South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus is accused of using a FAKE ACCOUNT on Twitter to hit out at the Lions – with fans suspicious after he retweeted the mystery user’s ONLY two posts whining about refereeing in first Test Fans have joked that Rassie Erasmus could behind a fake Twitter account Springboks coach responded to … Read more
Manchester United to step up their preparations during pre-season with a week-long training camp at Pennyhill Park – the state-of-the-art home to England’s rugby union team – ahead of second friendly fixture against QPR Manchester United will head to Pennyhill Park for a week-long pre-season camp The state-of-the-art facility in Bagshot is the HQ for … Read more
Lions star Maro Itoje condemns racist abuse of England stars Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford as well as hitting out at ‘appalling’ violent scenes among fans that marred build up to Euro 2020 final defeat by Italy By Nik Simon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:47 BST, 12 July 2021 | Updated: 00:22 … Read more
ENGLAND: Steward 7; Cokanasiga 8 (Marchant, 65 6), Slade 7, Kelly 7.5, Radwan 8.5; Smith 8 (Furbank, 65 6) Randall 7 (Robson 51 6); Genge 9 (Obano, 57 6), Blamire 9 (Langdon, 61 6) Heyes 7.5 (P Hill, 47 6), Wells 7 (Chick, 63 6), Ewels 7, Ludlow 6 (Ludlam, 55 7), Underhill 7, Dombrandt 7. … Read more
Ellis Genge relishing his new role as leader of the England pack after going from problem pupil to pin-up… prop also has his sights set on Lions and World Cup glory The 26-year-old is now a pin-up as a player who grafted his way to the top The Leicester prop will face Canada on Saturday … Read more
Eddie Jones challenges England’s ‘historic’ 12 new capped players to work hard to ‘keep improving’ after USA win… with coach handing out the most debuts in one match since 1947 A dozen players got to stake their claim with regulars either rested or abroad New boys Marcus Smith, Jamie Blamire and Harry Randall all scored … Read more
15. Freddie Steward (Leicester Tigers, uncapped) 14. Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby, 9 caps) 13. Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs, 38 caps) 12. Ollie Lawrence (Worcester Warriors, 6 caps) 11. Max Malins (Saracens, 7 caps) 10. Marcus Smith (Harlequins, uncapped) 9. Harry Randall (Bristol Bears, uncapped) 1. Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers, 28 caps) 2. Curtis Langdon (Sale … Read more
Eddie Jones will hand Marcus Smith an England debut against the USA after watching him as a Brighton schoolboy in 2015, with the Harlequins star one of TWELVE potential newbies set for their first international match on Sunday Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith will be handed his England debut against USA He was spotted as a … Read more
Warren Gatland is a shrewd man-manager, as he has proved once again with his decision to make Stuart Hogg captain for the Lions’ first tour match in South Africa. It is a wise move, designed to revive the morale of the Scotland skipper, after an uncomfortable end of the domestic season at Exeter. The full-back … Read more
15. Stuart Hogg – captain (Exeter Chiefs, Scotland) #783 14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby, Wales) 13. Chris Harris (Gloucester Rugby, Scotland) 12. Owen Farrell (Saracens, England) #780 11. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales) #836 10. Finn Russell (Racing 92, Scotland) #835 9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland) #843 1. Wyn Jones (Scarlets, Wales) #842 2. … Read more