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Dane Coles admits it was a weird experience playing against his former Hurricanes teammate, Brad Shields, when the two players went toe-to-toe in a gripping Test match at Twickenham which saw the All Blacks prevail over England on a narrow 16-15 scoreline.  Shields, despite having been born in New Zealand, pinned his allegiance to England after he made his debut …

Eddie Jones has named his matchday 23 which will take on the Springboks in Johannesburg on Saturday.  Jones has opted to include Brad Shields and the Hurricanes man looks set to win his first cap for England from the bench. The side features seven players in the starting XV who played in the Premiership final between Saracens and the Exeter …

Eddie Jones named his England squad to tour South Africa on Thursday and his selection has caused quite a stir.

England's rush to select Wellington Hurricanes captain Brad Shields smacks of desperation and shows Eddie Jones' men are vulnerable.

There are no shortage of talking points from this morning’s England squad announcement.  Eddie Jones has named a 34-man squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa which will see England take on the Springboks in three Tests throughout June. Danny Cipriani has been included in the squad where he could make his first appearance in the famous white shirt since …

The ongoing saga surrounding whether Brad Shields will be selected for England in their upcoming tour of South Africa has taken a new twist with comments from RFU Chief Executive Steve Brown who said that ‘regulation nine’ permits Shields to be released, regardless of any NZRU opposition. Shields is currently contracted to play Super Rugby with the Hurricanes and the …

Hurricanes skipper Brad Shields remains in the dark to whether he will make his England debut in June as Eddie Jones’ side tour South Africa for a three-Test tour against the Springboks. Shields will be making the move to England at the end of the Super Rugby season where he will join up with Wasps and he has long been mooted for …

Brad Shields has handed in a formal request to be released from his NZRU contract early so that he can be selected by England for the upcoming tour to South Africa. Shields will be playing his rugby for Wasps next season and the Hurricanes man qualifies for England as his parents were born there. Eddie Jones has been given the …

Eddie Jones has been given the all clear to select Brad Shields for the upcoming tour of South Africa which takes place in June. Jones is currently finalising his plans for the three-Test tour against the Springboks who are now under the tutelage of Rassie Erasmus. Shields was born in New Zealand and has played all of his rugby there …

Five rising stars that could make their way to South Africa as England look to kickstart their revival.

The All Blacks squad was selected earlier this week for the upcoming Rugby Championship.  The only real surprise was Julian Savea missing, but due to the large amount of talent in New Zealand, Steve Hansen and his selection panel did leave some inform players out of the squad.  Here are five inform players unlucky on missing selection. 5. Brad Shields  The Hurricanes …

For a week-day fixture sandwiched between two Tests, there was a lot on the line at Westpac Stadium. Could Courtney Lawes and CJ Stander push for Test positions? Would Julian Savea vent his All Black non-selection rage on the Lions backs? Would Jordie Barrett and Ngani Laumape show enough poise for them to enter the Test starting line-up? Here are …