England Rugby

Springboks are world champions but ‘not unbeatable’, says winger

Joe Schmidt’s side come out on top of 10-try Twickenham thriller with late, late score

Steve Borthwick’s side suffered narrow defeat to All Blacks in Autumn Nations opener

I hope the Irish welcome for the All Blacks holds far more humility than the English displayed

Slade and Lawrence swap places in midfield jerseys, with Sleightholme and Cowan-Dickie added to bench

The former England scrumhalf’s depiction of the Australian’s ‘dictatorship’ raises serious questions for RFU

England prop calls time on England career after 95 caps

George Ford hit the post with a penalty effort before also sending a late drop goal wide at Twickenham

Prop says ‘sorry to any New Zealand fans I upset’

New Zealand will not be lacking motivation for their clash against England at Twickenham on Saturday

All Blacks make 12 changes to their starting XV including the return of star number eight Ardie Savea

New Zealand forward on handling the emotion of losing a sibling at a young age and Jonah Lomu’s career impact

Prop called for haka to be ‘binned’ before deleting post

Bath scrumhalf comes in with Alex Mitchell injured; Tom Curry named in starting line-up for first time in a year

Full contact rugby will be available for under-15s teams and above

Alex Mitchell not included due to continuing neck problem ahead of November Tests

Joe El-Abd confirmed as new England defence coach to replace Jones

El-Abd is employed as head coach at Oyonnax but has been offered the job by Steve Borthwick

Everything you need to know about the upcoming rugby season

Former coach has claimed Itoje was ‘very inward looking’ and had been sent to acting classes to improve leadership

RFU’s eight-year agreement a ‘significant milestone’ but clubs have concerns

Players urge Steve Borthwick to stick with Irish coach’s world-­leading blitz defence system

As Steve Borthwick’s backroom staff dwindles almost daily, those in power at Twickenham will likely be trying to come up with another

Jones has been an important figure for England since his recruitment 10 months ago from South Africa

Steve Thompson and Mark Regan among signatories on complaint that claims ‘crucial’ documents were not disclosed

Under-20 World Championship semi-final: Kicking masterclass from centre Sean Kerr ensures England are rewarded for pack's second-half dominance as brave Irish effort falls short

Steve Borthwick’s side led at half time but Beauden Barrett’s introduction off the bench changed the game for the All Blacks

New Zealand make one change with Finlay Christie replacing the injured TJ Perenara at scrumhalf

Missed kicks by fly-half ended up costing England the possibility of rare victory in New Zealand

Steve Borthwick’s side went toe-to-toe with the World Cup finalists and led 15-10 early in the second half

Steve Borthwick has resisted any temptation to opt for a 6-2 forward bench split against the All Blacks

England see off the Brave Blossoms 52-17 as they warm up for their two Test tour of New Zealand

Bath recover well to an early red card but Northampton ultimately earn a fairytale ending for the departing Courtney Lawes

Vunipola was arrested in the early hours of the morning on suspicion of disobedience and assaulting a police officer

The Offload: University of Pittsburgh finds new way of testing for concussions; battle for the URC playoffs heats up

Visibly broken Irish side suffer a demoralising 14-try defeat at Twickenham that will be hard to forget

With Aoife Wafer making hay out wide, other carriers delivering and Aoibheann Riley maintaining a high tempo, Ireland have shown an attacking identity

Irish co-captain not named in the matchday 23 as Hannah O’Connor starts at lock with Edel McMahon leading the side

Damage limitation is not the message Bemand will be giving his troops for their Six Nations clash at Twickenham

‘There’s nothing to talk about - whatever happens, happens,” says the English outhalf on the possibility of his father picking him for the Lions