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 ...
England's victory over France a World Cup statement, says Eddie Jones
England coach Eddie Jones said his side had stolen a march on 2023 World Cup host France after Maro Itoje's late try sealed a come-from-behind 23-20 win over Les Bleus in the Six Nations on Saturday. England's victory ended France's hopes of a Grand Slam ...
Eddie Jones bites tongue over officiating after England loss to Wales
England coach Eddie Jones tried to make his frustration clear while refusing to criticize referee Pascal Gauzere following the reigning Six Nations champions' 40-24 loss to host Wales on Saturday. Defeat in what Jones had labeled a "make-or-break" third-round fixture all but ended England's hopes ...
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, ...
Rugby becoming the next frontier for hungry sports investors
Rugby's crown jewels are in the sights of investors seeking to exploit the untapped potential of the market as struggling governing bodies try to replenish their coffers. U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake is reported to be offering around $340 million for a 15% share ...
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 pins England's lack of aggression on playing behind closed doors
Eddie Jones believes England's lack of aggression at the start of its Six Nations title defense may be the result of playing behind closed doors. England began the tournament with a lackluster effort in an 11-6 loss against Scotland, a match that saw England's oldest ...
Kyle Sinckler happy to get second chance with England during Six Nations
Kyle Sinckler was just grateful to be playing for England again as coach Eddie Jones suggested he could be the world's best tighthead prop following Saturday's man-of-the-match display against Italy. The Bristol Bears front rower made his first appearance of this year's Six Nations in ...
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 ...
England's 'mad chemist' Eddie Jones opts for familiar formula against Italy
Eddie Jones may be something of a self-confessed "mad chemist" but he has avoided any wacky experiments as England looks to revive their Six Nations title defense against Italy at Twickenham on Saturday. What little prospect there was of the veteran Australian blooding a few ...
That reigning champion England is the team to beat heading into a Six Nations is not unusual. That the entire 2021 tournament is scheduled to be played without spectators, however, makes it like no other before it even kicks off. Rugby Union got used to staging ...
Concerns over a highly transmissible strain of the coronavirus could prevent French rugby teams from traveling to the United Kingdom.
