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Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber said his team will return stronger in 2022 following Saturday's 27-26 defeat to England at Twickenham. The post Jacques Nienaber bemoans another last-gasp defeat appeared first on Planet...

Ireland coach Andy Farrell described the northern hemisphere nations as being on fire after his side's 53-7 thrashing of Argentina on Sunday capped an impressive few weeks for the best of the Six Nations.

The England women's rugby team completed an autumn clean sweep with an emphatic 89-0 thrashing of the United States on Sunday to extend their winning streak to 18 matches.

Seven tries from Ireland's forward pack helped them to an impressive 53-7 triumph over Argentina in their Autumn Nations Series clash in Dublin. The post Ireland rack up record victory over Argentina appeared first on Pl...

What we learned from the latest Autumn Nations Series round. The post Five takeaways from the Autumn Nations Series round appeared first on PlanetRugby.

It's our round-up of this week's best social media posts in rugby union. The post Sunday Social: Special moments, a record and Rassie appeared first on PlanetRugby.

Eddie Jones has praised the "rebirth" of his new-look England side after they narrowly toppled South Africa 27-26 at Twickenham on Saturday. The post England’s ‘rebirth’ delights Eddie Jones appeared first on Plane...

Dave Rennie has criticised the performance of television match official Marius Jonker after the Wallabies' loss to Wales in Cardiff on Saturday. The post Dave Rennie faces sanction after slamming officiating appeared fir...

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac believes Nick Tompkins' crucial second half try in Saturday's win over Australia in Cardiff was a legitimate one. The post ‘Nick Tompkins’ try was legal’ – Wayne Pivac appeared first ...

By PAUL HOPKINS Llanelli.............. 19Swansea..........27SWANSEA survived a second-half scare to clinch victory and leave Llanelli winless after nine matches.The visitors deservedly opened the scoring when […] The p...

By HUW THOMAS Bridgend.................... 7 Llandovery.............27LLANDOVERY recorded their eighth win in nine Premiership Cup games to avenge their surprise loss to Bridgend on October 9.Euros […] The post Joy for...

NEWS EXTRABy ALEX BYWATER ARGENTINA legend and current Jaguares head coach Carlos Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe believes the Pumas can cause a big shock in Dublin […] The post Lobbe confident Pumas can make history appeared ...

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Gallagher Premiership is set to hit Welsh language television with S4C poised to show highlights of English rugby’s top tier from […] The post Premiership highlights show set for Welsh makeover ...

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Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools STEWART’S Melville College in Edinburgh might not be among the oldest schools in Scotland, indeed […] The post Stellar cast of Scottish champi...

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Tou’d be forgiven for thinking – especially after World Rugby’s sanction against Rassie Erasmus following his video rant after the First Lions […] The post Success of Ruiz puts refs ...

BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT Strength: Manu Tuilagi beats Handré Pollard to score England’s first tryOne way or another it’s been a hell of a year – […] The post Travel-weary Boks fall to England's young dashers ap...

By ROB COLE Aaberavon..............22 Carmarthan Q......... 17ABERAVON will battle it out with Llandovery for the top spot in the Premiership Cup West division when they […] The post Wizards in top shape for showdown a...

NEWS EXTRABy SAM JACKSON THE Army U23 team won the 2021 Inter-Services Championship last week, coming back from doubledigit deficits three times against the RAF […] The post Bolton's late try secures crown for Army lad...

By PAUL REES TIM Cardall is closing in on 50 appearances for Wasps after joining three years ago, but the second row’s priority is establishing […] The post Cardall hopes cup run leads to league starts appeared first...

Italy..................17Uruguay ..........10ITALY were made to work hard for their narrow victory in Parma which ended a 16-Test losing streak.In a scrappy encounter, Italy outscored Uruguay […] The post Azzurri final...

Premiership CupBy JAMES CANDY Merthyr.................... 31 Newport...................52NEWPORT stayed top of the eastern conference with a high-scoring win, inspired by Luke Crane.The visitors were soon ahead […] The...