These are your evening rugby news on Thursday, May 9. The Wales captain returns Ospreys and Wales star Jac Morgan is finally returning from his long-term injury. The 24-year-old flanker suffered a knee injury at the end of 2023 and had to undergo surgery over the Christmas period to correct the problem. But Ospreys head … Read more
Huw Jones sliced through the English midfield ahead of Duhan van der Merwe’s first try – Shutterstock The least satisfying spectacles in sports are the ones that float by and then disappear before we learn anything. Murrayfield would probably never fall into that category on Saturday, such were the interwoven subplots. A fourth successive Scotland … Read more
Scotland aim for fourth Calcutta Cup success in a row – Getty Images/David Rogers The immortal rumble in the Murrayfield tunnel, when Ryan Wilson tried to rattle George Ford’s cage, is considered a turning point for good reason. Eleven months earlier, Scotland had been humiliated 61-21 at Twickenham. In the hours that followed the battle … Read more
Henry Slade is expected to be effective on both sides of the ball at Murrayfield – Getty Images/Dan Mullan After two appearances alongside Fraser Dingwall to start this Six Nations campaign, Henry Slade has now joined twelve different centers for England. That is just one short of Michael Atherton’s number of opening partners during an … Read more