1+ week, 3+ day ago (280+ words) Sports fans will be able to get training gear, workout clothing and some of the best sports bags for half the price from today. Gymshark has launched its Black Friday sale and it has cut everything on site to half price for a short time only. The brand will also launch the popular Onyx range at 7pm UK time on Thursday 20 November, it has confirmed. You can see the launch here. The brand has become a go-to for rugby fans because of its high quality gym gear including shorts, t-shirts, hoodies and joggers, as well as high quality bags ranging from gym backpacks to holdalls. As a premium brand, Gymshark bags usually cost around "50 for a standard holdall but Black Friday pricing brings it down to just "25. The brand has also cut the price of sports bottles, insulated bottles and coffee…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago (255+ words) Wales suffered a chastening 26-52 loss to New Zealand in Cardiff last time out and they face the world's best team in the final Autumn Nations Series fixture. Back-to-back world champions South Africa are fresh off a superb victory in Ireland to continue their clean sweep in this series. The final match in the Autumn Internationals is a controversial one because it has been hit by several club recalls, meaning the two teams will be without many of the players who have played much of the series. The match will be shown on TNT Sports, which has held the rights to all of the internationals. The game can be added to your Amazon Prime subscription after buying the monthly TNT add on here. Wales have lost 13 players to club sides in France and England, meaning six new players have been called…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (288+ words) Kalaveti Ravouvou is at centre for Fiji against England while Ange Capuozzo wears 15 for Italy v Australia. The Autumn Nations Series continues this weekend and we bring you the team news, kick-off times and information on how to watch the action on Saturday and Sunday. Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Kick-off: 12:40 local (21:40 JPN) Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) Assistant Referees: Andrea Piardi (FIR), Federico Vedovelli (FIR) TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR) FRPO: Eric Gauzins (FFR) Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Kick-off: 15:10 local (04:10 NZT) Referee: Nic Berry (RA) Assistant Referees: Pierre Brousset (FFR), Morn" Ferreira (SARU) TMO: Marius van der Westhuizen (SARU) FRPO: Marius Jonker (SARU) Venue: Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Kick-off: 17:40 GMT Referee: Paul Williams (NZR) Assistant Referees: Luc Ramos (FFR), Katsuki Furuse (JRFU) TMO: Mike Adamson (SRU) FPRO: Quinton Immelman (SARU) Venue: Bluenergy Stadium, Udine Kick-off: 18:40 local (17:40 GMT) Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago (343+ words) World Rankings and an image of Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou The Springboks have extended their lead at the top of the World Rugby rankings, while Australia have fallen further off the pace ahead of the 2027 Rugby World Cup draw. The top six in the rankings after the November internationals will be the Band 1 nations for the draw, with the tournament expansion meaning that the 2027 World Cup will have six pools. Australia would have hoped to feature in that bracket, but their 26-19 defeat, paired with Argentina's record 52-28 victory over Wales, has dealt a hammer blow to those plans. The combination of the results means that the Wallabies now trail Los Pumas by 2.61 rating points on the World Rugby rankings, having started the weekend 0.92 points behind the South Americans. Australia could make up significant ground this weekend when they face off against…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago (261+ words) South Africa's Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu celebrates with Canan Moodie and an inset of Springboks legend Jean de Villiers. France will welcome South Africa to Paris on Saturday just two years after the devastating World Cup defeat by a single point at the same venue. The Springboks are two-time world champions but playing France in front of a sell-out crowd is one of the toughest tests in rugby and fans can expect a close game between the two heavyweights. The match will be shown on TNT Sports in the UK. If you have an Amazon Prime subscription there is an easy way to watch every Autumn International by adding TNT Sports to your Prime subscription. Adding TNT Sports will give you a month of access and it will allow you to watch four games across Saturday, including a choice of the 5.40pm games…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago (383+ words) England full-back Freddie Steward against All Blacks. Follow our LIVE blog as England and New Zealand go toe-to-toe at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. The All Blacks head into the clash having defeated Ireland and Scotland in back-to-back weekends, while Steve Borthwick's charges have beaten Australia and Fiji so far in this international window. Scroll down to view the LIVE updates of the action. New Zealand have lost just two of their last 21 matches against England (W18, D1) and are unbeaten across their last four (W3, D1). However, each of those four games were decided by margins of just seven points or fewer. England's solitary victory in that time was the 19-7 win in the Rugby World Cup 2019 semi-final in Yokohama, Japan. England have won each of their last nine Test matches, their longest run since an 18-game stretch between 2015 and 2017. Borthwick's side have scored 3+ tries in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (339+ words) The 2025 British and Irish Lions and Canterbury jersey (Inpho). Rugby brand Canterbury has launched a massive Black Friday sale on British and Irish Lions kits, training gear, rugby balls and boots. The discounts cut as much as 50% from the price of hundreds of items in the sale, which will run until Black Friday itself on 28 November. Canterbury is one of the biggest names in rugby gear and produces some of the best quality rugby training hoodies, joggers and t-shirts. It also produces kits for the likes of the British and Irish Lions, and the Ireland national team. The Black Friday sale includes the brand's full range of rugby boots as worn by some of the game's top players and accessories such as head protection and rugby balls. Here are the picks of the best things to buy in the Canterbury…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago (309+ words) Scott Sio will make his Samoa debut this weekend v Namibia Former Wallaby Scott Sio will make his Samoa debut this weekend, after being named in the starting XV to face Namibia in a crucial Rugby World Cup qualifier." The Exeter Chiefs prop, who won 74 caps for Australia across his spell in the Gold jersey, is one of five changes to Tusi Pisi's run-on group for the pivotal clash against the African nation. Samoa come into Thursday night's clash following a 48-10 win over Brazil, and could put one foot in the 2027 World Cup with another victory this time around. Namibia are in must-win territory this weekend, though, following their shock 22-15 defeat to Belgium in the last round of the repechage. Former England international Jacob Umaga, Latrell Ah Kiong and Vaafauese Apelu Maliko continue in an unchanged back-three this weekend, while…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago (374+ words) The Springboks lead the way in the 2025 World Rugby Dream Team The 2025 World Rugby Dream Team has been officially unveiled, with the Springboks leading the way with six inclusions." The British and Irish Lions also see four of their tourists named in the squad, with two English players and one apiece from Ireland and Scotland included. Elsewhere, the All Blacks and Wallabies are well represented with two picks apiece, while France also has one player in the XV. This follows the recent World Rugby awards, in which Malcolm Marx was named World Player of the Year for the first time. Kicking things off, All Blacks flyer Will Jordan gets the nod at full-back, with Cheslin Kolbe and World Player of the Year nominee Louis Bielle-Biarrey named as the two wingers. British and Irish tourist Huw Jones is named at 13, alongside Wallabies…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago (649+ words) World Ranking with Rassie Erasmus. The Springboks end 2025 in the same position they started it, top of the official World Rugby Rankings. South Africa thrashed Wales 73-0 in the final game of the international season, but despite the margin of victory, the Springboks earned no ranking points boost for the result. Ahead of the final match of the weekend, the bands for the 2027 Rugby World Cup were already set in place with Japan notably moving ahead of Georgia in the rankings and in Band 2, courtesy of a 25-23 victory. Hosts Australia will automatically feature in Pool A, but will have one of South Africa, New Zealand, England, Ireland, France or Argentina joining them as the Wallabies failed to end the year in Band 1. The biggest movers this year in the top 10 of the World Rugby rankings were England as Steve Borthwick's charges…...