to captain a team which has 11 changes from the starting XV that took to the field last Saturday for England’s opening fixture of the
Wales side to face England at Twickenham named
Head coach Warren Gatland has named his Wales senior men’s XV to play England this Saturday (12 August, KO 5.30pm BST live on Prime Video in English and Cymraeg). Following last weekend’s encounter in Cardiff, which saw the home side win 20-9, Wales make the trip to Twickenham Stadium for
Leigh Halfpenny proves Welsh rugby is a family thing
Leigh Halfpenny won’t forget last week for as long as he lives – he won his 100th cap, helped Wales beat England and sang a new song in the dressing room to celebrate his latest landmark. But it wasn’t just that. His whole family got involved in the celebration, with his inspirational grandfather being
‘We’re in a good place’ – Gatland
Halfpenny set to hit a hundred
Gorseinon’s ‘mighty atom’ Leigh Halfpenny will become the ninth Welsh player to reach 100 caps for his country when he runs out against England in the first Vodafone Summer Series international at Principality Stadium. It is a magnificent milestone for a player who has been representing his country from the
Elias raring to return in Vodafone Summer Series
Ryan Elias may not have played since last Christmas, but he believes he will return fitter and stronger than ever before when he gets his chance in the Vodafone Summer Series next month. The Scarlets hooker had to undergo surgery on his Achilles tendon after picking up the first big injury of