The Irish Times

England spring surprises with Steward named on wing and Furbank at fullback

Ben Youngs returns at scrumhalf with changes also made in the pack

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 17:01

Jones believes England are on the cusp of a big display

England’s bullish coach promises his side will harry Ireland at every opportunity

Thu Mar 10 2022 - 22:30

George North out of contention for British and Irish Lions tour

He suffered ACL injury during Ospreys’ victory over Cardiff Blues last weekend

Wed Apr 28 2021 - 11:23

Six Nations: A bluffer’s guide to England

Eddie Jones’s formidable side are the team to beat in this year’s competition

Fri Feb 05 2021 - 06:30

Joe Marler rules himself out of England’s Six Nations campaign

Wasps secondrow Joe Launchbury will miss the first three rounds because of a broken leg

Mon Jan 25 2021 - 18:27

Rugby Stats: Blame game at lineout time is on the whole team

What might simply look like a poor throw is more often than not a deeper system failure

Thu Nov 26 2020 - 06:52

Ireland avoid a whitewash but white wall proves a tough nut to crack

England’s brilliant defensive performance secures fourth straight win over Ireland

Sat Nov 21 2020 - 17:43

Twickenham test likely to prove a little too severe again for Ireland

Improved performance from February defeat could prove vital come next year’s Six Nations

Sat Nov 21 2020 - 06:00

Maro Itoje: We celebrate key moments for ourselves not the opposition

How Ireland respond to intimidation and contend with bigger pack will be crucial

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 22:30

Uncapped Wasps duo Willis and Umaga earn England call-ups

George Ford is a major absentee for Eddie Jones ahead of Saturday’s trip to Italy

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 13:20

Gordon D’Arcy: Change has to happen before Ireland's trip to Paris

All too predictably, the same pack that failed at the 2019 World Cup could not turn the page

Wed Feb 26 2020 - 08:17

England and Eddie Jones at the vanguard of rugby’s hybrid era

Teams selecting specialised ‘finishers’ as size dominates from grassroots to the top

Tue Feb 25 2020 - 11:30

England v Ireland preview: Ireland’s revival to face its sternest test

If Ireland are to win at Twickenham then most likely it will be a white knuckle ride

Sat Feb 22 2020 - 06:00

England name Jonathan Joseph on the left wing

Injury to George Furbank forces England to reshuffle back three for Sunday’s clash

Fri Feb 21 2020 - 11:41

Mako Vunipola to miss Ireland game for family reasons

England have already lost Billy Vunipola to a broken arm

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 12:51

Are France happy to lose to England to avoid the All Blacks?

Eddie Jones has a selection dilemma ahead of Le Crunch with the winner topping Pool C

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 10:56

Ruaridh McConnochie to make England debut against Wales

Sevens specialist one of three changes made by Eddie Jones for Cardiff warm-up clash

Thu Aug 15 2019 - 13:43

England reveal their Rugby World Cup 31-man squad

Ben Te’o has lost out to Piers Francis among the four centres bound for Japan 2019

Mon Aug 12 2019 - 13:16

Grounded George Kruis ruins the narrative of big, bad Saracens

His late arrival as England enforcer to entrepreneur, and all that comes in between

Sat May 11 2019 - 07:00

Ford denies Scotland famous comeback win

England sub rescues a draw for England after Scotland fought back from 31-0 down

Sat Mar 16 2019 - 19:06

Ben Te’o and Manu Tuilagi both start for England

The powerful carriers from Pacific Islands will start together against Italy

Thu Mar 07 2019 - 10:59

Jack Nowell named in England team to take on Wales

He takes the place of the injured Chris Ashton for Six Nations visit to Cardiff

Thu Feb 21 2019 - 11:21

England’s Itoje ruled out as Tuilagi avoids citing over Stockdale incident

Secondrow could miss the rest of the tournament with knee injury

Mon Feb 04 2019 - 20:16

Owen Farrell confident he’ll be fit to face Ireland

England outhalf had minor surgery on a thumb injury but says he’s recovering well

Wed Jan 23 2019 - 11:31

Cipriani still out in the cold despite Owen Farrell injury

Eddie Jones adds Jonathan Joseph to squad ahead of Ireland game

Tue Jan 22 2019 - 18:30

Leinster rout Wasps again to set up Ulster quarter-final

Leo Cullen’s side secure comfortable bonus-point victory and cement top spot

Sun Jan 20 2019 - 19:14

Eddie Jones in bullish form as he names ‘a squad to beat Ireland’

Head coach includes four uncapped players in England squad for Aviva test

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 20:41

Rugby statistics: History shows Munster finish pools in style

Leinster have a less impressive record in final Champions Cup pool game

Thu Jan 17 2019 - 06:20

Owen Farrell to start at outhalf for England against Springboks

Saracens star has only started three international games at 10 since 2015 World Cup

Thu Nov 01 2018 - 11:42

Remodelled English rugby calendar puts Lions in danger

2021 tour to South Africa cut to five weeks with English season finishing on June 26th

Wed Oct 24 2018 - 08:51

Gerry Thornley: Champions Leinster hungry to fend off Wasps

Host of big names return as Cullen makes nine changes from the win over Munster

Fri Oct 12 2018 - 01:00

Leo Cullen: We’ve managed guys so they are peaking now

Leinster head coach says that Sean O’Brien could play a key role coming off the bench

Thu Oct 11 2018 - 15:02

European return finds champions Leinster in rude health

Leo Cullen unconcerned about province’s low possession rate in win over Munster

Mon Oct 08 2018 - 07:00

Danny Cipriani starts for England for first time in 10 years

South Africa hold unassailable 2-0 lead over England in series ahead of final test

Thu Jun 21 2018 - 13:03