Jones warns England of 2001 Lions backlash
England have been delivered the cautionary tale of the 2001 British & Irish Lions ahead of this weekend's Test in Melbourne.
England have been delivered the cautionary tale of the 2001 British & Irish Lions ahead of this weekend's Test in Melbourne.
England came to Brisbane with a clear plan to put the Wallabies off their game. They came armed with some push and shove, and a few choice words, and now Australia must do the same.
Jerome Kaino has almost 70 All Blacks caps and more than 100 Super Rugby games to his name. But for all his experience, the opening Test of the year still came as a surprise.
World Rugby vice-chairman Agustin Pichot is to look into the sport's international eligibility rules as part of a wide-ranging report into the sustainability of the game in the Pacific Islands.
England coach Eddie Jones expects the mind games to be cranked up once more ahead of Saturday's second Test against Australia.
Eddie Jones is wary that the timescale put on David Pocock's injury by the Wallabies could turn out to be a smokescreen.
CJ Stander will miss Ireland's second Test against South Africa after he was handed a one-game ban for the red card he was shown in Saturday's first Test.
South Africa have called Stade Francais fly-half Morne Steyn into their squad ahead of Saturday's second Test against Ireland.
Warren Gatland has told his two wings in Tuesday night's clash with Super Rugby side the Chiefs that they are battling for a place in the second Test.
Scotland's hopes of maintaining their 100 percent record over Japan has been given a boost with news that Richie Gray will join the squad on Monday.
England are revived, transformed into the most formidable of international rugby units just nine months after being the laughing stock of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Greg Growden writes.
Eddie Jones made his presence felt through the physicality of James Haskell and Maro Itoje as England delivered their best performance in Australia since 2003.
Star winger George North has been ruled out of Wales' tour of New Zealand after suffering a hamstring injury in the first Test in Auckland.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says Bernard Foley's stunning disallowed try should have stood, but insisted officials weren't to blame for their 39-28 defeat to England in Saturday's opener.
Luke Charteris will captain a Wales side against the Chiefs that features seven players who played against New Zealand in the first Test defeat.
Despite losing CJ Stander midway through the first half, Ireland cling on for a famous first-ever victory away to South Africa.
Scrum-half Lloyd Williams and prop Paul James will return home from the Wales tour of New Zealand without playing a game after the first Test in Auckland on Saturday.
Rugby has been hailed as a sport the NFL can learn from when it comes to reducing and preventing head injuries. But that notion might be based on a flawed assumption.
This wide receiver convert never thought rugby would trump football, but now Perry Baker has all but sealed a trip to the Rio Olympics with the USA Men's Eagles Sevens.
Sale have announced Manchester-based firm CorpAcq Ltd is the Aviva Premiership club's new owner.
Steffon Armitage has ended speculation over his club future by signing a three-year deal with Pau, effectively ending hope of an England recall.
Michael Cheika tells ESPN of the "shared experience" he enjoyed during Australia's America's Cup triumph, and why the Wallabies have set about building similar memories a generation on.
Tom Hamilton, Andy Withers and Sam Bruce preview the much anticipated England-Australia Test series, and predict that Michael Cheika will poke the English bear at some point.
Michael Cheika says last year's Rugby World Cup were among the finest weeks of his life, despite the difficulties that came with a positive reception following the Wallabies' loss in the final.
Australia's Rugby Union Players' Association is keen to discuss a central contracting system but isn't sure that a New Zealand-style model can achieve similarly strong outcomes in Australia.
For the second year running, Twickenham is painted red and black as Saracens powered their way to the Aviva Premiership title and a remarkable double.
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