Courtney Lawes calls time on incredible Test rugby career to spend more time with his young family… after 105 England caps and four World Cup appearances Courtney Lawes broke into the England team in 2009 as a hard-hitting lock  Lawes has adapted his game since to become an all-purpose blindside flanker The 34-year-old aims to spend more time with his […]

Courtney Lawes will retire from England duty at the end of the tournament in France A one-club man, Lawes is contracted at Northampton Saints for another season and intends to play on domestically. He made his England debut in November 2009, coming on to partner now head coach Steve Borthwick in the second row in a defeat to Australia, and […]

England’s Tom Curry Mbonambi is among the defending champions’ group of senior leaders and finished the game as captain after Siya Kolisi’s substitution. The England flanker refused to comment on what was said post-match, though did confirm that he felt Mbonambi’s remark had crossed the line. Both teams are able to refer any incident of concern to the match citing […]

MIKE BROWN: England played the perfect game for 78 minutes but Handre Pollard’s calmness turned the game for South Africa as the Boks fly-half entered the fray to inflict a cruel defeat on Steve Borthwick’s side England will be gutted after playing a perfect game for 78 minutes of the match South Africa pipped England to World Cup Final with […]

Dan Cole was England’s fall guy in 2019 but held his own four years on Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Not always in sport do you get […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Paris: South Africa pulled off a great escape to beat England 16-15 at the death and keep their title defence at the Rugby World Cup alive, setting up a blockbuster final against old rival New Zealand. One of them will win a record […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Captain Rob du Preez’s individual try allowed Sale Sharks to make it back-to-back wins in the Gallagher Premiership as they defeated Leicester […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Will Jordan would happily sacrifice his place in the history books if it means New Zealand lift the World Cup for an […]

Michael Cheika led Argentina to a World Cup semi-final but they were trounced by New Zealand Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Michael Cheika refused to assess the […]

The 2003 Rugby World Cup final was decided in extra time Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email The Rugby World Cup has arrived at the knockout stages as […]