Grand Slam-winning France looks forward to World Cup with confidence
A dominant performance against England gave Les Bleus their first Six Nations title since 2010 and plenty of confidence ahead of rugby's showcase tournament next year.
Eddie Jones confident England can spoil France's bid for Grand Slam
Eddie Jones insists England knows what it has to do in order to deny France a Grand Slam and finish the Six Nations with a flourish.
France skipper Antoine Dupont warns against Grand Slam complacency
Having already overcome Italy and Ireland at home, France will head to Wales on March 11, with the chance of clinching a title and the Grand Slam against England in Paris eight days later.
Unbeaten France taking underdog mentality into game against Scotland
France heads to Murrayfield with an underdog mentality and a point to prove against Scotland on Saturday as it continues its bid for a Six Nations Grand Slam.
England bounces back by routing Italy in Six Nations contest
Marcus Smith put in a man-of-the-match performance to help England get its Six Nations campaign back on track with a 33-0 bonus-point win in Italy on Sunday, as Jamie George scored two tries and Ben Youngs matched his country's test cap record. An opening loss ...
Rugby Football Union backs Eddie Jones after poor Six Nations
The Rugby Football Union gave its backing to England head coach Eddie Jones on Tuesday following the team's fifth-placed finish in the Six Nations championship but made a series of recommendations to improve performance. England delivered a poor defense of the title won in the ...
France's Six Nations tilt against Scotland in doubt again after new COVID-19 case
France's Six Nations game against Scotland is in doubt again on after the French rugby federation (FFR) suspended training on Thursday because of another player testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number infected to 11. The entire squad was now isolating, the FFR said, ...
Two more French players test positive for COVID-19 ahead of next Six Nations match
Center Arthur Vincent and hooker Julien Marchand have tested positive for COVID-19, the French rugby federation (FFR) said, bringing the total number of players infected to five as France gears up for its Six Nations clash against Scotland next Sunday. Scrumhalf Antoine Dupont, prop Mohamed ...
Eddie Jones hails Jonny May's spectacular 'rugby league' try
England coach Eddie Jones said that Jonny May's extraordinary try in Saturday's 41-18 Six Nations victory over Italy reminded him of a rugby league finish, though the flying up-and-over dive would have probably been more at home in last week's Super Bowl. May received the ...
Georgia will replace Japan in the new eight-team Autumn Nations Cup competition being held in Europe in November, with the format and fixtures confirmed by organizers on Thursday. After the original November internationals were cancelled because of travel restrictions impacting the Southern Hemisphere nations, an ...
JRFU hopes to be key to more unified rugby world
Chairman Kensuke Iwabuchi hopes Japan can help steer rugby toward a global calendar and develop the sport in Asia.
Risk of injury real concern before final squads named
With less than three weeks to go before the 2019 Rugby World Cup coaches name their final squads, and 41 days before the tournament kicks off in Tokyo, it is a nervous time for players. While warm-up games — and there are plenty this weekend ...
