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Apr 5, 22 •
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Comments Off on RUGBY AUSTRALIA CONFIRMS FIXTURES FOR WALLABIES AND BUILDCORP WALLAROOS INBOUND TESTS
Rugby Australia is pleased to confirm the international fixtures for both the Buildcorp Wallaroos inbound Tests against Fijiana and Japan in May and the Wallabies 2022 eToro England Series in July. The Road to New Zealand tri series in May will see the...
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Apr 5, 22 •
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Comments Off on Australia Tour 2022 – fixtures confirmed
England will travel to Australia this summer to play the Wallabies in a trio of Test matches. The first game will take place at the Optus Stadium, Perth on Saturday 2 July. The two sides will then travel to Brisbane to play at the Suncorp Stadium on Saturday...
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Feb 11, 22 •
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Comments Off on England v Barbarian F.C. fixture announcement
England will play Barbarian F.C. at Twickenham Stadium this summer. Ahead of their summer tour to Australia, Eddie Jones’ side will host the Barbarians on Sunday 19 June (3pm BST KO). Tickets are on sale now priced from £25 for adults and £12 for under...
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Feb 3, 22 •
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Comments Off on Eddie Jones has named his England side to face Scotland
Eddie Jones has named his England side for their opening Guinness Six Nations match against Scotland this weekend. England will travel to Edinburgh on Thursday [3 February] as they continue preparations for the Calcutta Cup tie on Saturday (4.45pm KO). Tom...
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Jan 18, 22 •
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Comments Off on England squad announcement Guinness Six Nations camp
Eddie Jones has named a 36-player England squad to begin preparations for the Guinness Six Nations. The squad will meet in Brighton on Monday [24 January] for a five-day training camp. They will then regroup at Pennyhill Park, Bagshot ahead of their first...
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Jan 14, 22 •
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Comments Off on England Men’s U20 team to face Oxford University named
England Men’s U20 head coach, Alan Dickens, has named his team to play Oxford University on Saturday 15 September (KO 14:00) at Oxford University Sports Ground. To give the all the players an opportunity on the field, different sets of players will play...
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Jan 11, 22 •
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Comments Off on Charlie Hayter appointed Women’s and Sevens Performance Manager and Emma Mitchell joins as Performance Consultant for the women’s game
The RFU is pleased to confirm the appointment of Charlie Hayter as Women’s and Sevens Performance Manager. Hayter will oversee the management of the women’s XVs game at international and domestic level as well as the returning men’s and women’s...
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Dec 15, 21 •
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Comments Off on Four home matches at Twickenham Stadium for England
England men will play four home matches at Twickenham Stadium as part of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. England will first take on the same two teams that they will face in their opening 2023 Rugby World Cup Pool D fixtures – beginning their campaign...
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Dec 1, 21 •
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Comments Off on Nyakane to join French club Racing 92
The Vodacom Bulls can confirm the departure of stalwart front-rower and Springbok, Trevor Nyakane. After joining the Vodacom Bulls in 2015, the 32-year-old has penned down an agreement with French club, Racing 92, and will be joining the club in the coming...
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Nov 18, 21 •
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Comments Off on Eddie Jones has named his England side
England will take on the world champions at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 20 November (3.15pm KO). Courtney Lawes (blind-side flanker) will captain the side for a second time. Tom Curry (No. 8) and Henry Slade (outside centre) will be vice-captains. Jamie...
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Nov 11, 21 •
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Comments Off on 50th appearance up for Maro Itoje
The England line-up for this weekend’s Test match against Australia has been named. Maro Itoje will make his 50th appearance for England, following his debut against Italy in 2016. Captain Owen Farrell returns to the side at inside centre, Henry Slade stays...
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Nov 8, 21 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses record win over Black Ferns
England Women ran out comfortable 56-15 winners against New Zealand at Northampton’s cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens. It is the first time England have secured back-to-back wins over New Zealand since 2012, and stretches their unbeaten run to...
