12:20 PM GMT Scotland prop Zander Fagerson will miss the rest of the Six Nations after being handed a four-match ban following his red card against Wales, organisers said after a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday. Fagerson, 25, was sent off in the second half of Scotland’s 25-24 loss at Murrayfield on Saturday, having made contact
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Feb 16, 2021 High-profile Queensland Reds recruit Suliasi Vunivalu has been dropped just days out from his would-be Super Rugby AU debut for allegedly pushing a security guard in a Brisbane pub. The champion NRL winger had arrived at Ballymore fresh off a premiership with the Melbourne Storm as Rugby Australia’s big-ticket item. But on
12:03 PM GMT Ireland coach Andy Farrell has said he expects captain Johnny Sexton and scrum-half Conor Murray to be available for their Six Nations trip to Rome to face Italy on Feb. 27. The half-back pairing missed Ireland’s 13-15 defeat to France on Sunday through injury with Sexton failing to clear return to play
12:03 PM GMT As the countdown to the return of Super Rugby AU enters its final week, all eyes will soon turn to the debut of Australia’s latest code-hopper: Suliasi Vunivalu. Despite some mid-season uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic last year, particularly during Rugby Australia’s crippling financial slide, Vunivalu later proved to be a man
5:05 PM GMT France’s bid to end a more than decade-long Six Nations title drought picked up further steam with a scrappy 15-13 victory over injury-hit Ireland on Sunday, their first win in Dublin in almost as long. The Irish dominated the opening quarter in a wet Aviva Stadium but could only manage a solitary
7:04 PM GMT Wales roared back from a 17-3 half time deficit to complete a remarkable 25-24 Six Nations win over Scotland on Saturday, in a crackling encounter that saw momentum shift time and again. – Play ESPN’s Rugby Pick’em for FREE Winger Darcy Graham darted onto a clever chip from Ali Price to score
4:27 PM GMT England put last week’s Scotland defeat behind them with a six-try 41-18 Six Nations victory over Italy at Twickenham on Saturday as Anthony Watson scored two tries and Jonny May claimed a memorable one with an astonishing, acrobatic leap. – Play ESPN’s Rugby Pick’em for FREE Italy took a shock second-minute lead
3:20 PM GMT England’s rugby Premiership will not feature relegation this year and will increase to 13 clubs next season to accommodate the winners of the second-tier Championship, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday. There will also be a one-year suspension on relegation from the Championship, but in a blow to ambitious clubs
2:45 PM GMT The second round of the Six Nations is usually where we get a decent gauge of where the power lies in this championship. First round matches usually offer a raised eyebrow, but by the second batch of games, the leading pack separates out from the rest of the field and we can
12:05 PM GMT France coach Fabien Galthie made two changes from the team who beat Italy, with Damian Penaud starting against Ireland at the Aviva stadium on Sunday ahead of Teddy Thomas on the wing. Anthony Jelonch also comes in for Dylan Cretin in the third row as Galthie looks to adapt to the Irish