Next Wallabies coach Les Kiss: a mongrel mix of league and union, coach and strategist
Les Kiss was an injured rugby league winger looking down the barrel of retirement and a day job flogging poker machines when the idea of a career in coaching struck.…
John Mitchell: Red Roses head coach to remain in role regardless of England’s Rugby World Cup performance | Rugby Union News
John Mitchell will remain England head coach until June next year regardless of how the Red Roses perform at the World Cup, according to the Rugby Football Union. England are…
Exeter Chiefs suspend coaches Rob Hunter and Ali Hepher after record defeat to Gloucester | Rugby Union News
Exeter chair Tony Rowe has suspended coaches Rob Hunter and Ali Hepher following the Chiefs’ record Gallagher Premiership defeat against Gloucester. Hunter took over from Hepher as head coach in…
Women’s Six Nations: England head coach John Mitchell on Grand Slam win and ‘ideal’ test ahead of Rugby World Cup | Rugby Union News
England head coach John Mitchell believes a nail-biting victory to complete Grand Slam glory was the ideal test ahead of their bid for World Cup glory on home soil later…
Match Preview – England vs France Women
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player England head coach John Mitchell says his Red Roses have a plan as his side prepare to take on France…
Women’s Six Nations: England’s Ellie Kildunne out of Red Roses’ Grand Slam decider vs France as Emma Sing starts | Rugby Union News
England have suffered a blow ahead of the Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam decider against France at Twickenham on Saturday, with star full-back Ellie Kildunne ruled out due to a…
Ben Youngs: England and Leicester great to retire from professional rugby at the conclusion of the 2024/25 season | Rugby Union News
Ben Youngs has announced he will retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. The 35-year-old scrum-half made his 332nd senior appearance for Leicester Tigers as a replacement…
Women’s Six Nations: Jade Shekells to make first Red Roses start against Scotland | Rugby Union News
Jade Shekells will make her first start for England in Saturday’s Women’s Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday. The 28-year-old Gloucester-Hartpury centre, who made her Red Roses debut from…
Is Marcus Smith at risk of drifting into British and Irish Lions no man’s land? | Rugby Union News
Jack of all trades, a master of none? Applying that adage to Marcus Smith, the rugby player, would be harsh and incorrect. However, in the context of British and Irish…
Premiership Rugby: Newcastle Falcons’ Steve Diamond banned for six games for abuse of match officials | Rugby Union News
Newcastle Falcons director of rugby Steve Diamond has been banned for six games due to “wholly unacceptable verbal abuse” of match officials. A disciplinary panel convened on Friday to review…