Charlie Morgan

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Senior Rugby Writer at The Telegraph

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Articles

Tom Willis's dynamic carrying catches eye

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan

7. Guy PepperGraft and craft in the contact area as another England openside caught the eye. A clean strip of Hugo Auradou was his highlight. 7/108. Tom WillisFilled his outing with rumbling carries which dented France and picked up a short-range try in the first half before being brought off with Argentina in mind. 8/10Replacements16. Theo Dan (on for George, 67), 17. Bevan Rodd (on for Baxter, 56), 18. Trevor Davison (on for Heyes, 60), 19. Chandler Cunningham-South (on for Isiekwe, 70), 20.
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso shown red card after horror high tackle

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan

There, it was upgraded to a 20-minute red card, meaning that Steve Borthwick was able to replace Feyi-Waboso after that amount of time. It is likely that he will face a two-week sanction at the very least. That would be dependent on the challenge being categorised as a low-entry offence and Feyi-Waboso having his punishment reduced by a week thanks to World Rugby's coaching intervention programme, commonly known as "tackle school".
The many reasons to be cheerful about Lions despite defeat

6 days ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan

A 28-24 loss to Argentina means the British and Irish Lions will head to Australia on a note of frustration. For anyone keen for a good omen, the last time they lost their opening game was in 1971, and that did not turn out badly. Andy Farrell refused to offer caveats for what he called a "disconnected" display. Indeed, he positively squirmed at any hint of mitigation for a disappointing result. That said, a strange evening presented plenty of encouraging aspects for the class of 2025.
Ellis Genge produces tour de force but Van der Merwe struggles

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan
Andy Farrell names 23 for first game of tour

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan

Hello and welcome to our coverage of Andy Farrell's first team announcement of the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour. We are beginning in Dublin, where the Lions are taking on a rather tasty Argentina side - more on that later - to foreshadow their trip to Australia and a Test series against the Wallabies. As ever, the first few weeks of preparation for the Lions have been rather disjointed as domestic leagues come to a climax and squad members trickle in.
Pressure got to me on England debut, but I have more to give

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan

"In the warm-up, I felt fine," Murley continues. "Then it was off a little counter-attack in the first half, I stepped off my left foot and it was like: 'Oh, that is sore.' At half-time I needed pain-killers to sort it out. "Adrenaline gets you through and I was walking around afterwards. I had an X-ray and there wasn't much there, but stress fractures show up over time. I went and saw a specialist, who said I'd had a 'stress response' but that it could develop.
Jack van Poortvliet handed Lions call-up

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan

Van Poortvliet has won 15 caps since making his senior international debut on England's tour of Australia in 2022. The 24-year-old started for Leicester Tigers in the Premiership final at the weekend and was promptly named as one of three scrum-halves in Steve Borthwick's latest training camp. Ben Spencer, a newly-crowned Premiership champion with Bath, and Raffi Quirke of Sale Sharks were the other two options in Borthwick's 36-man group.
Remember Martin Offiah and Kyran Bracken? Their sons are flying with England U20s

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan

"It started when I was at Wellington, just thinking how I could get on the ball more and score more tries," he says of a seminal chat with Martin, an icon of rugby league. "We sat down and he got me to write down the different ways I'd seen people score.
Premiership will rebrand to... 'Gallagher Prem'

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Charlie Morgan

English rugby union's top tier will be rebranded as "Gallagher Prem" as part of a concerted push to champion the intensity, aggression and athleticism of the sport. The change, which comes a month after the second tier became "Champ Rugby" in a similar facelift, will be unveiled during Saturday's final between Bath and Leicester Tigers. A teaser will be shown on the big screens at the Allianz Stadium and covered by the TNT Sports broadcast.
Our experts on who will win and why

2 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Gavin Mairs |Brian Moore |Daniel Schofield |Charlie Morgan

Leicester simply will not care about any of that. Indeed, they will relish the notion of Bath as favourites. Tigers, themselves motivated by farewells, have the individuals to hang tough in the crucial aspects of a one-off contest: the gain-line, the set-piece, the aerial exchanges and the breakdown. Everywhere you look, from Freddie Steward to Montoya via Ollie Chessum, they have warriors. Adam Radwan offers try-scoring X-factor, too. We have a special decider in store.