Ed Warner: VAR cock-ups are hastening the inevitable arrival of AI referees October 12, 2023 How long until a match is refereed entirely by AI, following the latest Premier League VAR blunders?
Premiership rugby attendances down by over 1,000 PER MATCH December 5, 2023 English rugby’s financial concerns have deepened after research by City A.M. revealed that the average attendance at Premiership rugby matches is down by more than 1,000 spectators per game on last season. More than 70 per cent of Premiership fixtures so far this season have seen attendances fall, with 47,000 fewer fans in total watching [...]
Eddie Jones’s Rugby World Cup checklist: What’s on England head coach’s agenda as countdown to tournament gathers pace July 7, 2019 Starting today, the players selected for England’s Rugby World Cup training squad have five weeks to show head coach Eddie Jones why they deserve a place on the plane to Japan. Last Thursday Jones announced a list of 35, plus three injured players receiving treatment, that he says will be whittled down to the final [...]
Six Nations: England embarking on ambitious ‘project reset’ ahead of Six Nations, but Robshaw says they have time February 3, 2023 While much of the England squad for this year’s Six Nations remains unchanged from the group who competed – and flopped – last year, it’s project reset at Twickenham as the Rugby Football Union hopes to inject fresh momentum ahead of the World Cup. Former captain Steve Borthwick has taken the wheel of the England [...]
England squad can give the Six Nations a good go January 20, 2023 I’m not saying I didn’t expect it from a coach like Steve Borthwick but it’s great to see an England Six Nations squad picked on form at the moment. There are a few choices and calls I disagree with but off the back of what I read on Monday, I think England can give the [...]
Best of 2022: Six Nations rugby in talks with Netflix over series December 27, 2022 In October a City A.M. exclusive revealed talks between streaming giant Netflix and the Six Nations over a documentary series for the 2023 tournament. Article originally published on 19 October 2022. Six Nations chiefs are hoping to develop their fanbase through a new series set to be shown on streaming site Netflix. Rugby bosses have [...]
Eddie Jones’ squad offers glimpse into England’s World Cup future September 21, 2021 Eddie Jones has given a glimpse of his plans for the Rugby World Cup in 2023 after England’s head coach excluded several senior players from his autumn training squad. The Vunipola brothers, Billy and Mako, plus George Ford, Jamie George and the injured Elliot Daly were omitted from the 45-man squad, who are set to [...]
Six Nations: France are serial winners but bond means more, says Kayser February 4, 2023 France come into this Six Nations as defending Grand Slam champions, something they haven’t been able to do since 2011. Les Bleus are in scintillating form having gone through the entirety of last year without defeat. But the stakes are higher in 2023, which brings a World Cup in which they’ll play hosts, and the [...]
Steve Borthwick: The man with a plan for England’s World Cup hopes? December 20, 2022 It’s been one of rugby’s worst kept secrets for a couple of weeks now but the appointment of Steve Borthwick to the head job at Twickenham couldn’t have come soon enough. While the Rugby Football Union planned their transition from the era of Eddie Jones to a new period under the former Leicester Tigers boss [...]
Raymond Rhule: Everybody is coming for La Rochelle’s heads December 6, 2023 The title-holders are gunning for a hatr-trick in the Champions Cup.