Rugby

It took the most gutting defeat in Wallabies history to realise I was wrong about Eddie

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Wallabies’ 40-6 loss to Wales is the most gutting defeat in Australian rugby history. Old-timer Wallabies used to talk about the loss to Fiji in 1954. There are Wallabies in their dotage now, who still lament the loss to Tonga in the early ’70s. Nick Farr-Jones still grieves the third Test loss

Eddie Jones lashes out in spiky press conference after Australia humiliated by Wales

Eddie Jones hit back at some reporters’ line of questioning Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Australia coach Eddie Jones lashed out at journalists in a spiky post-match press conference following the Wallabies’ record defeat to Wales that

Eddie Jones has to go, but fate was sealed before embarrassing loss

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Now the benefit of the doubt has been removed by the Wallabies’ embarrassing 40-6 loss to Wales, judgment can be passed on Rugby Australia’s decision to sack Dave Rennie and hire Eddie Jones. Jones deserved the benefit of the doubt – he has built up plenty of capital during a long career and

Marcus Smith says playing alongside Owen Farrell and George Ford ‘an honour’

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Marcus Smith finished England’s World Cup rout of Chile in the same back line as Owen Farrell and George Ford – six years after rushing his A-level maths exam to train with

Eddie Jones left red-faced at Rugby World Cup after Australia thumped by Wales

Rugby World Cup: Preview of the home nations' fixtures this weekend Eddie Jones was left red-faced at the Rugby World Cup after Australia were thumped 40-6 by Wales in Pool D. Former England coach Jones had spoken out ahead of the showdown and insisted he had “no doubt” his team would come away with victory. “I’ve got no doubt we’ll win, got no doubt,” Jones told reporters ahead of the

Scotland vs Tonga referee: Who is Rugby World Cup official Karl Dickson?

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email England’s Karl Dickson is one of the officials at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The former professional player ended a long top-level career in 2017 having narrowly missed out on international caps.

If Freddy wants me for Origin, I’ll be there: Gould

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The godfather of NSW State of Origin Phil Gould is ready to make a shock return to the interstate arena as an advisor to Blues coach Brad Fittler. Another former Blues mentor, Laurie Daley, is also being considered for a role as NSW look to come back from two straight series losses to

South Africa explain use of traffic light signals during Ireland game

“In terms of the lights, it started here probably when we played France in Marseille [in November 2022],” he said after South Africa got their World Cup defence underway with an 18-3 win over Scotland. Recommended “I don’t know if you’ve been pitch-side but in this dome, the sound is phenomenal. You can’t hear anything. “It’s for us, because there are a lot of [radio] channels we are working in

The history, tactics and an early tip: How the Magpies v Lions grand final shapes up

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions have been the form teams of 2023, and justifiably will play off in next week’s AFL grand final. That they finished in the top two spots on the ladder, and have already had a week off through the finals, means this shapes as an epic clash. The Magpies,