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Struggling Castleford twice hit back from the brink to stun Betfred Super League leaders Leeds and seal a stunning 36-34 win at a sun-drenched OneBore Stadium.

Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi stormed out of his press conference and accused England of showing a "lack of respect" following Saturday's controversial Nations Championship clash.

England survived a second-half fightback from Argentina to seal a 31-24 victory in Santiago del Estero and end their summer tour on a high. The post Argentina 24-31 England: Red Rose hold out to deny Pumas at death appea...

England survived a frantic finish with just 13 men on the pitch to beat Argentina 31-24 in Santiago del Estero. The post England hold their nerve to deny Argentina appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Portrait Won by American photographer Nina Fishman, capturing a player with his face half-buried in the grass IN front of a packed World Rugby Museum audience at Allianz Stadium, the winners of the 2026 Rugby Photographe...

From ADAM HATHAWAY in Santiago del Estero ALEX Coles returned to Argentina last week and reflected on the tour that changed his career and could lead to him being part of Englands furniture for a while. The second row s...

Alex Coles has gone from fringe player to England regular after grabbing his opportunity on last summers Argentina tour and proving he belongs at Test level. The post Alex Coles proves why he belongs in Englands plans ap...

Henry Slade admits he once feared his England career was finished, but the Exeter Chiefs centre is now targeting another shot at rugbys biggest stage. The post England centre Henry Slade has his eye on another Rugby Worl...

By ADAM HATHAWAY Looking good: Henry Slade in action against Fiji HENRY Slade feared he had played his last England game eight months ago - now he is eyeing the next World Cup after being dropped for the last one. The Ex...

By ADAM HATHAWAY STEVE Borthwicks England will travel back from Santiago del Estero to Buenos Aires today before heading home tomorrow to count their air miles and hit the beach. England got the rough end of the draw for...

From ADAM HATHAWAY in Santiago del Estero Tries: Freeman 3, Earl 23, 33; M Smith 62, Feyi-Waboso 70 Conversions: F Smith 24, 33, 62 Argentina . 24pts England 31pts Tries: M Carreras 43, penalty 55, Piccardo 79 Conversion...

England survived a second-half fightback from Argentina to seal a 31-24 victory in Santiago del Estero and end their summer tour on a high. The post Argentina 24-31 England: Red Rose hold out to deny Pumas at death appea...

Paul Rees believes Englands summer tour produced results but failed to answer the bigger questions, with Steve Borthwick missing a valuable opportunity to test his squad depth. The post Paul Rees: England boss Steve Bort...

Josh Canham scored a hat-trick as Australia ended Joe Schmidts reign in style, thrashing Italy in Perth to secure their first win of the Nations Championship. The post Australia 57-10 Italy: Relentless Wallabies go on th...

By WILLIAM JONES JOE Schmidts tenure as head coach ended on a winning note as Australia finally turned encouraging performances into a complete display, overpowering Italy with a ruthless nine-try victory in Perth courte...

Captain: Dan Sheehan IRELAND captain Dan Sheehan rued another missed opportunity as his side were well beaten in Auckland. The Leinster hooker said: We were pumped up to be here, to get the opportunity to play at Eden Pa...

By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Zealand produced their most complete performance of the Nations Championship, scoring six tries to overwhelm Ireland and extend their remarkable unbeaten Eden Park record to 53 Tests. The All Blacks un...

New Zealand delivered their most complete display of the Nations Championship, overpowering Ireland at Eden Park to extend their 32-year unbeaten home record and build momentum ahead of a blockbuster series against South...

By JOHN RILEY MAXIME Lamothe and Matthieu Jalibert both scored twice as France bullied Japan up front with a six-try win to complete an impressive Nations Championship tour and finish top of the Northern Hemisphere pool....

France secured top spot in the Northern Hemisphere pool with a commanding six-try victory over Japan as Maxime Lamothe and Matthieu Jalibert both crossed twice. The post Japan 15-42 France: Les Bleus overcome the Cherry ...

Steve Tandy insisted he still believes in his Wales squad despite a 43-0 defeat to world champions South Africa, who completed a dominant Nations Championship campaign. The post South Africa 43-0 Wales: Steve Tandy still...

By GARY FITZGERALD STEVE Tandy insisted he still had plenty of belief in his players despite enduring another hefty loss to the world champions in Durban. Wales endured a second successive shutout against the Springboks ...