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Nov 5, 21 •
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Comments Off on Red Roses name team to play New Zealand
England Women head coach Simon Middleton has named his team to play New Zealand at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens on Sunday (7 November, kick-off 2.45pm and live on BBC Two). Poppy Cleall captains the Red Roses for the first time at No.8 with scrum...
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Nov 4, 21 •
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Comments Off on Eddie Jones has named the England team to play Tonga
England will open their Autumn Nations Series campaign on Saturday at Twickenham Stadium (3.15pm KO). Owen Farrell will captain the side at fly half. Tom Curry (No.8), Ellis Genge (loose-head prop) and Courtney Lawes (blind-side flanker) have been named...
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Oct 27, 21 •
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Comments Off on Six legends to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame
World Rugby has revealed that six legends of the game in Osea Kolinisau (Fiji), Humphrey Kayange (Kenya), Huriana Manuel-Carpenter (New Zealand), Cheryl McAfee (Australia), Will Carling (England) and Jim Telfer (Scotland) will be inducted into the World Rugby...
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Oct 18, 21 •
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Comments Off on Jones names 34-player England squad
Eddie Jones has named a 34-player England squad as they prepare for the Autumn Nations Series. The squad will travel to Jersey on Monday 25 October for a five-day training camp before returning to England ahead of their trio of home fixtures against Tonga,...
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Oct 7, 21 •
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Comments Off on Umbro and England Rugby unveil new home kits for 2021-22 season and extend partnership to 2028
Umbro, the Official Technical Kit Partner of England Rugby, can today reveal its new England Rugby home kits that will be worn by the England men’s and women’s teams for the 2021-22 season. For the first time in the professional era of the women’s game,...
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Sep 13, 21 •
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Comments Off on PGB statement – new Covid-19 strategy for the elite game in England
THE PROFESSIONAL Game Board (PGB) has today announced a new Covid-19 strategy that will incentivise players and management from the elite game in England to be fully vaccinated. From today (Monday 13 September), the policy will allow Gallagher Premiership...
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Sep 1, 21 •
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Comments Off on RFU and Honda UK announce long-term partnership
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Honda UK today announce an exciting multi-year partnershipHonda UK will become Performance Partner and the Official Vehicle of England Rugby from today (1 September 2021)In addition to becoming the Official Automotive...
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Aug 4, 21 •
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Comments Off on Jones to visit rugby teams in August
England head coach Eddie Jones will travel to visit a number of rugby teams this month. He will first head to Treviso, Italy where he will spend three days with Benetton [4-6 August], before visiting Georgia Rugby in Tbilisi to work alongside their coaches...
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Jul 23, 21 •
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Comments Off on John Mitchell to depart England Rugby
John Mitchell is stepping down from his England defence coach role after the Autumn Series to take on a new position at Wasps RFC. Speaking about John’s decision, England head coach Eddie Jones said: “I’d like to thank John for his hard work and...
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Jul 21, 21 •
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Comments Off on LIONS TEAM TO FACE SPRINGBOKS FOR FIRST TEST
British & Irish Lions Head Coach, Warren Gatland, has named his side for the first Test against the Springboks at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday 24 July (kick off 5pm BST). Tour captain Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys, Wales) will skipper the Lions having...
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Jul 20, 21 •
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Comments Off on England to play Tonga in November
England will play Tonga at Twickenham Stadium this November. The game is one of a trio of Test matches that Eddie Jones’ side will host this autumn. England will open against Tonga on Saturday 6 November (3.15pm KO). They will then play Australia on...
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Jul 11, 21 •
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Comments Off on PRO14 RUGBY THANKS GUINNESS FOR SEVEN YEARS OF UNPARALLELED SUPPORT
As PRO14 Rugby prepares to become the United Rugby Championship we wish to thank Guinness and all of our colleagues at Diageo for seven years of unparalleled support of the league as title partners. Martin Anayi, United Rugby Championship CEO, said:...
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Jul 8, 21 •
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Comments Off on Four players will make their England debuts against Canada
Eddie Jones has named his side for England’s match against Canada at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday [10 July, 3pm KO]. Four players will make their England debuts, after 12 received their first cap in Sunday’s win against USA. Backs Dan Kelly (inside...
