England face interesting Test as Gatland picks mixed Wales squad August 2, 2023 England will go up against a blend of inexperienced and veteran players on Saturday as they get their Rugby World Cup warm-up schedule underway against Wales in Cardiff. Head coach Warren Gatland named his squad a day earlier than planned and has combined uncapped players with centurions in a 23 containing 672 international Wales caps. [...]
URC side Ospreys to host rugby fixture in London July 31, 2023 Welsh United Rugby Championship side Ospreys will play one of their domestic home fixtures in London next season, the club confirmed today. The Welsh region has not said where in the capital they will stage the URC fixture but they’re expected to announce the venue in the coming weeks. It is understood that the side [...]
Scotland and Italy may not make World Cup quarters, but warm-up is important July 29, 2023 I was over the moon this week when I discovered that the northern hemisphere Rugby World Cup warm-ups were getting underway this week. It may not be the likes of France or England but it’s good to see international rugby back ahead of one of the biggest and most unpredictable World Cup events in a [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Nuntz offers hope for Fijian depth July 27, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City PM has put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to assess whose form is hot – and whose is not – in the race to be part of the tournament in France later this year. Rugby player of the week Fiji have [...]
Ollie Phillips: Lions is the pinnacle, I wish I could have worn the shirt July 21, 2023 I enjoyed my career, let’s get that straight from the off, but I wish I had donned the famous British and Irish Lions jersey at least once. It was back then, and remains to this day, the pinnacle of rugby for a British or Irish rugby player and it is an institution that we simply [...]
Rugby World Cup Barometer: Grondona has coming of age match for Pumas July 20, 2023 | Sponsored In the lead up to the 2023 Rugby World Cup, City PM has put together a barometer in partnership with City Index to assess whose form is hot – and whose is not – in the race to be part of the tournament in France later this year. Player of the week Argentina flanker Santiago [...]
Harlequins and England No10 Marcus Smith signs contract extension July 19, 2023 Blockbuster England fly-half Marcus Smith has penned a contract extension with Harlequins, the club confirmed this morning. The talismanic No10 – who in 2021 became a British and Irish Lion – will stay with the London club beyond next season. It was understood that French giants and a number of Japanese clubs were interested in [...]
British and Irish Lions schedule: 2025 tour to Australia confirmed July 19, 2023 The British and Irish Lions will play nine matches on their tour to Australia, including a fixture against a combined Australia-New Zealand side. The iconic touring side – made up of rugby players from England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (who play as the island of Ireland) – will face the five domestic super Rugby sides [...]
Premiership rugby fixtures: Sarries at Spurs, Harlequins at Twickenham July 18, 2023 Saracens and Harlequins will host major domestic fixtures at huge London stadiums yet again after the Premiership rugby fixtures were released this morning. Defending champions Saracens will return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, home of Premier League outfit Spurs, to take on Harlequins at the end of March. Quins themselves will host two major games: [...]
Sexton outcome marks official death of farce that is rugby values July 17, 2023 When European rugby chiefs released the verdict from the Johnny Sexton’s disciplinary hearing at 9:30pm on Sunday night, it marked the long, slow and painful death of the farce that is rugby values. Rugby values can be defined as the ideals some in the past have placed on the game, whereby everything is about respect [...]
