Monday Morning Round Up

Monday Morning Round Up

Wales jump up World Rugby Rankings

 

World Rankings, Ireland, Rugby

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Wales have moved to number two in the latest World Rugby rankings following the Grand Slam-clinching 25-7 victory in Cardiff.

 


 

Warren Gatland's side won their 14th straight test match to leapfrog Ireland in the rankings. 

 

 

It equals Wales' highest position in the world rankings which were introduced in 2003. Wales last reached second spot during the last Rugby World Cup after stunning England during the pool play.

The All Blacks remain in number one spot, a position they have held since November 2009.

 

 

England Women thrash Scotland Women to win Six Nations grand slam

 

LIfe is just grand for Red Roses

 

England Women defeated ScotlandWomen 80-0 at Twickenham on Saturday to become the first team to complete a Women's Six Nations Grand Slam with a maximum number of points since the introduction of bonus points in 2017.

 

 

 England racked up their fifth consecutive bonus-point victory with another scintillating display of attacking rugby that brought them 12 tries in front of another record home crowd of 13,278.

 

 

Ireland complete a Grand Slam

 

Ireland complete U20 Grand Slam

 

Ireland Under-20s showed the spirit of champions to roar from behind to beat Wales 26-17 and claim a historic Grand Slam.

 

Already crowned Under-20 Six Nations winners after results went their way in Round Four, the visitors were indebted to late tries from Colm Reilly and Tom Clarkson as they turned the tables in the final ten minutes. Full match report

 

 

Picking a potential England 31-man Rugby World Cup Squad For Japan

 

 

Following a mediocre 2019 Six Nations campaign, Eddie Jones is left with just over four months to select his 31-man squad to travel to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. In November 2017, the England Head Coach said that there are 35 players in contention for a spot in his squad which showed that he had shut the door on many fringe players hoping to secure inclusion into his plans.

 

We take a look at the Potential 2019 England Rugby World Cup Squad

 

 

Six Nations Team Of The Competition

 

 

After 5 thrilling rounds of the Six Nations, Wales are the Champions and claimed the Grand Slam! 

With the competition done and dusted for 2019, we pick our team of the competition. Full story

 

 

Super Rugby 2019 Round Five: Top Tries

 

 

 

Samoa Test extra special for Sio and Alaalatoa

 

 

 

Jones sees Twickenham collapse as 'a great lesson' for England

 

 

With the Rugby World Cup to come later this year, Eddie Jones is confident England can iron out their second-half issues.
 
 
 

Eddie Jones was relieved to get England's second-half horror show against Scotland out of the way, believing it was better to come in what was essentially a Six Nations dead rubber rather than at the Rugby World Cup.

England were in scintillating form in the first half at Twickenham and led 31-0 after four unanswered tries, only to then collapse spectacularly. Full story

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