Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech) profile picture

Rugby correspondent for @PA - the UK’s national news & sport agency

London
Joined September 2010
Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)Photo by Duncan Bech (@DuncanBech)
Australia v Lions…not a bad venue the MCG
345
Caxton Street is popping ahead of Australia v Lions first Test
1
452
Main event of the autumn - England v South Africa
1
1,127
Minor curtain malfunction at the launch of the new British and Irish Lions jersey
3
5
2,096
Eddie Hearn on Anthony Joshua ahead of Daniel Dubois fight: ‘I’ve never seem him so calm and calculating”. AJ has looked super relaxed all week to be fair
415
A shirtless Courtney Lawes wearing ski goggles comes out for Northampton’s victory press conference. Lawes: ‘It’s the ending you want and there are no words to describe it. This team is going places’
1
4
4,379
England v Ireland, Twickenham – at Hounslow, London
4
390
Borthwick declined to say what Sinfield will do next and explained it was his number two's decision to leave. Borthwick: 'A couple of weeks after the WC Kev and I met and he gave me his decision'
1
3
609
Kevin Sinfield to leave England's coaching team after the summer tour to Japan and New Zealand. Until then he will oversee kicking and skills with Felix Jones taking charge of defence
1
2
557
Steve Borthwick: ‘We truly believed we’d do it and we came very close. We’re very disappointed’. Borthwick and Farrell look crestfallen at the post match press conference – at Saint-Denis, France
1
2
556
Heartbreaking defeat for England against the Springboks. Owen Farrell: ‘We thought we’d done enough to win but South Africa had something to say about that’ – at Saint-Denis, France
1
4
1,652
Argentina celebrate beating Wales with a pile on. What happened to the team that couldn’t beat 14-man England in the group? Hard to begrudge Pumas fans - they’re the noisiest at the World Cup – at Marseille, France
1
517
Team huddles after England scrape through by the skin of their teeth against Samoa. Fiji will have watched that with interest. – at Lille, France
356
England’s forwards complete defence drills at their training base. George Martin can certainly hit – at Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France
2
1
1,034
Absolutely disgraceful behaviour here by the heavies in the mixed zone at Lille. I have been physically removed during a Sunday paper interview with man of the match Henry Arundell, while I was speaking to him. This World Cup has been an utter shambles @WorldRugby #RWC2023
60
28
10
484
255,552
Vamos Los Condores! – at Lille, France
1
3
382
Another captain’s run means another England huddle. This time Owen Farrell doing the talking ahead of his return as captain – at Lille, France
1
872
George Ford sends Joe Marchant over for a try in England training today – at Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France
3
1
3
6
36,864
George Ford doing the talking during a series of England huddles at the Stade Velodrome – at Marseille, France
1
1
943
Players receive their World Cup caps in Le Touquet. No Courtney Lawes present but England say their stand in skipper missed the ceremony as a precautionary measure after training on Friday left him “sore” – at Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France
46
3
44
114
456,588