change the game plan or change the players? There is a scheme England are contemplating for Northampton Saints wing Tommy Freeman to do more in the centres but no-one is sure when. Meanwhile, the ...

With Farrell on Lions duty Ireland have a stand-in coach, no Johnny Sexton figurehead, and some players fighting for form. Their autumn was not full of the brilliant rugby of recent years.

Tributes have been paid to a 'brave' rugby player who has died after being diagnosed with a serious health issue after he collapsed at the gym. Calvin Nap, 31, was sent for scans in 2022 after his ...