England name World Cup squad, May and Mitchell make cut
LONDON : England coach Steve Borthwick named his 33-man squad for the World Cup on Sunday, with winger Jonny May coming in for Anthony Watson who was ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
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England’s Vunipola to miss World Cup opener against Argentina
LONDON :England number eight Billy Vunipola will miss the opening game of the Rugby World Cup against Argentina after he was handed a three-match suspension on Wednesday following a red card against Ireland at the weekend.
Curry suffers ankle injury but should make World Cup squad
LONDON : Influential England loose forward Tom Curry has twisted his ankle but is expected to recover in time to compete at the World Cup, which gets underway in France next month.
Farrell leads six-strong Saracens contingent in 41-man England squad
Captain Owen Farrell was one of six Saracens players drafted into England's 41-man training squad as Steve Borthwick ramps up preparations for the World Cup.
Saracens win sixth Premiership title with spectacular 35-25 final win over Sale Sharks at Twickenham
Saracens are Premiership champions for the sixth time after a 35-25 final win over Sale Sharks at Twickenham. Twelve months after losing the decider against Leicester, Saracens went one better and ended a four-year title drought. Ad Owen Farrell kicked Sarries into the lead with an early penalty, before George Ford responded in kind to level the scores in the eighth minute.
Ellis Genge picks up ban but free to play in England’s World Cup warmups
Ellis Genge has received a three-week ban after being cited for a dangerous tackle during Bristol’s Gallagher Premiership defeat against Sale. The England prop, who accepted the charge, will see the suspension reduced by a week if he completes World Rugby’s coaching intervention programme.
England prop Ellis Genge cited for dangerous tackle against Sale
England prop Ellis Genge has been cited for a dangerous tackle during Bristol’s Gallagher Premiership defeat against Sale Sharks.
Ford and Tuilagi help Sale defeat Bristol to close in on home semi-final
A fine all-round display from George Ford and a powerful contribution from Manu Tuilagi kept Sale firmly on course for a home semi-final in this season’s Gallagher Premiership. The Sharks have now guaranteed their participation in the last four and showed far too much physicality for a Bristol side whose playoff hopes are now effectively over.