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RNZ News
04-08-2025
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The Independent
20-07-2025
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- The Independent
George Ford proud of his side as England complete tour clean sweep
Captain George Ford said he was proud of his young England colleagues after they completed a clean sweep of victories on their summer tour. A much-changed England side shrugged off two lengthy delays caused by lightning to beat the United States 40-5 in Washington DC on the back of a 2-0 series win in Argentina. Curtis Langdon, Luke Northmore, Cadan Murley, Jack van Poortvliet, Harry Randall and Gabriel Oghre, one of six debutants, grabbed England's six tries with Ford landing four conversions with one from another new face, Charlie Atkinson. 'The boys have been unbelievable all tour. They deserve that tonight,' said Ford, who won his 102nd cap. 'It is a proud moment for the families, so we will celebrate. 'There has been a lot of hard work and the conditions were difficult tonight. 'We have won all three games, we have had six new caps, I am proud of the effort of everyone.' After kick-off at Audi Field was delayed due to an electrical storm in the American capital, England seized control when the Eagles were reduced to 14 by a deliberate knock-on from outside-half Chris Hilsenbeck. Langdon was the beneficiary of a driving line-out for the first score and then new boy Max Ojomoh slipped in fellow centre Northmore for a simple score under the posts. Alex Dombrandt and debutant Jack Carpenter had scores ruled out on either side of a 40-minute delay for lightning before Murley raced over in the final play of the first half. Van Poortvliet, showing his sound positional sense, went over straight after the restart and England were camped in the Americans' 22 for most of the second period. The hosts held out until Immanuel Feyi-Waboso sliced through to send the supporting Randall over and Bristol hooker Oghre burst out of a maul to score as England turned to the bench. The US were finally on the scoreboard in the final seconds as a well-worked ploy at the front of a line-out saw Chris Poidevin put Shilo Klein over for a consolation score. 'It is a big challenge, but the boys stayed on it,' said home captain Benjamin Bonasso. 'We trusted the process and got a try at the end of the game. 'We have got to keep going. Facing this type of speed and conditions always makes you better.'
Yahoo
20-07-2025
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- Yahoo
George Ford proud of his side as England complete tour clean sweep
Captain George Ford said he was proud of his young England colleagues after they completed a clean sweep of victories on their summer tour. A much-changed England side shrugged off two lengthy delays caused by lightning to beat the United States 40-5 in Washington DC on the back of a 2-0 series win in Argentina. Curtis Langdon, Luke Northmore, Cadan Murley, Jack van Poortvliet, Harry Randall and Gabriel Oghre, one of six debutants, grabbed England's six tries with Ford landing four conversions with one from another new face, Charlie Atkinson. 'The boys have been unbelievable all tour. They deserve that tonight,' said Ford, who won his 102nd cap. 'It is a proud moment for the families, so we will celebrate. 'There has been a lot of hard work and the conditions were difficult tonight. 'We have won all three games, we have had six new caps, I am proud of the effort of everyone.' After kick-off at Audi Field was delayed due to an electrical storm in the American capital, England seized control when the Eagles were reduced to 14 by a deliberate knock-on from outside-half Chris Hilsenbeck. Langdon was the beneficiary of a driving line-out for the first score and then new boy Max Ojomoh slipped in fellow centre Northmore for a simple score under the posts. Alex Dombrandt and debutant Jack Carpenter had scores ruled out on either side of a 40-minute delay for lightning before Murley raced over in the final play of the first half. Van Poortvliet, showing his sound positional sense, went over straight after the restart and England were camped in the Americans' 22 for most of the second period. The hosts held out until Immanuel Feyi-Waboso sliced through to send the supporting Randall over and Bristol hooker Oghre burst out of a maul to score as England turned to the bench. The US were finally on the scoreboard in the final seconds as a well-worked ploy at the front of a line-out saw Chris Poidevin put Shilo Klein over for a consolation score. 'It is a big challenge, but the boys stayed on it,' said home captain Benjamin Bonasso. 'We trusted the process and got a try at the end of the game. 'We have got to keep going. Facing this type of speed and conditions always makes you better.'
Irish Times
05-07-2025
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- Irish Times
Paul O'Connell happy with hard-fought Ireland triumph against Georgia
Paul O'Connell expressed a quiet satisfaction following Ireland 's 34-5 victory over Georgia, a hard fought, but thoroughly merited victory for the young squad, with six debutants in the match day 23. The hugely challenging weather conditions, lashing rain and wind, could have fed into a potentially hazardous night, but instead the visitors managed the game better than their hosts with a hard-nosed focus and, at times, a lovely clarity of execution in finding and exploiting space. [ Tommy O'Brien makes impressive debut as Ireland weather biblical conditions to beat Georgia Opens in new window ] 'I'm happy with how they played,' said O'Connell after the win. 'It was potentially a banana skin on a bone-dry day. Then, when the heavens opened, it became even more of a banana skin. 'I was really impressed with the way the halfbacks handled the game, the way all the lads handled the game, really. I was really impressed with the lads' intent, the accuracy of their intent and their hunger. READ MORE 'When they didn't have the ball, they really enjoyed not having the ball and keep chasing because it was one of those days. You know, some days you play a game where you're better off not having the ball. Today was one of those days. 'One of the things that this team has really spoken a lot about is the tackle. I thought that came through really well from 1-15 and the bench. That was a really pleasing part of the game.' O'Connell paid tribute to the impact of the six debutants, Tommy O'Brien with his brace of tries, Darragh Murray, who called the lineout, and Michael Milne, Jack Aungier, Tom Ahern and Ben Murphy, who were summoned from the bench. Who needs to make an impact on Ireland's summer tour? Listen | 36:20 'In terms of our new caps, you know, it's exciting because we actually haven't had a massive amount of injuries with Ireland in the last year. Sometimes you need an injury for someone to get a chance, so for the team to have done so well to allow so many players to go on the Lions, to give these players an opportunity is brilliant for us. 'They all have a story to tell. Tommy O'Brien played against Georgia, I think it was 2018 as an under-20 player. He's been through a lot of stuff with injuries. Other guys have had to move province to try and get game time, they've been through a lot to try and get their opportunity, so all the playing group were delighted for them. 'Other guys I suppose have had a chance to flourish maybe as leaders because some of the other, more established leaders have been gone, so from that point of view it's been a great development opportunity for us.' O'Connell added: 'We started well, got 14-0 up, and that's a big advantage in those conditions. I thought Georgia did really well through their scrum, through a few penalties to get back down, they scored a maul try against us, and at half-time it was very tight. Luckily for us we scored a fantastic try after half-time, and I think it really steadied the ship for us and we were able to pull away from there.' He also confirmed Jacob Stockdale, forced off after 36 minutes, suffered a shoulder injury. 'He's not great. I think he's damaged his AC joint, so he'll go to get an X-ray, but I don't think he's great. It sums up the last while for him, unfortunately. 'His last three games at Ireland now he's got an injury. Every time he's come in, you're really excited to see him have a go and get going. Even you saw him there today when he got the ball in his hand, he looks like he can create from anything, so he just needs a break.' Ireland fly to Portugal on Sunday to prepare for next Saturday's Test in Lisbon.
ABC News
05-07-2025
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- ABC News
British and Irish Lions live: NSW Waratahs host Lions in Sydney
The British and Irish Lions have three debutants, all with Test match aspirations, ready to make their mark on the Australian tour. The Lions face the NSW Waratahs at the Sydney Football Stadium, a fortnight away from the first Test against the Wallabies. Follow the action of the British and Irish Lions vs NSW Waratahs on the live blog below.
