Bethell brings up century in 'heroic' innings

Wales now face a Scotland team who are ninth, just two spots ahead of them, but buoyed by their Calcutta Cup win against the English. Gregor Townsend’s men are title contenders after an impressive response to an opening weekend disappointment in Rome. Nonetheless, the Scotland boss remains under pressure despite travelling to Cardiff with title…

Matt Jarvis says a return to Molineux would have been a “huge pull” for former Wolves team-mate Rob Edwards, who has been confirmed as their new manager. Source link

English managers have a history of taking on jobs in places you might not expect them to. Ex-Yeovil and Bristol City manager Gary Johnson spent two years in charge of Latvia, who England play on Tuesday in their World Cup qualifying match. That got us thinking about other English managers that have taken charge of…

O’Neill admired the performance of his young side, who have made a superb start to qualifying. A win in Luxembourg was followed by an hour of matching European heavyweights Germany, who eventually prevailed to win 3-1. Friday’s win was superb from first minute to last. A Patrik Hrosovsky own goal broke the deadlock before Hume’s…

World champion Luke Littler clinically defeated world number one Luke Humphries 6-1 in Leicester to win his first World Grand Prix title. Littler, 18, was knocked out in the first round of the ‘double-in and double-out’ tournament on debut last year, but was more impressive throughout this campaign. His average was lower than Humphries’ in…

Ulster’s general manager Rory Best says it is “unfortunate” Sunday’s European Challenge Cup game in the Netherlands was called off, but insists “player health and safety” was the sole reason behind its cancellation. Initially the teams were due to play in Amsterdam but with the weather forecast predicting sub-zero temperatures, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR)…