Category: Rugby Union

England secured the Grand Slam with a 24-12 win in France for a fourth consecutive Women’s Six Nations title and a 23rd victory in a row. England was startled in front of a packed Bayonne crowd as France’s Romane Menager scored first. Sarah Bern and Abbie Ward tries put England on lead 21-7 at half-time.…

Sat 24 Jul 2021 British and Irish Lions in Cape Town South Africa.   17           22 British & Irish Lions De Klerk.              Tries         Cowan-Dickie                           Conversions  Biggar Pollard (4)          Penalties.      Biggar (4), Farrell Lions beat world champions South Africa British and Irish Lions beat South Africa 22-17 Earlier Faf de Klerk try puts South Africa in…

England (6) 12 Pen:  Farrell 4 South Africa (12) 32 Try: Mapimpi, Kolbe, Con: Pollard 2 Pen: Pollard 6 South Africa beat England with a ruthless display of power rugby to win their third Rugby World Cup. Twenty two points from the bold fly-half Handre Pollard and second-half tries from wingers Makazole Mapimpi and Cheslin…

Rugby World Cup 2019  Handre Pollard kicks Springboks past defiant Wales to set up final against England.  Alun Wyn Jones says that Wales’ indiscipline “piggy-backed” South Africa down the field for that last penalty.  Great kick from Faf de Klerk, as he skips the ball into touch inside Wales’ 22 from an awkward angle then…

  Owen Farrell, captain of England said “ we planned our response to the haka to show New Zealand they would not have things all their own way in their Rugby World Cup semi-final at the International Stadium Yokohama. We didn’t just want to stand in a flat line and let them come at us…

New Zealand won back-to-back titles and became the first men’s side to win consecutive Rugby World Cup Sevens Titles as they beat England 33-12 in the final on Sunday, having beaten England in 2013 final in Moscow. The All Blacks took a 14-0 lead in San Francisco as Sione Molina scored two tries, both converted…