The veteran fly-half's kicking was exemplary as he added the extras to tries from Jacques Vermeulen and Stuart Hogg as well as slotting over four penalties.

De Ligt became the most sought after youngster in the world after a huge breakthrough season with Ajax, and he has attracted heavy interest from the likes of Juventus and Barcelona.

Holland boss Ronald Koeman has backed wonderkid Matthijs de Ligt to cement himself firmly in the starting XI of Italian giants Juventus.

Ronald Koeman has once again reiterated his desire to take over as Barcelona manager following Euro 2020 after it emerged this month that he is free to leave his Holland contract after the tournament ends.

When Ronald Koeman was shown the door at Goodison Park back in October 2017, it was difficult to imagine a route back to the top for the Dutchman, but now he is a Barcelona candidate.

Dutch footballer Memphis Depay has hit out at racist fans after yet another foul incident caused a football game between FC Den Bosch and Excelsior to be stopped on Sunday.

Former Newcastle and Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew takes the reigns at the Dutch outfit with the club struggling in 17th in the league having been thumped 6-1 by Ajax at the weekend.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Don't we ever learn? The marquee events, the marquee players, don't care about our wish for a northern powerhouse and FIFA will be no different.

Ronald Koeman has revealed he rejected the chance to manage Lionel Messi and Co at Barcelona in order to focus on his job as Holland's head coach.

Ronald Koeman's Barcelona exit clause has been delayed until 2021 after the postponement of the European Championships this summer.

Ronald Koeman was one of the many candidates Barcelona had on their shortlist to replace Ernesto Valverde, but he said he was reluctant to leave the Netherlands so close to Euro 2020.

Barcelona had high hopes for Frenkie de Jong after winning the race to sign him last summer for £65million, but the 22-year-old has so far failed to live up to expectation at the Camp Nou.

Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has sent a message of support to former manager Ronald Koeman after he underwent a heart procedure in Amsterdam. 

Ed Sheeran's manager has revealed that the Shape Of You singer asks him whether he can do the James Bond theme song every day.

Ed Sheeran's harmonica and model of his head have received visits from people all the way from Chicago - to the St Elizabeth Hospice shop in Suffolk, after he donated 300 items.

Margaret Mackie, 83, lives in a care home in Edinburgh, and while she struggles to remember names, she stunned residents with a word-perfect rendition of the Sinatra classic.

Ed Sheeran has added five properties into his London portfolio, including two flats in Covent Garden and a pair of flats by the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home. His property value is now worth £57million.

The actress, 29, slipped into a white bikini as she enjoyed some sun-soaked downtime on a getaway to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico on Tuesday.

He's a Glee alum who dated superstar Emma Watson last year. But last Thursday, Chord Overstreet seemed to have moved on when he was spotted out for dinner with a model.

Emma Watson cut a low-key figure as she stepped out with a male pal in Venice, California on Wednesday.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Emma Watson, 27, was appointed a visiting fellow at Lady Margaret Hall by Oxford University in 2016. Now Emma is sending copies of her favourite paperbacks to the uni.

In a first look for the drama Little Women, Emma Watson, 29, is seen dressed in her period garb as she stands alongside her co-stars Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Eliza Scanlen.

The actress, 33, and the businessman, 35, couldn't take their hands off each other as they strolled through Rome before taking a selfie at the iconic Trevi Fountain on Sunday.

The screen star, 29, joins Saoirse, 25, and Florence, 23, in a group prayer in an official image from upcoming period drama Little Women, set for release in December 25 2019.

It's been twenty years since they first met at Emma Watson's screen test for the role of Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film franchise.

Emma Watson, Kirsten Stewart, Yara Shahidi, Mia Goth, Stella Roversi, Rosalia, Indya Moore and Chris Lee have been unveiled as the new faces for Pirelli's 2020 calendar.

The screen star, 29, sparked romance rumours with game programmer and former Oculus CEO Brendan, 39, as they enjoyed a dinner date in Los Angeles on Sunday evening.

And on Wednesday, Alexandra Daddario and Emma Watson's ex-boyfriend Brendan Wallace were seen enjoying an afternoon date on a scooter in Venice Beach, California.

Emma Watson looked effortlessly stylish in a floral ruffle minidress as she partied at The Bungalow in West Hollywood on Wednesday night.

Emma Watson's American accent has raised eyebrows following the release of Little Women's first official trailer.

The first official trailer for Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott novel, Little Women, has been released.

Watson's next role is that of Meg March in the upcoming film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel Little Women. She stars alongside Saoirse Ronan in the Greta Gerwig-directed film.

The 29-year-old Parisian-born Brit looked like she had just rolled out of bed at Superba Food + Bread on Saturday

They were catapulted to fame almost 20 years ago when, as young children, they were cast as Hermione Granger and villain Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.

The actress, 29, and her one-time crush, 31 - who portrayed Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy in the wizard franchise - posted a snap on Monday, which sent die-hard fans into overdrive.

Harry Potter starlet Emma Watson enjoyed a pizza in Los Angeles with rumoured new man Dominic Piazza on Thursday - and bumped into her ex in the process.

Celebrities such as Emma Watson, Reese Witherspoon and Florence Welch have set up online reading groups on Instagram with thousands of followers reading a book with them every month.

The Harry Potter star flashed a huge smile as she gave her lawyer dad a big hug goodbye after their reunion lunch.

Swedish academics analysed the carbon footprints of ten famous people who travel the globe, including actress Emma Watson, Bill Gates and Paris Hilton.

When director Stephen Chbosky first met Emma Watson to discuss her possible role in his film, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, she was one of the most famous actresses in the world

Emma Watson shared a passionate kiss with a mystery man as she stepped out for lunch in London on Thursday.

Saoirse Ronan, 25, Emma Watson, 29, Florence Pugh, 23, and Eliza Scanlen, 20, play the March sister's in Greta Gerwig's adaption of Little Women with Meryl Streep, 70, as Aunt March.

Emma Watson has channelled Gwyneth Paltrow's 'conscious uncoupling' by coining her own phrase as she announces she is not single but 'self-partnered'.  

Emma Watson has opened up about her dating life - and that she struggles to meet potential suitors because of her fame.

Plucked from a line-up in her school gym at Oxford's Dragon School, Emma quickly became a household name as Potter's best friend across eight blockbuster films.

JANET STREET-PORTER: Somehow, in spite of all her good points and natural assets, Emma Watson manages to be one of the most annoying people around.

The actress, 29, oozed autumnal chic in a striped and floral fur coat as she headed to a Pilates class in London earlier this week, after coining the new term to represent her single status.

Speaking exclusively with MailOnline, the actor, 32, called the Little Women star, 29, an 'incredibly smart and lovely young lady', before admitting he was also 'happily self-partnered.'

We examine what carbon offsetting organisations across the world say they do - and compare results from their 'carbon calculators', where you work out how much to pay to offset emissions.

They are the all star cast leading the way in the remake of Little Women. And Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, and Laura Dern stepped out at the New York premiere of their new film.