The Guardian15 hours agoNew York win Major League Rugby championship game against Seattleverified_publisherThe Guardian - Martin Pengelly at the Red Bull Arena, New JerseyWarming-up for the Major League Rugby championship game, Rugby New York wore t-shirts proclaiming themselves “Iron Workers”, a team identity built on the blue-collar battalions who built New York City itself. The small crowd at the Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey indicated the work ahead if …
The Guardian17 hours agoEddie Jones’ England must give it a real rip if spirit of 2016 is to be revivedverified_publisherThe Guardian - Robert KitsonOne by one the traditional pillars of shared Anglo-Australian culture are slipping away. Dame Edna Everage has long since hung up her frocks and the final episode of Neighbours is due to be aired on 1 August. Almost the last of the old-school entertainers still working the room is Eddie Jones, back …
The Guardian1 day agoCarl Hayman: ‘I was a commodity in rugby. Now I’m paying the price’verified_publisherThe Guardian - Michael Aylwin“Carl has joked about going out to sea on his boat. Put in so much fuel and just go in one direction. And, you know, the fuel’s going to run out eventually …” Kiko Matthews is not one to duck a subject. She lives with Carl Hayman, the former All Black prop, and their infant daughter in New Plymouth, …
The Guardian1 day agoMarcus Smith looks to Farrell’s ‘edge’ for partnership against Australiaverified_publisherThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherIf England are to return from Australia victorious this summer then it is almost an understatement to say the fledgling partnership between Marcus Smith and Owen Farrell needs to develop into a formidable double act. It is a truism that England will rely on their forward muscle, their kicking …
The Guardian2 days agoJonny May’s Covid positive disrupts England plans for first Australia Testverified_publisherThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherEngland have suffered their first significant setback on the summer tour of Australia with Jonny May testing positive for Covid and forced into isolation for seven days. Eddie Jones did not rule May out of next Saturday’s first Test in Perth but the 69-cap winger’s participation is in considerable …
The Guardian2 days agoMajor League Rugby championship game pits New York v Seattle – and puts US in shop windowverified_publisherThe Guardian - Martin Pengelly in New YorkRugby New York will host the Major League Rugby championship game on Saturday, at the Red Bull Arena in New Jersey. Regardless of the result, the city of Seattle, nearly 3,000 miles away, will celebrate. The mayor, Bruce A Harrell, joined other local leaders in declaring 25 June Seattle Seawolves …
