Scarlets: Blair Murray; Macs Page, Joe Roberts, Eddie James, Ellis Mee; Ioan Lloyd, Gareth Davies; Alec Hepburn, Marnus van der Merwe, Henry Thomas, Alex Craig, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Josh Macleod (capt), Taine Plumtree Replacements: Ryan Elias, Sam O’Connor, Sam Wainwright, Jac Price, Jarrod Taylor, Efan Jones, Ioan Nicholas, Dan Davis Sin-bin: Macleod (69) Ospreys:...
Mantovani’s death in 1993 was “the beginning of the end at Sampdoria”, according to Italian football journalist David Ferrini. He added: “Mantovani’s reign attracted talent and kept them happy in Genoa, but his passing – combined with the hangover of the Scudetto success – meant that Sampdoria’s best players became prime transfer targets.” In 1992...
St Helens can build consistency as the season draws on if they can keep finding measures to improve their game, head coach Paul Wellens said. Having won their first four games of the season – including a record 82-0 thrashing of Salford Red Devils – Saints have lost two of their past three games. Wellens’...
Northern Ireland’s journey of progression has been a story of fearless youngsters and, largely, there’s been plenty for the Green and White Army to cheer about. With a starting team with an average age of 22.6 – the joint-second youngest fielded by Northern Ireland since 1946 – it was another bright start before things quickly...
Lewis Ferguson – in his first Scotland game for almost a year following his return from knee surgery – was keen to shine a light on the “dirty side” of the performance. “We knew we were going to have to weather the storm,” the Bologna captain said. “We could have been calmer on the ball,...
England will face the United States in Washington on 19 July on the final stop of their summer tour. The fixture will take place at 20,000-capacity Audi Field with Steve Borthwick’s side currently ranked nine places higher in the world than the hosts. England are already booked in for a two-Test series against Argentina, playing...
Second row Irne Herbst is to leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join French Pro D2 side CA Brive. The 31-year-old has made 61 appearances for the club since he joined from Benetton in 2022. The South African lock has started eight out of his 14 games for the club this season...
The Republic of Ireland have confirmed summer friendlies against Senegal and Luxembourg. Heimir Hallgrimsson’s side take on Bulgaria in a two-legged Nations League play-off this week before attention turns to the qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup. The Republic of Ireland will host Senegal, who are 17th in the Fifa world rankings, at the...
Plymouth Argyle forward Mustapha Bundu says his side have “eight finals left” in their bid for Championship survival. The 28-year-old’s excellent first-half free-kick drew Argyle back into the match in their eventual 3-2 defeat at home by fellow strugglers Derby County on Saturday. The loss leaves Argyle rooted to the foot of the table and...
Leicestershire have named batter Louis Kimber as captain of their T20 Blast side. The 28-year-old replaces Peter Handscomb in the role, with the Australian promoted to skipper of Leicestershire’s County Championship and One-Day Cup sides. Kimber has made 100 appearances for Leicestershire across all formats and has scored 2,770 runs for the club – which...