New Zealand 24 England 17 Marcus Smith admitted England had allowed another glorious opportunity to topple New Zealand slip away in a 24-17 defeat at Eden...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/RHEHGA376ZBJ4GOYLDJ5C4FXY4.jpg "Golden era kicks off at last as Australian rugby climbs off the canvas")
Men and women laughing, children skipping, gold scarves worn proudly and goofy, winning grins everywhere. None of this existed last year. Fans trudged and kids whined...
:quality(70)/cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/DBCXNZZQKT4DLWJTFBUEVZEDFM.jpg "What can Ireland learn from South Africa’s comfortable victory over Wales?")
South Africa 41 Wales 13 It wasn’t quite a statement performance, but it was a performance that made a statement, one that asserted that the traditional...