England

Should Overseas Players be Eligible for the All Blacks?

With England’s Test series in New Zealand well underway, with two Tests and a tour match down with just this weekend’s game in Hamilton left, TRU looks at whether the All Blacks should be able to select overseas players.
18 June 2014

Will England Conduct a Backs Overhaul?

Ahead of Stuart Lancaster’s team unveiling tonight, we at Talking Rugby Union wanted to highlight the key decisions he faces when selecting his starting XV?
18 June 2014

Burns Gets fly-half Nod

England head coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed that Freddie Burns will start Saturday's final Test against New Zealand after Owen Farrell was ruled out with a knee injury.
17 June 2014

England Crush Crusaders in First Tour Win

England recorded a first win on their tour of New Zealand this morning in Christchurch, as the weekday team blew past the Crusaders by 38 points to seven.
17 June 2014

Farrell to Miss Final Test

England number one fly-half Owen Farrell has suffered a knee strain and will therefore miss Saturday’s third and final Test against New Zealand.
17 June 2014

June Internationals Round 2 Review - Northern Hemisphere Closing the Gap?

Talking Rugby Union’s southern hemisphere correspondent Scotty Donaldson reviews all of the weekend’s international action from the sub-continent…
17 June 2014

Uncapped Slater to Captain England's Mid-Week Team

Ed Slater has demanded England's midweek team raise morale for Saturday's final Test against New Zealand by recording a first victory on tour at Christchurch's AMI Stadium.
16 June 2014

Robshaw Eager to End Series on High

Chris Robshaw has rallied his England team for one final assault on New Zealand by demanding they salvage some pride from their series defeat.
16 June 2014

New Zealand Class Shines Through

England slumped to a series defeat to New Zealand after being picked apart with clinical efficiency in a devastating second-half spell at the Forsyth Barr Stadium.
14 June 2014

All Blacks to target Tuilagi

Manu Tuilagi has been warned to expect an aerial bombardment as New Zealand seek to expose the England wing's inexperience in his new position.
13 June 2014

Which Rugby Players would you take to the Football World Cup?

Although the majority of the sporting headlines over the next few months will be dominated by football and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, that doesn’t mean that rugby players cannot get in on the act.
12 June 2014

Lancaster Makes Changes as Manu Mans the Wing

In the biggest team selection of Stuart Lancaster’s career, the England Coach made five changes to the team that started the first Test in Auckland with the standout decision being to move Manu Tuilagi to man the right wing.
12 June 2014

Savea Back for the Blacks

Powerful try-machine Julian Savea is the only change made to Steve Hanson’s squad for the second Test in Dunedin as Israel Dagg makes way with thigh and knee problems.
12 June 2014

Selection Dilemmas for Lancaster ahead of Tonight's Team Unveiling

Stuart Lancaster will tonight reveal the most intriguing team selection of his two-and-a-half-year reign as head coach, as England seek to extend their series against New Zealand to a decider.
11 June 2014

VIDEO: Danny Care Previews England's tour of New Zealand

Electric scrum-half Danny Care missed out on England’s first Test of the series in Auckland after suffering a shoulder injury in training; however, the Harlequin is now fit again and ready to pit himself against the best side in the world.
11 June 2014

Care Fit Whilst Hartley Bides Times

Ahead of the second Test in Dunedin this Saturday, Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care has been deemed fit for selection.
10 June 2014

All Blacks 20-15 England: Good Fortune or Good Management?

As the action finally dies down in Auckland after a fantastic opening test to the three-match series, Talking Rugby Union’s man in the land of the black fern brings his thoughts and reaction from the game…
10 June 2014

England Sevens Call-Up For Mark Bright

London Scottish skipper Mark Bright's outstanding season and remarkable try scoring exploits have been rewarded further this week after the number eight was called up to the England Sevens squad ahead of this summer's Commonwealth Games.
10 June 2014

England face tricky selection calls

Mike Catt admits England's coaching team face the toughest of selection meetings as they finalise plans for the second Test against New Zealand.
9 June 2014

New Zealand take last gasp win

England slipped to a painful late defeat in their first Test against New Zealand knowing that a glorious opportunity to topple the world champions had eluded them.
8 June 2014