It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Alun Wyn Jones gets ideal send-off: The great Welshman played his final game of professional rugby over the weekend for Toulon, who he captained on … Read more
It’s time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who is making the headlines for all the wrong reasons after the weekend. THEY’RE ON FIRE! Alun Wyn Jones impresses: The Wales and British and Irish Lions legend showed that he still has what it takes to do well at Test … Read more
Former France hooker Benjamin Kayser produced a brilliant metaphor to describe the pain of exiting the Rugby World Cup. It was particularly tough for Les Bleus, who had high hopes going into the tournament before their dreams were dashed at the quarter-final stage. The French succumbed to South Africa 29-28 in the last-eight and it … Read more
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Analysis: It was a World Cup that glittered with quality and gripping intensity. But it also highlighted some of the game’s issues, writes Patrick McKendry in Paris. The big show is over and now that the winners’ Champagne bottles have been emptied and cleared away (possibly), and the tears have dried from the faces of … Read more
New Zealand vs South Africa: Rugby World Cup final – LIVE! Evening Standard Source link
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In his bid to help South Africa retain its Rugby World Cup title, Cheslin Kolbe is ready to leave his favourite position on the wing and dig into his rugby sevens experience to play at scrumhalf against New Zealand in tomorrow’s final. Kolbe, who scored a try for the Springboks in the final against England … Read more
While not where England wanted to finish up after making it through to the last four, ending the tournament in third spot represents enormous and swift progress under Borthwick after their awful build-up to the World Cup, offering a real platform for the future. Follow Argentina vs England reaction live below, with expert analysis from … Read more
Argentina vs England: Kick-off time, TV, team news, lineups today Evening Standard Source link
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Analysis: TVNZ rugby experts Scotty Stevenson and Patrick McKendry discuss two very different World Cup semifinals and make their predictions for the showpiece in Paris. PM: Well Scotty, here’s a sentence I didn’t think I’d be writing a couple of months ago: the All Blacks are in the World Cup final against the world champions. … Read more
To do that, Steve Borthwick will have to beat the Boks, who have won all three of their previous World Cup knockout ties with England including two finals. With Marcus Smith absent, Freddie Steward starts at full-back for a team that has spent much of the week batting off questions about just how unfancied they … Read more