Prince Harry boasts a lockdown tan as he admits he’s ‘missing rugby’ from Los Angeles mansion

Prince Harry appeared in high spirits and boasted a healthy tan while appearing in  an England Rugby video. The Duke of Sussex, 35, who is currently living in LA with wife Meghan Markle, 38, and their son Archie, one, after stepping back from his royal duties, admitted he has been ‘missing rugby’ since its suspension … Read more

Trevor Phillips slams plan to cancel England rugby anthem ‘made popular by African American singers’

Trevor Phillips slammed the RFU plan to ban the song. Pictured here in 2017 A former head of the Commission for Racial Equality has slammed plans to ban ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ – describing it as ‘Black people’s own culture being cancelled’. Trevor Phillips, 66, condemned the Rugby Football Union for reviewing the popular sporting … Read more

England rugby fans could be BANNED from singing ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’

REVEALED: England rugby fans could be BANNED from singing the iconic ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ song because it originated among slaves in America 150 years ago, as the RFU clamps down on institutional racism By Will Kelleher For Mailonline Published: 15:49 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 16:05 BST, 18 June 2020 England’s rugby anthem Swing … Read more

England rugby fans could be BANNED from singing ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’

REVEALED: England rugby fans could be BANNED from singing the iconic ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ song because it originated among American slaves 150 years ago, as the RFU clamps down on institutional racism By Will Kelleher For Mailonline Published: 15:49 BST, 18 June 2020 | Updated: 16:00 BST, 18 June 2020 England’s rugby anthem Swing Low, … Read more

Rugby players may undergo subtle brain changes even if they haven’t suffered a concussion 

by Mia de Graaf, US Health Editor As athletes of all sports speak out about their brain injury fears, we run through the need-to-know facts about risks, symptoms, tests and research. 1. Concussion is a red herring: Big hits are not the problem, ALL head hits cause damage All sports insist they are doing more … Read more

New Zealanders pack out Eden Park in biggest super rugby crowd for 15 years

Roughly 43,000 New Zealanders who had been starved of live rugby for three months due to Covid-19 filled Auckland’s Eden Park on Sunday for a Super Rugby match, the largest crowd in 15 years.  The Auckland-based Blues held on to beat the Wellington-based Hurricanes 30-20 in the Super Rugby Aotearoa game. Sunday’s match was another … Read more

New Zealanders pack out Eden Park in biggest super rugby crowd for 15 years

Roughly 43,000 New Zealanders who had been starved of live rugby for three months due to Covid-19 filled Auckland’s Eden Park on Sunday for a Super Rugby match, the largest crowd in 15 years.  The Auckland-based Blues held on to beat the Wellington-based Hurricanes 30-20 in the Super Rugby Aotearoa game. Sunday’s match was another … Read more

The £30k rugby tour that went nowhere… and parents lost their cash

Families are thousands of pounds out of pocket after being denied refunds for school trips and sports club holidays that aren’t happening due to the pandemic. Others have been hit with costly cancellation charges or offered credit notes they don’t want. One junior rugby team from Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, is still battling for a … Read more

The £30k rugby tour that went nowhere… and parents lost their cash

Families are thousands of pounds out of pocket after being denied refunds for school trips and sports club holidays that aren’t happening due to the pandemic. Others have been hit with costly cancellation charges or offered credit notes they don’t want. One junior rugby team from Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, is still battling for a … Read more

From Spitfire: The People’s Plane to House Of Rugby and Floodlines: This week’s top podcasts

From Spitfire: The People’s Plane to James Haskell and Alex Payne’s House Of Rugby, Might Delete Later and Floodlines, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 30 May 2020 Spitfire: The People’s Plane It’s hard to think of a plane that has captured a nation’s … Read more