Tom Fordyce
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Coronavirus: 'In this current dark reality, sport doesn't matter but it does'
It's only when something disappears that you realise quite how much you miss it, says BBC Sport's chief sports writer Tom Fordyce. → Read More
England 33-30 Wales: Dramatic end on a confusing day in the Six Nations
England were irresistible at the start but there was mayhem at the end after Manu Tuilagi was sent off, says Tom Fordyce. → Read More
Six Nations: England beat Wales 33-30 despite Manu Tuilagi red card
England survive a late red card for Manu Tuilagi to secure a first Triple Crown in four years and inflict a third successive defeat on Wales. → Read More
Six Nations: England beat Wales 33-30 despite Manu Tuilagi red card
England survive a late red card for Manu Tuilagi to secure a first Triple Crown in four years and inflict a third successive defeat on Wales. → Read More
Six Nations 2020: Eddie Jones loves every scrap as England coach
Eddie Jones is enjoying every minute of the scrap that is being England head coach, but never does anything without internal reason. → Read More
Six Nations 2020: England end Ireland's Grand Slam hopes and reignite title hopes
England rediscover some of their World Cup form to reignite their own hopes of landing the Six Nations title with a 24-12 win over Ireland. → Read More
England v Ireland: 'No-one argues with a Farrell' as father and son prepare for Twickenham game
Andy and Owen Farrell are not most fathers and sons. BBC chief sports writer Tom Fordyce explains why. → Read More
Scotland v England: Old rivals set for fresh plotlines in Six Nations battle
Expect an atmosphere unlike anything else in the rugby world when Scotland host England on Saturday, says chief sports writer Tom Fordyce. → Read More
'England defeat by France a tale of individual errors and confused tactics'
Coach Eddie Jones promised brutal physicality but mistakes and poor tactics led to a humbling England defeat in France, says Tom Fordyce. → Read More
France 24-17 England: England lose Six Nations opener in France
World Cup runners-up England are pulled apart by an energetic France, losing their Six Nations opener 24-17 in Paris. → Read More
Kobe Bryant: Basketball's genius, who had his controversies, was solving life after sport
How Kobe Bryant, a genius on the basketball court, sometimes a flawed character off it, appeared to be solving his life after sport in a way that many of his contemporaries and antecedents could not. → Read More
Saracens relegation 'is most remarkable scandal in the domestic game'
Saracens' relegation is as momentous to rugby union as the same happening to Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United would have been to football, says Tom Fordyce. → Read More
Rugby World Cup: Owen Farrell standing up from John Quill tackle was England's main success
The stand-out success of England's win over the USA may be that Owen Farrell stood up from a hit that on a crueller night could have ended very differently, writes Tom Fordyce. → Read More
Rugby World Cup: Owen Farrell standing up from John Quill tackle was England's main success
The stand-out success of England's win over the USA may be that Owen Farrell stood up from a hit that on a crueller night could have ended very differently, writes Tom Fordyce. → Read More
England thrash United States 45-7 in Rugby World Cup
England hit their World Cup straps with a seven-try demolition of the USA to make it two bonus-point wins from two. → Read More
England v USA: Eddie Jones confident his side will deal with Rugby World Cup short turnaround
Head coach Eddie Jones is confident his reshuffled England team will cope with their short turnaround as they prepare for Thursday's game against the USA. → Read More
England: Rugby World Cup journey is under way
You can cruise through the group stage but knockout games are decided by big displays and England's Manu Tuilagi is approaching his peak, says Tom Fordyce. → Read More
England 35-3 Tonga: Eddie Jones' side battle to opening World Cup win
England's World Cup campaign gets off to a spluttering 35-3 victory against unfancied Tonga in Sapporo. → Read More
Rugby World Cup: England coach Eddie Jones relishing Tonga opener
England start their World Cup campaign keen to improve on the disappointments of the last two tournaments as they take on Tonga on Sunday. → Read More
Rugby World Cup 2019: Humid conditions will suit England
England head coach Eddie Jones says the humid conditions at the Rugby World Cup in Japan will "give us an advantage". → Read More