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Embed from Getty Images   England manager Eddie Jones has announced his 37-man training squad ahead of the Autumn Tests. The squad prepare to travel to Brighton for a three day training camp from Sunday, and the final squad announcement will be on 26 October. Of the 37-man squad, there ...

Embed from Getty Images   London Wasps have made their thirteenth summer signing after bringing in South African full back, Willie Le Roux. The 26 year old, who has already made 37 caps for the Springboks, will arrive at the Premiership side once his current spell in Japan with the ...

Embed from Getty Images   The RFU have confirmed that the Six Nation’s are likely to remain in its usual February and March slot amidst propositions for it to be moved to April. New World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said starting the tournament later “could be a solution” in establishing ...

Embed from Getty Images   Owen Farrell will start for England in Saturday’s first testa against Australia, manager Eddie Jones has confirmed. The Saracens man will start the match in Brisbane at fly half, with Luther Burrell replacing him at inside centre, whilst George Ford drops to the bench after ...

Embed from Getty Images   Six Nations leaders England are set to hand a full debut to 21 year old Saracens forward Maro Itoje in this Saturday’s game at home against Ireland. The forward made his senior debut in the 40-9 victory over Italy last time out as a substitute, ...

View image | gettyimages.com   The RFU have announced that Australian Eddie Jones will replace Stuart Lancaster as the new England head coach. The 55 year old, who becomes England’s first foreign coach, brings a wealth of international experience to the position as England look to progress from their disappointing ...

View image | gettyimages.com   New Zealand rugby legend Jonah Lomu has died aged just 40. The All Blacks star, who was diagnosed with a rare and serious kidney condition in 1996, goes down as one of the sport’s greatest ever players.   Tongan descendant Lomu began his illustrious international ...

View image | gettyimages.com   Romania came back from 15-0 down in the last half an hour to pull off one of the biggest shocks of the World Cup so far against Canada. The match was at the King Power Stadium; a venue which has seen a number of comebacks ...

View image | gettyimages.com   Fiji ended their World Cup campaign on a high as they comfortably beat Uruguay to secure 4th place in Pool A. It was a seven-try thriller at the Stadium MK as over 30,000 spectators witnessed a strong performance from the Fijians. The first points on ...

View image | gettyimages.com   Springboks captain Jean de Villiers has announced his retirement from international rugby after breaking his jaw, ruling him out of the remainder of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. De Villiers, who has made 109 appearances for the Springboks including 37 as captain, was injured in ...