The four England players included all finished the season strongly. Ireland and France are the number one and two side in the world, right now, but The Rugby Championship may shake up the World Rugby rankings. In the latest, extensive ‘World Class’ selection France, Ireland and England rugby players share 20 of the 33-man squad […]

3 years ago

Ireland could have finished the day as world number one, had they not conceded a late try in Dunedin. The latest round of Test matches, this weekend, has seen a big shift in the top 10 of the World Rugby rankings, and a new No.1. After a weekend that saw the northern hemisphere nations bounce […]

4 years ago

“Maybe it’s fine if the best Irish, Welsh and American female players are playing in those leagues, for a short period of time.” World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin believes England and France are “flying ahead” in the women’s rugby, particularly in 15s. His short-term club rugby solution may not please everyone. Gilpin suggests it […]

4 years ago

“We’ve had a couple of conversations.” Following the raging success of sports documentaries like Drive to Survive, The Last Dance and the All or Nothing series, in the NFL and Premier League, talk of a Netflix rugby documentary, or similar with another major streamer, has ramped up. The increased interest, and viewing figures, in Formula […]

4 years ago

World Rugby was never going to miss out on the Team of the Year action. The World Rugby ’15s Dream Team’ have been announced as part of a week-long sprinkling of accolades. Maro Itoje, Stuart Hogg, Wyn Jones and Tadhg Furlong are four Lions stars included. Rugby’s global governing body has already announced a slew […]

4 years ago

The bi-annual list was compiled by an expert panel based in the UK. Three players from Eddie Jones’ England squad included, and Red Roses star Abby Dow. Every couple of years, the long-established Rugby World magazine assembles a group of rugby lovers to put together a list of the planet’s top 100 players. If the […]

4 years ago