Sam Warburton will captain the British and Irish Lions in Saturday’s must-win second Test against New Zealand in Wellington. The Welshman was one of three personnel changes coach Warren Gatland made Thursday to the starting side that lost the first Test 30-15, including calling in Johnny Sexton at fly-half. Gatland also picked Maro Itoje to … Read more
Ireland gave Japan a brutal reality check as they crushed the Asian champions 50-22 on Saturday in the second of their three-match summer tour. Joe Schmidt’s second-string side ran in seven tries in a clinical performance despite the lingering effects of jet-lag and blazing sunshine in Shizuoka, on Japan’s Pacific coast. “The conditions were slightly … Read more
Ireland will face the United States in a June Test match in suburban New York, USA Rugby announced Wednesday. The Eagles and Irish will meet on June 10 at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey. It’s the same venue where London Irish and Saracens of the English Premiership played a regular-season match last March … Read more