Brook and Jacks lead resurgent England into tri-series with World Cup in sight

Both will tour Australia next month as part of the squad for the shortest form, but they have not made the cut for the one-day international leg of the tour, spelling out the mission statement. With the 50-over World Cup…

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Meaty Montpellier leave Bath reeling and offer Prem French lessons

The dazzling hands, the scarcely believable comebacks, the, er, bewildered defences. Evidence of a new dimension of attacking rugby, uncontainable and breathless? Or not to be trusted? Bath have found themselves of late…

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Florian Wirtz dazzles at last – but Liverpool’s creative struggles remain stark

The Reds beat Brentford 2-1 at the Gtech Community Stadium, coming from behind to triumph over the Bees, who finished with nine men after red cards towards the end of each half. Wirtz sent Victor Munoz running behind the…

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Pakistan tri-series 2026, live streaming and TV channels: Where to watch live and match timings for ODI tri-series

Here’s how to watch the series live from around the world. Hosts Pakistan and Sri Lanka will lock horns in the opening game of the tri-series, also involving England. Each team will face the other twice in the league…

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Max Malins hails Brendan Venter and Tomos Williams impact at Saracens

Venter, below, got off to a controversial start in his second coming at Saracens, although he had been a part consultant, when he refused to do TV interviews around the start of the Prem season. That earned the club a…

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Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery

Plagued by a shoulder injury that has caused him problems for nearly three years, Spencer had surgery in the summer, missing the start of the season, but is fit again and ready to fight for his place at Australia 2027.…

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Max Llewellyn: Gloucester are genuine Prem title contenders

The Wales star is braced for another fierce and feisty West Country battle against Bath on Friday strongly feeling it’s about time the Kingsholm faithful were repaid for their loyal and noisy support. Having returned…

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Jeremy Guscott: High-scoring Prem games are great – as long as they’re competitive

However, this particular game has had a bigger impact because 18 tries were scored, and although I was overseas when the match was played, when I saw the half-time score I thought “wow”! My starting point is that you…

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Gloucester chief Chris Boyd rues missed opportunity against Champions Cup holders Bordeaux

Bordeaux had looked in danger of a first loss in the competition since a quarter-final defeat by Harlequins in April 2024. The visitors trailed 36-29 after Gloucester replacement Will Trenholm crossed twice midway…

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Canada 24-21 England: Red Roses’ unbeaten run ended by Maple Leafs

The Red Roses suffered their first defeat since losing the 2022 World Cup final to New Zealand, bringing an extraordinary sequence stretching almost four years to an end. It was Canada... Already a subscriber to our…

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