#AJ MacGinty

France ran in three late tries against the United States on Wednesday to earn a vital bonus point in the Rugby World Cup'group of death' with an erratic 33-9 win. Les Bleus were just 12-9 ahead with 13 minutes to go before Gael Fickou, Baptiste Serin and Jefferson Poirot dotted down to secure victory against the underdogs. It was the type of…

Bath Rugby host Bristol Bears on Wednesday night in the second pool stage game of the 2022/23 Premiership Rugby Cup with both sides looking for their first win of the season in the competition. Here are all the ways you can follow the action.... Bath Rugby v Bristol Bears is being played on Wednesday, October 19 at the Recreation Ground. The…

Amazingly, USA Rugby sat 12th in the world rankings by the end of 2018 but currently sit 15th after a less than outstanding trip through the Americas Rugby Championship to kick off the year. Now with the Rugby World Cup in Japan less than two months away, it's just about time to start rolling out predictions for who makes the trip. Criteria here…

The Champions Cup gets under way this weekend, with the competition continuing with the format it adopted last year due to Covid. In this format, there are 24 teams in the competition split into two pools. Each team plays two sides, home and away, from their side of the draw. The top 16 sides, eight from each pool, will progress into the round of…

Fly-half AJ MacGinty has already proven a shrewd addition by Bristol Free rugby tips, best bets and analysis for Newcastle Falcons v Bristol Bears in the Premiership on Friday. BT Sport 1, 7.45pm Friday Bristol to win by one to 12 points 1pt 17-10 Betfred, BoyleSports Bristol Bears have emerged from a year-long hibernation in style and the…

The 2022-23 Gallagher Premiership season kicks off on Friday with a west country derby between Bristol and Bath at Ashton Gate. It is the 26th Premiership campaign, and 11-time champions Leicester will defend the crown they won after a thrilling Twickenham final against Saracens. Here, the PA news agency looks at the 13 runners and riders,…

Bottom of the pile last season but with Johann van Graan's arrival comes a degree of optimism that things will improve. At the very least supporters can expect more commitment than was shown in the humiliating defeat by Gloucester in April and in Chris Cloete, Dave Attwood and Quinn Roux, the South African coach has added some heft to his forwards.…