UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || England flanker Tom Curry says he "curled up into a ball" and "just cried" to his girlfriend Lilla before hip surgery last season because of a warning that his career could be over.The 26-year-old underwent surgery in February after being diagnosed with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome - a condition that means the ball in the hip joint is not entirely round.Curry described the hip damage as
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || By Bryn Palmer Zach Mercer has brushed aside speculation over his future and insists Gloucester can hit the ground running when they begin their Premiership campaign against Saracens on Saturday.No.8 Mercer could return to France at the end of the season with reports suggesting Toulon have agreed a deal to buy the 27-year-old out of the final two years of his contract.After scoring one of
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Racing 92 and Fiji wing Vinaya Habosi has been taken into police custody in France following allegations of domestic violence.Reports from France state that Habosi is accused of physically assaulting his partner in an incident that reportedly occurred while she was holding their baby.Habosi allegedly pushed his partner – causing both her and the baby to fall. The situation is alleged to have escalated further
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Franco Smith insists the Glasgow Warriors are embracing the challenge of having a target on their back as Vodacom URC champions in 2024-25. The Warriors won the title in thrilling fashion at the end of last season, beating the Vodacom Bulls 21-16 in the final at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria after overcoming the DHL Stormers and Munster in the playoffs. Now, the Scottish outfit are
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size The Wallabies are expecting a fired-up All Blacks outfit stinging from their winless tour of South Africa to come at them in Sydney on Saturday. The Australians might be on the same Rugby Championship win-loss record as New Zealand, but fullback Tom Wright doesn’t feel that means they can take
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || England had New Zealand "exactly where we wanted", but need to be more ruthless when in control to ensure they "bury" top teams, head coach John Mitchell has said.The Red Roses comfortably defeated the Black Ferns 24-12 at the renamed Allianz Stadium in Twickenham, but failed to sustain their dominance after taking a three-try 17-0 half-time lead.Mitchell's side were outscored in the second period, managing
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || By William Gupwell England women’s head coach John Mitchell says his side will take valuable lessons from the 24-12 win over world champions New Zealand as they build towards their WXV1 title defence.Tries from captain Marlie Packer, Abby Dow, Ellie Kildunne and Natasha Hunt secured the win at Twickenham to back up last week’s victory over France but they let Katelyn Vahaakolo in for two
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || For the first time ever, Tasman Mako have successfully defended their status as the current holders of the Ranfurly Shield. Tasman got the job done over Wellington 28-15, with All Black David Havili playing a part in a thrilling win over the previously undefeated Lions.When Campbell Parata slotted a long-range penalty goal to win the Ranfurly Shield challenge over Hawke’s Bay the weekend before, Havili
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Loose forward Ben-Jason Dixon said the Springboks must be on point to come away from Argentina with a victory and secure the Rugby Championship title. The world champions arrived in Argentina late on Saturday and had a full recovery day on Sunday ahead of their penultimate match of the southern hemisphere competition against Los Pumas at Estadio Unico Madre Ciudades in Santiago del Estero this
UNBELIEVABLE DISCOUNTS AT AMAZON.COM || Calls last week from UK-based pundits to apply a mercy rule to next year’s Lions tour and have the whole thing called off were as predictable as they were nonsensical.The Lions would “run riot” and “are better off going to South Africa,” trumpeted ex-England halfback, Ben Youngs. Ex-teammate Andy Goode joined the pile-on, asking “can we campaign for the Lions to flip the tour and
