At the Chichibunomiya stadium in central Tokyo, 15,000 rugby fans have their hearts in their mouths as their team, the Sunwolves, are camped in the Argentinian opposition’s half, winning 29 to 28 with a minute to play. From the stands come cheers and whistles, and desperate pleas to ...
Each rugby team will consist of 15 players. The team is split into two groups known as forwards and backs. There are 8 forwards (positions include Hooker, Prop, Second Row, Flanker and Number Eight) and 7 backs (positions include Scrum Half, Fly Half, Inside Centre, Outside Centre, Win...
This was highlighted by Fiji Water Flying Fijians head coach Simon Raiwalui when asked about his decision to drop experienced flyhalf Ben Volavola from his 33-member squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Raiwalui says they were trying different combinations...
RUGBY UNION : Ireland plea to fly-half They would ask why the GAA should provide (finance aside and this may become an issue later) a venue for the Irish Rugby Football Union, who sat on their posteriors while the English, Welsh and Scottish got on with building stadia in their countries...
Italy host Ireland, England head to Wales and Scotland visit France on Super Saturday – the final match day of the rip-roaring Guinness Six Nations 2025 championship. Here's our guide to how to watch Six Nations rugby union live streams online and for f
Farrell has shown to be a world class flyhalf, they have really good outside backs and pretty good loose forwards. Their tight five are their weakness though. As the day has progressed and game has come closer I’m getting more and more confident.Every article writing up England’s ...
Materazzi admitted to have said, “I prefer the whore that is your sister”. He goes further to note there are more harsh words exchanged between players in the field and Zidane had heard worse of them before. Well, the fatigue felt way into the second half of the extra time was the ...
The lads at the back with me, on the wings, Polly at fly-half, they have been fantastic in giving me that information and making my life easier. “My high ball is never something I want to go away from. That’s non-negotiable for me, that always needs to be the super strength of...
Dartfish is well know among team trainers, and its use isn’t limited to wheelchair rugby. In fact, the company boasts that 462 medals at last month’s Rio Olympics were awarded to “athletes and teams using Dartfish.” That’s nearly half of all medals. Usain Bolt is among its high-pr...
For Ireland, fly-halfJohnny Sextonis set to make his final appearances in professional rugby before retiring aged 38. ForwardsJames Ryan,Tadhg BeirneandJosh van der Flier, last year’s men’s player of the year, have been crucial to the country’s recent success. Two other Northern Hemisp...