Rugby chiefs reveal new powers in bid to catch salary cap cheats
Salary cap chiefs have been given forensic powers including access to WhatsApp messages ahead of rugby union's new Premiership season.
Salary cap chiefs have been given forensic powers including access to WhatsApp messages ahead of rugby union's new Premiership season.
Jones hinted that his players will target Ireland's inexperienced half-back pairing of Gibson-Park and Byrne..He also cast doubt on the legitimacy of Porter's disruptive display against Wales.
Fiji's Autumn Nations Cup campaign has turned into a disaster with their forthcoming clash against Scotland on November 28 scrapped due to coronavirus.
SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England produced some of their best rugby against Ireland last year and I am expecting that confidence to kick in at Twickenham with a much-improved performance and win.
Jonny May scored a brilliant individual try as England claimed an Autumn Nations Cup victory against the Irish at Twickenham. Sportsmail runs the rule over both team's performances...
MIKE BROWN: Younever quite know what to expect from Jonny May - on and off the pitch. That's one of the things that makes him so dangerous - unpredictable as a player and as a person.
James Botham found out who his grandfather was in typical style. Playing cricket in the garden, he asked his grandmother:
The flanker had to be taken off after a hefty swinging-arm hit from Beka Saghinadze saw him lying prone on the turf in the second-half at Parc y Scarlets.
WILL KELLEHER AT PARC Y SCARLETS: Wales responded after their 32-9 thumping at Ireland's hands last weekend, with Louis Rees-Zammit scoring his first interntional try in Llanelli.
Nicolas Sanchez held his nerve with the boot as Argentina hit back from 15-6 down to claim a 15-15 draw against Australia in the Tri-Nations Series. The Aussies had plenty of possession early on.
This was an epic, heroic defensive masterpiece. England's leading hit-men described it as 'infectious' and the performance was reminiscent of the historic triumph over the All Blacks last
Virimi Vatakawa's try and Thomas Ramos' kicking earned France a 22-15 win at Scotland to boost Les Bleus' Autumn Nations Cup hopes.Thomas Ramos also put in a superb kicking display.
Jonny May's sensational second try against Ireland at Twickenham proved just what England are capable of as a team in transition - thanks to valuable lessons learned from Liverpool Football Club.
The Lions star moved west in the summer, leaving behind family, friends and Harlequins to become a Bristol Bear. It has proved to be a challenging relocation.
A big defeat by England on Saturday and the team will be propelled back to the doldrums, undoing much of the good work of Pivac's predecessor Warren Gatland.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: It was a try against Ireland in 1990 that took the winger to the top of the charts. He overtook fellow RAF pilot Cyril Lowe, who had held the record for 69 years.
EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON AND WILL KELLEHER: Ford will start his first England Test since March, and is primed for a battle at No 10 with Dan Biggar against Wales this Saturday.
The England second-row has signed up alongside the likes of Siya Kolisi, Marcus Rashford and Kevin de Bruyne on their exclusive client list and his new representatives will lead future negotiations.
Eddie Jones's side are on course to face France in the Autumn Nations Cup final and the easing of lockdown restrictions opens up the possibility of a modest crowd attending the event.
It might be rugby's fiercest rivalry, but the boundaries between England and Wales are more fluid than ever. In Wales' Autumn Nations Cup squad are 20 players who were partly developed in Engl
Faletau had a medial knee ligament strain and Navidi has not played since August after suffering a concussion. But both are back in full contact training ahead of the Autumn Nations Cup clash.
EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: Jones's side are due to visit North America at the end of this season, at the same time as a number of their leading players are in South Africa with the Lions.
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