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Even at 60 and with more than two decades of coaching experience, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has rarely experienced a tougher past few months. The New Zealander has led Australia to a record 10 defeats in the calendar year and the 48-33 loss at France on Saturday in Paris meant they succumbed to a first […]

After a month-long pause for Test rugby, the URC roars back to life this weekend. The only two unbeaten sides, the Stormers and Munster, collide in a top-of-the-table blockbuster, while the Bulls and Lions square off in the Jukskei derby with massive early-season stakes, and the Sharks – buoyed by their maiden win – head

Jesse Kriel says as satisfying as it is to finally bury their Dublin hoodoo, this Springbok team is always looking forward to the next challenge. The Boks beat Ireland 24-13 on Saturday night – their first win at the Aviva Stadium since 2012 – with Kriel playing the full 80 minutes of a brutal Test.

Max Ojomoh scored a try and created two more in a narrow defeat of Argentina at Twickenham on Sunday. Steve Borthwick’s men triumphed 27-23 to end 2025 with their 11th win in a row. England led 17-3 at half-time in their Autumn Nations Series finale, with Bath centre Ojomoh, only appearing in his second Test

Scotland rounded off their Autumn Nations Series campaign with an eight-try rout of Tonga at Murrayfield on Sunday. But this 56-0 win is unlikely to ease the pressure on coach Gregor Townsend after successive November defeats by the All Blacks and Argentina where Scotland twice squandered promising positions late on. Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu was

Ben Youngs says he has “never seen anything like it” after watching the Springbok scrum dismantle Ireland in Dublin on Saturday night. The Boks won six scrum penalties – including one that led to a penalty try – as they triumphed in Dublin for the first time since 2012. “Tell me a team or another

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After a lacklustre win over Australia on Saturday, France’s thoughts moved quickly onto the return of captain Antoine Dupont in time for the defence of their Six Nations title. The scrumhalf has been out since March with a serious knee injury but is expected to be back for club Toulouse within two weeks, well ahead

The Springboks’ statement victory in Dublin should serve as a clear warning to the rest of the world: they are still improving. This is according to The Telegraph’s senior rugby writer, Charlie Morgan, who described Saturday night’s 24-13 win over Ireland as a performance that “reinforced how tough it will be to stop them landing

Former England centre Will Greenwood says the Springboks are “miles clear” of the rest after their brutal demolition of Ireland in Dublin. The Boks snapped a 13-year drought at the Aviva Stadium with a bruising 24-13 win on Saturday – their fourth straight victory on tour. Greenwood dismissed the frenzy around the flurry of yellow cards