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Smith starts at full-back - England name team to play Fiji in RWC quarter-final

England men’s head coach Steve Borthwick has named his team to play Fiji in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup 2023 at Stade de Marseille.  Owen Farrell will captain a starting XV with...

Italy: Rugby World Cup 2023 review

With 24 of their 33-man squad competing at their first Rugby World Cup and an overall average age of 26 it was always likely to be a tough task for Italy to progress to the knockout stages for the first...

Assistant coach Goodman, Alo-Emile & Fidow discuss Samoa v Japan

Andrew Goodman, assistant coach On Pool D: "It's exciting how wide open the pool is with all the results. Do or die is not the terminology we have used. We have talked about a performance we can be proud...

Vermeulen and Matera join Jones in Barbarians side

South African World Cup winner Duane Vermeulen and Argentine back row star Pablo Matera will be hot footing it from France to join up with the Barbarians squad being assembled to face Wales at Principality...

Romania make three more changes to Rugby World Cup 2023 squad

Romania have made three changes to their Rugby World Cup 2023 squad, with Luca Nichitean replacing wing/full-back Gabriel Pop, and centres Mihai Graure and Alexandru Bucur replacing Taylor Gontineac and...

ENGLAND TEAM TO FACE ARGENTINA IN WORLD CUP OPENER

Steve Borthwick has named his team to play Argentina in England’s opening match of Rugby World Cup at Stade de Marseille. Courtney Lawes is named captain at blindside flanker and is joined in the...

French Top 14 Round Up

Oyonnax 21 – 27 ToulouseDespite an Oyonnax fight-back, Toulouse held firm to pull off a 21-27 away win and secure their first back-to-back victory of the season. 12 points from the boot of Billy...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Stade Francais v Montpellier

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Stade Francais v US Oyonnax

Borthwick confirms his 33 to go to France

Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby) and Alex Mitchell (Northampton Saints) are included in the squad replacing Jack van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers) and Anthony Watson.   ENGLAND’S OFFICIAL 2023...