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England head coach Eddie Jones has named his team for Sunday’s clash with Tonga in Sapporo (KO 19:45 local time, 11:45 UK & IRE time).  Owen Farrell will captain the side at inside centre which sees George Ford get the nod at out-half. Ben Youngs will start at scrum-half where he will win his 90th cap for his country. Manu …

English fly-half Danny Cipriani says he would have had to turn water into wine if he was to convince Eddie Jones to include him in the 31-man squad for the Rugby World Cup.  Cipriani, despite winning Premiership Player of the Year last season with his club Gloucester, was left out of the squad for the upcoming World Cup – much …

With England and Ireland both announcing their starting XVs for Saturday’s clash at Twickenham on Thursday, we thought it would be interesting to see who would win out on a head-to-head basis.  Today, we asked you to vote in a poll to choose your combined XV based on the starting sides announced by Eddie Jones and Joe Schmidt. In some …

England’s second most capped scrum-half Danny Care has revealed his hurt at being left out of Eddie Jones’ squad for the World Cup.  Jones announced his 31-man squad for the tournament in Japan last week with Ben Youngs and Willi Heinz chosen to wear the number nine jersey. Heinz’ inclusion in the squad may have come as a surprise to …

Eddie Jones has made three changes to the team from Sunday’s win over Wales at Twickenham for the return fixture in Cardiff this weekend.  Saturday’s clash at the Principality Stadium will see an international debut for Bath’s Ruaridh McConnochie as he has been named to start on the right wing. Maro Itoje has been named in the second row where …

Eddie Jones has named his 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.  The deadline for World Cup squads to be submitted is September 8 but despite this, Jones has decided to announce his squad almost four weeks early. “Today is another step in the progress towards the Rugby World Cup,” Jones said. “We have taken the decision to go …

England head coach Eddie Jones has named two debutants in his starting XV for Sunday’s clash with Wales at Twickenham. Jones hands Gloucester’s Willi Heinz his first cap at scrum half with Bath’s Ruaridh McConnochie set to start for England on the right wing. Leicester Tigers’ fly-half George Ford will captain the side on his 56th cap while Anthony Watson …

Former Ireland captain Roy Keane was reportedly invited into the England rugby camp during the week to give Eddie Jones a pep talk ahead of the upcoming World Cup. According to SunSport, Keane visited the England squad on Tuesday and spoke to them about his star studded career which included a host of Premier League titles as well as a …

England head coach Eddie Jones has left out Danny Cipriani in his latest World Cup training squad.  Jones has called up 38 players for what is England’s third official World Cup training camp. The camp will take place in Treviso, Italy in what will be warm-weather training to best prepare the players for the tough conditions which they will experience …

Eddie Jones has named his official 35-man Rugby World Cup training squad which will assemble for England’s first official training camp next week and it includes Joe Marler.  Marler previously made himself unavailable for international selection due to his desire to focus on club commitments and spend more time with his family. His last cap came in last year’s summer …

Eddie Jones has added five new faces to his latest England World Cup training squad ahead of the announcement of the official training squad next week. An initial squad, which was named last week, omitted Danny Care, Nathan Hughes and Dylan Hartley all missing out. Danny Cipriani (Gloucester Rugby), Piers Francis (Northampton Saints), Willi Heinz (Gloucester Rugby), Courtney Lawes (Northampton …

Eddie Jones has named a 29-man England squad for an upcoming training camp at Pennyhill Park next week.  This will be the first of two training camps with another one taking place at the Lensbury between June 30 and July 4. Players who are included in this squad do not include those involved in the Gallagher Premiership semi-finals except for …

The RFU have confirmed that England head coach Eddie Jones intends to see out the remainder of his contract until 2021 and that defence coach John Mitchell has also committed to two years post 2019 Rugby World Cup.  Mitchell was appointed defence coach in September 2018 and in the nine Test matches in which Mitchell has been involved in, England …

Eddie Jones has dismissed the role of head coach of the British & Irish Lions as an “ambassador job” in a subtle dig at Warren Gatland. Speaking to the Brisbane Courier Mail, the England head coach also refused to rule out the possibility of succeeding Michael Cheika as the Australian boss. Current Wales head coach, Warren Gatland, has guided the …

England head coach Eddie Jones feels that Wales are looking “a bit tired” as they chase their first Grand Slam title in seven years, while their opponents Ireland are “peaking at the right time.” Jones’ side face Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday but know that should they win, they will still need Ireland to do them a favour by beating …

Eddie Jones has named a strong England team as they go in search of a bonus point victory over Scotland in Twickenham on Saturday. Jones makes four changes to the starting XV that lined up against Italy last week. In the backs, Jack Nowell replaces Joe Cokanasiga on the right wing and Henry Slade replaces Ben Te’o who drops to …

Eddie Jones had said that his England team will be playing “the greatest Welsh side ever” in two weeks time when the two countries clash at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.  England and Wales are the only two teams remaining in the championship with a 100% record but it’s England who lead the way by two points thanks to their …

Eddie Jones insisted England’s belief in their ability to beat champions Ireland was intact even though “no one thinks we can win” the Six Nations clash in Dublin. Ireland, who defeated England 24-15 at Twickenham to complete a Grand Slam last season, will be favourites for Saturday’s match at the Aviva Stadium. But few serious observers have completely written off …