• Autumn Nations Series Summary

    Sam Collins For the first time in over two years, full stadiums at international games returned to the Northern Hemisphere this November. The highly anticipated series did not disappoint with several entertaining games, reminding fans of the excitement of watching the best teams in the world clash on the...
  • Six Nations Preview: Part 1

    Joe Holmes-Milner This year, February will bring us some of our favourite things: Valentine’s Day, pancakes and Six Nations rugby. Let’s have a look at what the 2021 edition of the tournament has in store for England, France and Ireland. *** England As winners of the Autumn Nations cup...
  • Failure to maximise opportunities costs England against the All Blacks

    If it wasn’t for the TMO ruling that Courtney Lawes was offside in charging down TJ Perenara’s box kick, then England may still have pulled off an impressive victory over the best side in world rugby. If they had also not knocked the ball on in New Zealand territory...
  • Six Nations: the verdict on weekend one

    The Six Nations series was back with a bang this weekend. Scotland have started turning heads already, England got themselves out of jail and Wales were ridiculously rampant (albeit against incompetent Italy). Here’s Impact‘s verdict on the opening weekend of matches. Scotland v Ireland Scotland were impeccable in defence,...
  • Six Nations 2017 : Preview

    It’s the moment all us rugby fans have been waiting for. January is out of the way and the start of the 2017 Six Nations Championship is just around the corner. Whilst we all brace ourselves and get behind our teams, here’s Impact Sport‘s lowdown on what to look...
  • Eddie Jones suffers injury-hit squad ahead of autumn internationals

    England Rugby head coach Eddie Jones is having selection headaches going into the autumn internationals in November, with eleven of his squad players out with long term injuries. England face Australia, South Africa, Argentina and Fiji next month and will be wanting to redeem themselves, along with other northern...
  • QBE Internationals Review: England vs Samoa

    Expectations were set suitably high for England’s latest QBE Autumn International test match. Given recent disappointing yet optimistic performances against New Zealand and South Africa, Saturday’s encounter against Samoa was an opportunity to end a losing streak and provide inspiration for frustrated England fans. In one sense, this did...