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Blair Kinghorn starts at fly-half for Scotland vs Argentina in the absence of Finn Russell, live on Sky Sports, while wing Duhan van der Merwe makes a return to the side.

Israel Folau will make his first start in international rugby since 2019 as he seals his switch to Tonga with a debut against Fiji this […] The post Folau makes return to international rugby with Tonga debut appeared f...

Nadine Dorries, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary, confused rugby league with rival rugby union on Thursday.

33-year-old Australian second row Caderyn Neville will make his debut against England this Saturday, as the Wallabies named their team for the first test. Named […] The post 33-year-old Neville makes Australian debut a...

Danny Care and Courtney Lawes reveal all about their England rugby teammates. What do they always take on tour, who is the grumpiest member of the squad and what do they miss most while they are away on tour?

Eddie Jones has admitted that Owen Farrell was "very unhappy" when the coach informed him he would lose the England captaincy to Courtney Lawes. Lawes […] The post Jones admits Owen Farrell ‘very unhappy’ about los...

Catch all the action from England's tour of Australia, Scotland's tour of Argentina, Wales' tour of South Africa and Ireland's tour of New Zealand - live on Sky Sports.

Ireland make 14 changes from the team who lost to the Maori All Blacks, as Cian Healy is passed fit enough to start on the […] The post Much changed Ireland take on Covid-hit New Zealand appeared first on The Rugby Pap...

Eddie Jones accepts he is "under pressure" as his England side tour Australia for a three-Test series, live on Sky Sports, adding Owen Farrell is "unhappy not to be captain".

Eddie Jones has unveiled his England side to take on Australia in Perth this weekend with Courtney Lawes named captain ahead of Owen Farrell. The post England: Courtney Lawes named captain ahead of Owen Farrell for first...

Leicester Tigers back-row Tommy Reffell will make his Test debut for Wales against the Springboks at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. The post Wales: Tommy Reffell to make international debut against Springboks i...

Owen Farrell did not react well to his demotion from the England captaincy role for their Test against Australia, according to boss Eddie Jones. The post Owen Farrell: England playmaker ‘very unhappy' with Eddie Jones�...

Front-row Andrew Porter has returned to Ireland's starting XV for their first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. The post Ireland: Andrew Porter returns from injury to start in first Test agai...

Billy Vunipola and Danny Care have returned to start for England in their opening Test vs Australia on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, with Owen Farrell and Marcus Smith paired together. 

Yoram Moefana and Sipili Falatea could be the first ever instance of an uncle and nephew playing together in an international team on Saturday. The post France: Uncle and nephew team up as Fabien Galthie experiments appe...

Crusaders star wing Leiecester Fainga'anuku has been named in the All Blacks starting line-up for the first time as he debuts against Ireland. The post All Blacks: Leicester Fainga’anuku makes debut on the wing while S...

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has announced his team that will face Argentina in their opening Test of the series in Jujuy on Saturday. The post Scotland: Rory Hutchinson at full-back while Grant Gilchrist skippers...

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has named two debutants in his starting side to take on England in Perth on Saturday in the first of three Tests. The post Australia: Dave Rennie hands debuts to Dave Porecki and Caderyn Nevil...

All Blacks scrum guru Greg Freek is the latest squad member to test positive for Covid-19 and joins several people in isolation. The post All Blacks: Scrum guru Greg Feek tests positive for Covid-19 appeared first on Pla...

Ireland have named their side to take on the All Blacks in Saturday's opening Test against New Zealand, live on Sky Sports.

The Barbarians will face off with an All Blacks XV at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London in November, it has been announced. The post Barbarians: Famous invitational side to face an All Blacks XV at Tottenham ...

The team news ahead of this weekend's mid-year internationals. The post July internationals Team Tracker: Malakai Fekitoa, Charles Piutau and Israel Folau to make Tonga debuts appeared first on PlanetRugby.