Wales not ruthless enough – Tandy

But they will need to lift their game to new levels to have any chance of beating New Zealand on Saturday. Josh Adams scored two with prop Archie Griffin and Rees-Zammit also on the try sheet in the 28-21 victory and…

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Former captain Robshaw urges England to seize the day

Robshaw insists: “The World Cup is less than a year away and now is the time they need to show the nation where they are going and the way they want to play. We all want to see an ... Already a subscriber to our website?…

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Former captain Chris Robshaw urges England to seize the day against Australia

He believes that process must start today at Twickenham against Australia. Robshaw insists: “The World Cup is less than a year away and now is the time they need to show the nation where they are going and the way they…

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We have got to keep it clean, warns Freeman

England v Australia Today. Kick-off 3.10pm, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham With 14 yellow cards and one red this calendar year, England players have spent more time on the naughty step than off it which helped account for…

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Fly-half Smith fit to take on Wallabies

The 24-year-old, who has started England’s past five matches at 10, is joined in the XV by Sale flanker Ben Curry, who makes his Test return after an injury-hit 16 months. Curry, whose twin Tom had an injury setback in…

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England vs Australia: Harry Wilson confident Wallabies can stay in the fight

Last year, England ran away from Wilson’s side in the final quarter, winning 25-7, after being just three points ahead on the hour, after unloading their replacements. That day, props Ellis Genge and Will Stuart, plus…

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We let ourselves down a lot out there, admits captain Lake

He said: “There were massive parts of that game in which we let ourselves down. “We’ve got to be better in the lineout as we would have liked to have got our driving maul going more but they are the No.1 defensive…

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‘I haven’t thrown anyone under the bus’: Usman Khawaja defends timing of ball-tampering revelations

One day on from claiming sandpaper had been used in the Test prior to Cape Town 2018 and the entire team were responsible, Khawaja defended the timing of his claims. In a five-minute long , two-part Instagram…

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Afghanistan & Zimbabwe draw as only 25 wickets fall in five days - first Test scorecard

Kaia c Rahmanullah Zadran b Qais Kaia c Rahmanullah Zadran b Qais 34 51 34 5 0 80 66.67 Curran b Saleem 42 113 86 3 0 150 37.17 Taylor c Sharifi b Hashmatullah Taylor c Sharifi b Hashmatullah 131 168 105 14 4 209 77.98…

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Bangladesh draw second Test as Windies take series 1-0 - scorecard

King b Taskin 9 18 15 2 0 21 50.00 J Da Silva lbw b Taskin J Da Silva lbw b Taskin 12 17 12 0 0 49 70.59 Hodge b Mahmud 1 10 9 0 0 9 10.00 Wickham b Mahmud 61 145 111 5 0 190 42.07 Jangoo b Mahmud 133 212 136 13 2 308…

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