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The two sides are now lined up in the tunnel. The Wallabies in gold jerseys and green shorts, Georgia all in white.
The teams are just making the final touches to their uniforms in the sheds. Our advertised start time of 3:45pm looks to be out by at least 10 minutes.
Continue reading...England claimed a first Under-20 world title since 2016 with a victory over France founded on their ruthlessly dominant scrum and a power-packed performance that will have Steve Borthwick licking his lips. Tries from the forwards Joe Bailey and Arthur Green sealed victory in Cape Town with England’s muscle up front proving too much for the defending champions.
England were dominant at scrum-time, winning penalties at will, less than a week after Borthwick had bemoaned the senior side’s set-piece problems. The props Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Afolabi Fasogbon may soon find themselves fast-tracked, such was their superiority in a pack that was missing its first choice tighthead in Billy Sela. Others to burnish their reputations were the second row Junior Kpoku and the flanker Henry Pollock in a performance that bodes well as Borthwick plots a course towards the 2027 World Cup.
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No one was more relieved to see Kieran Hardy dive over for Wales’ sixth try in Brisbane to clinch a 36-35 victory at the death than acting skipper Gareth Davies. He had been on the field when Wales went 17 points clear early in the second half and must have thought the job was done […]
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Head coach Liza Burgess has confirmed the Wales U20 Women’s matchday 23 for her side’s first Transatlantic Quad Series encounter with USA this Friday. The fixture kicks-off at 8pm at Cardiff Arms Park and will be streamed live on WRU channels and RugbyPass TV. (Free entry) The competition is hot on the heels of the […]
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>Warren Gatland has explained the process that led him to offer the captaincy of the Welsh side to Cory Hill for the final game of the summer tour against Queensland this week. The Japan-based lock has captained his country before and has been given the armband for the non-cap clash at the Suncorp Stadium in […]
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Six of Europe’s most promising young rugby players have received the Most Valuable Player (MVP) accolade following the conclusion of the inaugural U20 Women’s Summer Series. Prop Maisie Davies took the top award for the Wales squad, while Margherita Tonellotto, the Italian back row, French centre Hawa Tounkara, England hooker Niamh Swailes, Ireland prop Sophie […]
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Head coach Richard Whiffin has named his Wales men’s side to take on hosts South Africa at the DHL Stadium in the 7th Place final of the U20 World Championship on Friday There are six changes to the starting line-up, four in the pack and two in back-line. Josh Morse and Kian Hire return to […]
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Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has made wholesale changes to his team for the rugby Test against Georgia in Sydney on Saturday. Veteran prop Allan Alaalatoa will become the third captain in three weeks, starting in the front-row alongside rookies Isaac Kailea and Billy Pollard.
The trio are among 10 changes to the starting side as Schmidt rotates his squad after the tough 2-0 series sweep over Wales. Fraser McReight, Rob Valetini, Hunter Paisami, Filipo Daugunu and Tom Wright are the only remaining faces in the starting 15 from last week’s second Test win against Wales.
Continue reading...The Wallabies will have a third captain in three games under new coach Joe Schmidt with Liam Wright failing to recover in time for Saturday’s clash with Georgia.
Tickets for Wales’ senior men’s and women’s Guinness Six Nations 2025 fixtures go on sale to the general public on Friday 27th September. Debenture holders, WRU member clubs, Premium members, official members and regional club season ticket holders will all have the opportunity to buy tickets for the Wales men’s matches before they reach public […]
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Senior men’s head coach Warren Gatland has named the Wales side to face the Queensland Reds in an uncapped fixture at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane on Friday 19 July (KO 10.55 BST, 19.55 local time live on Sky Sports). Regan Grace, named on the wing, will make his first outing for Wales in rugby union having […]
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Wales Women have announced two major Test matches against Scotland and Australia ahead of their WXV2 campaign in South Africa during September. Ioan Cunningham, the Wales head coach, guided his side to an eight-try 52-20 win over Spain to secure World Cup qualification for England 2025 and WXV2 in Cape Town. The victory cemented Wales’ […]
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World Rugby has today unveiled the pools and action-packed match schedule for WXV, the highly anticipated return of the women’s 15s competition which promises thrilling encounters across all three levels in Vancouver, South Africa and Dubai with the final six Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 places up for grabs. Kicking off on Friday, 27 September […]
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Wales captain Dewi Lake alongside teammates James Botham, Sam Costelow, Cory Hill and Dafydd Jenkins took time out on Monday to visit the Queensland Children’s Hospital and meet some of the patients. The hospital in Brisbane provides specialised care for the sickest and most critically injured children from across Queensland and northern New South Wales […]
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New Zealand sit third after Scott Robertson’s strong start and England have work to do after a 2-0 defeat
Ciarán Frawley’s last-gasp drop goal sealed a stunning win in Durban, ensuring South Africa had failed to win a series against Ireland for the first time. It was the latest thrilling instalment of the global game’s leading rivalry at present and Ireland have now won two of their last three against the Springboks. Add in the 2022 series win in New Zealand and Ireland’s ability to pick up away victories in the southern hemisphere sets them apart from their European rivals. That they went to South Africa and drew the series without Jamison Gibson-Park speaks volumes about the depth Farrell has unearthed, with full-back Jamie Osborne the latest to flourish. Farrell does not pick his British and Irish Lions squad for around 10 months but at this rate it will be dominated by his Irish charges.
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