EDDIE JONES says England have to conquer South Africa’s HATRED and HISTORY if they are to stop the rot on tour. The Red Rose have only ever won three Test matches in the Rainbow Nation – and head to the southern hemisphere on the back of their worst ever Six Nations and heaviest ever Twickenham […]
WASPS fly-half Danny Cipriani was the main talking point when head coach Eddie Jones named his 35-man England squad to face the Barbarians. The 30-year-old’s last appearance for England came as a replacement full-back in a World Cup warm-up match against France in August 2015. Last year England triumphed 28-14 in this traditional and highly prestigious […]
GEORGE Ford has opened the door to a sensational cross-code switch by declaring he would love to play rugby league. The England RU star grew up playing the 13-a-side code his dad Mike played in Oldham, Greater Manchester but joined Leicester rather than Bradford Bulls as a 16-year-old. But the self-confessed St Helens fan insists […]
PAUL GUSTARD quit England after they lost a tug-of-war for his services with Harlequins. The Red Rose defence coach was in the middle of extending his contract with the RFU before Premiership side Quins swooped. Gustard completed his 500m switch across the A3 from Twickenham to The Stoop on Monday – even though he was […]
ENGLAND are in World Cup turmoil after Paul Gustard told them he was quitting to become Harlequins boss. After agreeing terms with the London club Gustard will be named as their new boss on Monday. And it leaves Eddie Jones without a defence coach OR attack coach with just 15 months until Japan 2019. Gustard’s […]