Short commute suits Mark Wilson’s England hopes of being big in Japan
7 years ago by The GuardianVisit to Newcastle for last World Cup warm-up against Italy is just fine for the former Falcon flanker and northern fansThose who dismiss England’s final World Cup warm-up game against Italy as irrelevant...
Game time crucial for Billy Vunipola, says England forwards coach Borthwick
7 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyThe Saracens star will start against Italy at St James’ Park on Friday evening.
Eddie Jones risks big hitters in search of England momentum for World Cup
7 years ago by The Guardian• Billy Vunipola, Owen Farrell and Ben Youngs all face Italy• Joe Marler says team can emulate England’s cricketersFew people, not least several of the players involved, would have accurately predicted...
Wednesday Morning Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEddie Jones Names Team For Final World Cup Warm Up Match A mix and match selection strategy sees Joe Marchant named at outside centre with Piers Francis at inside centre. Owen Farrell, who captains...
Eddie Jones Names Team For Final World Cup Warm Up Match
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland head coach Eddie Jones has named his side to play against Italy on Friday at St James’ Park in Newcastle. A mix and match selection strategy sees Joe Marchant named at outside...
Farrell leads strong England team to face Italy as Jones opts against playing it safe
7 years ago by The GuardianBilly Vunipola to start in fourth successive warm-up TestJones also names three players not in Rugby World Cup squadEngland have opted to start Billy Vunipola for the fourth successive warm-up Test and...
Fourth Rugby World Cup looms for prolific try-scoring Canada winger DTH van der Merwe
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Kingsley Jones has announced the 31-player World Cup roster that will represent Canada at the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) in Japan. Canada is one of 20 nations that have qualified for...
England to let Ruaridh McConnochie loose on Italy in World Cup warm-up
7 years ago by The Guardian• Third time lucky at Newcastle for uncapped Bath back• ‘He’s going to do well … he’s got good energy about him’England will finally unleash Bath’s uncapped Ruaridh McConnochie on Friday...
Tuesday Morning Round Up
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance Name Rugby World Cup Squad View this post on Instagram France have confirmed their 31-man squad for the #RWC2019 🇫🇷 Thoughts?🤔 A...
Test Highlights: France v Italy
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrance wrap up their World Cup preparation with a comfortable but scrappy win over a spirited Italy, France were certainly not at their best but still dominated the game. They will have a few concerns...
