There was a brief moment in his illustrious career when Jonathan Davies, the former Wales and Lions centre, appeared to be more widely known as the player who was not Brian O’Driscoll. The decision by Warren Gatland to drop O’Driscoll for the third Test against Australia on the 2013 tour thrust the then 25-year-old Davies, who at that point had …
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DUBLIN — England’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup plunged into further chaos when Billy Vunipola was red-carded for a dangerous tackle in a 29-10 loss to top-ranked Ireland in a warmup match illuminated by an acrobatic late try by Keith Earls on Saturday. 8 in England’s World Cup squad, saw his yellow card upgraded to a red by the …
Premiership Rugby’s hierarchy has been overhauled and reinforced with the appointment of former England captain Nigel Melville as the organisation’s new executive chairman. As revealed by Sportsmail on November 5, the elite clubs had been plotting for some time to recruit an established rugby figurehead, in a move which would marginalise PRL chief executive Darren Childs. Nigel Melville will have …