Marcus Smith: Harlequins fly-half on ‘hard’ return to 10 after stint at full-back
England’s Marcus Smith has started at fly-half for Harlequins since returning to the club from the World Cup England and Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith says he has had to go “back to basics” on returning to the position for his club after playing at full-back during the World Cup. Smith was deployed at 15 for […]
Ioan Lloyd: Scarlets fly-half dreams of Wales number 10 jersey
Ioan Lloyd has played two internationals for Wales having made his debut in 2020 Scarlets fly-half Ioan Lloyd says it would be “a dream” to wear the number 10 jersey for Wales. Head coach Warren Gatland is short of options for the 2024 Six Nations following Dan Biggar’s retirement and Gareth Anscombe unavailable having joined […]
Rugby World Cup: Owen Farrell replaces George Ford at fly-half for England v Fiji
Venue: Stade de Marseille Date: Sunday, 15 October Kick-off: 16:00 BST Coverage: Commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live; live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. Owen Farrell will replace George Ford at fly-half for England’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Fiji, with Marcus Smith starting at full-back. England team to face Fiji […]
Rugby World Cup: Handre Pollard returns at fly-half in South Africa side to face Tonga
Handre Pollard was called into South Africa’s Rugby World Cup squad as a replacement for injured hooker Malcolm Marx Venue: Stade de Marseille Date: Sunday, 1 October Kick-off: 20:00 BST Coverage: Live BBC radio commentary, plus text updates on the BBC Sport website and app. Handre Pollard has been recalled by South Africa to play […]
Rugby World Cup: Wales fly-half Dan Biggar set to miss Georgia game with chest injury
Replacement fly-half Gareth Anscombe inspires Wales win Head coach Warren Gatland says fly-half Dan Biggar is looking at two weeks out after pulling a chest muscle in Wales’ convincing win over Australia. Biggar left the field after just 12 minutes and was replaced by Gareth Anscombe who produced a man-of-the match performance in the 40-6 […]