Fijian monster. 20-year-old Fijiian-born London Irish wing, Joe Cokanasiga, has been handed a surprise call-up to England’s training camp in Brighton. Cokanasiga, who stands at 6ft 4ins and weighs 17st 9lbs, is one of two additions...
Machine. Leinster back-row Josh van der Flier put in one of his finest performances in a blue jersey against Connacht yesterday, smashing a tackling record in the process. The 24-year-old made an incredible 34...
What’s going on? Sirens have just gone off at Scotstoun with play suspended as spectators are evacuated due to what appears to be a security issue. The players and coaches have been allowed to...
Top class. Gavin Henson has been dropped by the Dragons for their derby clash with his old club Ospreys on New Year’s Eve. The former Wales and Lions star had a poor game against...
Derby day. Leinster and Connacht have named their teams for their New Year’s Day inter-pro clash in the Guinness PRO14 at the RDS. With three inter-pro fixtures in 11 days Leinster boss Leo Cullen...
Derby day. Munster and Ulster have both named their teams for their New Year’s Day inter-provincial clash at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. As expected, Munster head coach Johann van Graan has named a...
What a bloody waste. Wallabies star Karmichael Hunt has been charged with possessing drugs after police arrested him in Brisbane, reports say. The utility back was detained on Saturday, along with another man, after being...
The best of the best. Three Irishmen have been named in BBC’s official team of the year. Munster’s Conor Murray and the Leinster duo of Sean O’Brien and Tadhg Furlong are all included. BBC...
Number one. World Cup winning centre Will Greenwood reckons England will overtake the All Blacks by the end of the year in the world rugby rankings. Eddie Jones’ side have only lost once since...
World class. As we prepare to bid farewell to 2017, it’s time to look back at the year in rugby, and look at some of the top performers across the world. While the All...
