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One of the biggest calls Warren Gatland will have to make for the Six Nations is who to install as Wales captain, with a number of strong candidates putting up their hands. Justin Tipuric and Dan Biggar have led Wales over the past two campaigns, while Adam Beard has leadership qualities and so do Jac Morgan, Dewi Lake, Ken Owens and, of course,…

Wales 10 England 9.... it was a scoreline and day rugby fans this side of the Severn will never forget. That heady 1993 clash in Cardiff when against all odds, Will Carling's Chariot saw the wheels spectacularly fall off was the pre-cursor some more memorable moments against the Red Rose.

One of Tuesday's primetime college football bowl games will feature two schools that are separated by just over three hours. Carolina supremacy will be on the line when the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers collide with the East Carolina Pirates in the Birmingham Bowl. Both programs had successful seasons, but one side has seen a ton of roster turnover…

With World Rugby currently fighting brush fires on multiple fronts - high contact laws and sanctions, TMO involvement, intentional knock-ons, concussion and global season just some of the main issues - it seems both crazy and inevitable the game is about to stumble into another morass of its own making. A combination of the introduction of private…

The 2022 TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl shapes up to be an offensive shootout between Coastal Carolina and East Carolina. Both teams have star quarterbacks leading potent offenses that rank inside the top 60 in the country in both points per game and yards gained per game, and defenses that are both outside the top 90 in yards allowed and outside…

AAC opponents will do battle when the East Carolina Pirates (6-5) battle the Temple Owls (3-8) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Owls (+375 on the moneyline to win) will welcome the Pirates (-12.5) on November 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+. Oddsmakers have listed the game's total at 50.5. The betting trends in this…

Local police have arrested former Virginia walk-on football player Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a lone gunman who killed three members of the 2022 Cavaliers football team and injured two others on campus Sunday night in Charlottesville, Virginia. Football players Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry were all fatally shot, according to…

The East Carolina Pirates will travel to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats in a Friday night college football matchup at Nippert Stadium. With that said, we are continuing our college football odds series and making our East Carolina-Cincinnati prediction and pick. East Carolina has gone 6-3 this season, including a current three-game winning streak.…

The Cincinnati Bearcats (7-2) have an AAC matchup versus the East Carolina Pirates (6-3). The Pirates (+181 on the moneyline to win) take the field as visitors on November 11, 2022 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN2 against the Bearcats (-6.5). A total of 53.5 points has been set for the game by oddsmakers. The betting trends in what follows reference odds…

The East Carolina Pirates will travel to take on the BYU Cougars in a Friday night college football matchup in Provo, Utah. With that said, it's a good time to check out our college football odds series, which includes an East Carolina-BYU prediction and pick, laid out below. East Carolina has surged to a 5-3 record, on the brink of bowl…

The East Carolina Pirates (3-3) have an AAC matchup against the Memphis Tigers (4-2). The Tigers (on the moneyline to win) hit the road on October 15, 2022 at 7:30 PM ET on ESPNU against the Pirates (). Sportsbooks have set a total of points for the game. This article uses betting data updated as of October 12, 2022 at 9:29 AM ET. See all the…

AAC foes will meet when the Tulane Green Wave (4-1) meet the East Carolina Pirates (3-2). The Green Wave, listed at on the spread, serve as host on October 8, 2022 at 3:30 PM ET against the Pirates, on the moneyline to win. The game's over/under is currently set at. The betting facts in the article below reflect odds as of October 5, 2022 at 3:36…

Setting the stage for East Carolina's American Athletic Conference opener between Navy and East Carolina. Game: Navy @ East Carolina Date: Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 Time: 6 p.m. ET Location: Greenville, North Carolina Television: ESPN+ Betting Line: ECU -17 TEAM INFORMATION EAST CAROINA Head Coach: Mike Houston (4th year, 16-20 overall at ECU) 2022…

Almost exactly 12 months ago, I was part of a group of ex-players who calling for drastic change to make the game safer. I and my co-signatories - who included Willie John McBride, Sir Gareth Edwards, Barry John and John Taylor, as well as consultant surgeon Professor John Fairclough - felt the sport urgently needed to return to the days when rugby…

The Bank of Ireland Leinster Schools Senior Cup has been pared down to the quarter-finals. First up on Sunday, favourites Blackrock College will be wary of Terenure College and Leinster League winners Gonzaga College will showdown with Wesley College on Monday. Newbridge College will try to run Belvedere College off their feet on Tuesday and St…

The NC State Wolfpack and the East Carolina Pirates will renew their storied in-state rivalry Saturday afternoon at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to kick off the 2022 college football season. This will be the first time since 2019 that the two schools separated by 83 miles have played each other. ECU is coming off its best season since 2014 as the team…