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The Latest Breaking News on Rugby Union

Japan vs England: Numbers game doesn't favour Eddie Jones ahead of Steve Borthwick grudge match

Red Rose expected to win big in Tokyo

Evening Standard

5 talking points as Wales kick off summer Test schedule with South Africa clash

Wales have lost their last six Tests and are without several key players.

The Independent UK

‘A little bit weird’: England cross paths with Eddie Jones in Japan Test

Steve Borthwick’s side face Jones’s Brave Blossoms in a one-off Test in Tokyo before heading to New Zealand

The Guardian - UK

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‘Best in the world’ Ellie Kildunne ready to squash Olympic guilt for Team GB’s rugby sevens squad

Kildunne was forced to miss the Tokyo Olympics to pursue XVs rugby full-time but is now ready to shine in Paris off the back of an incredible Women’s Six Nations campaign

The Independent UK

Eddie Jones fires England warning as mind games begin before Japan reunion

Former long-serving Twickenham boss believes his inexperienced Brave Blossoms side can pose a real threat in Tokyo Test

Evening Standard

Invaluable – Jamie George hoping ‘incredible’ Kevin Sinfield stays with England

Sinfield is due to leave his role as England skills and kicking coach this summer

The Independent UK

Jones Says Japan Will Have 'Red-hot Go' Against England

Eddie Jones vowed Japan will have "a red-hot go" against his former team England when the two sides meet in Tokyo on Saturday.

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Japan vs England: Kick-off time, TV channel, live stream, team news, lineups, venue, odds today

Steve Borthwick’s side face former boss Eddie Jones in a warm-up for New Zealand series

Evening Standard

All Blacks legend Sam Whitelock relishing Barbarians career finale after long wait

Iconic New Zealand lock will make his final rugby appearance for invitational side against Fiji at Twickenham this weekend

Evening Standard

No-one remembers fourth place – Jasmine Joyce determined to win medal in Paris

Joyce will become the first British rugby player to appear at three Olympic Games.

The Independent UK

Taine Plumtree convinced Wales have ‘nothing to lose’ in Springboks showdown

The Scarlets forward is fit and firing for Saturday’s South Africa challenge.

The Independent UK

Freddie Steward exclusive interview: England setbacks will make me a better player

Leicester full-back reflects candidly on a year of struggle as he endeavours to win back international starting job

Evening Standard

‘We needed to be braver’: England’s new mindset has them set for Japan

Centres Slade and Lawrence embody the attacking philosophy which will be in evidence again in Saturday’s Test in Tokyo

The Guardian - UK

Peter Squires recalls joys of ‘absolutely amateur’ England tour to Japan in 1979

On Saturday, for the first time since the amateur era, England will play in Japan against the host nation.

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

Martin Hannan: Glasgow Warriors will have to be bullish to beat the Bulls

Last week I called on Glasgow Warriors to save our Scottish season by doing the illogical and beating the might of Munster at Thomond Park. This…

The Independent UK

Five things to watch ahead of rugby’s summer kick-off

The Test summer gets underway in earnest with England in Japan and Wales taking on the Springboks at Twickenham

The Independent UK

Jamison Gibson-Park and Jack Conan ruled out of Ireland tour of South Africa as Andy Farrell reveals squad

Head coach Farrell has handed a first senior call up to Ulster lock Cormac Izuchukwu

The Independent UK

Warren Gatland: Wales absences a great opportunity for other players to step up

Wales are without a host of players for this weekend’s clash with world champions South Africa.

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The Guardian - UK

Ireland and South Africa should be mates but have rugby’s hottest rivalry

Next month’s Test double-header on South African soil will write a new chapter in an increasingly rancorous struggle

The Guardian - AU

Borthwick’s England vision taking shape as Marcus Smith gets leading role

Harlequins playmaker starts at fly-half in Japan while inclusions of Cunningham-South and Feyi-Waboso also excite

Radio France Internationale

French court postpones trial of five rugby players over alleged student rape

The trial of a group of rugby players accused of gang raping a student after a 2017 match by leading French team Grenoble was due to open Monday. But the absence of one of them, immobilised in Ireland after a car accident, forced the court to postpone the trial.

The Independent UK

Fin Baxter grateful for Joe Marler guidance as Harlequins prop pushes for England chance

The 22-year-old prop has impressed at Harlequins this season under team mate Marler’s watchful eye

International Business Times

French Court To Try Rugby Stars In Gang Rape Case

The trial of a group of rugby players accused of gang raping a student after a 2017 match by leading French team Grenoble was to open Monday.

The Independent UK

Eddie Jones’ mind games will not unsettle England against Japan – Jamie George

Jones’ seven-year Twickenham stewardship ended 18 months ago because of an ongoing decline in results and he is now back in charge of Japan.

The Independent UK

George Ford’s influence strong despite his absence from England’s summer tour

Ford was ruled out of the tour by a damaged Achilles

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