Rugby

Dec 5, 2024, 11:31 AM Open Extended Reactions Kevin Sinfield’s latest fundraising effort in honour of late teammate Rob Burrow has soared past the £500,000 mark as the rugby league legend progresses in his seven-day ultramarathon challenge. Sinfield is running over 230 miles in a week to raise money for the motor neurone disease (MND)

Dec 6, 2024, 11:56 AM Open Extended Reactions American Ilona Maher is arguably the world’s most popular rugby player, boasting the largest social media following of anyone in the sport, but the 28-year-old said her focus on growing her online profile was born out of financial necessity. The USA Eagles star will join English club

Dec 5, 2024, 01:36 PM Stuart Hogg retired from international rugby after last year’s Rugby World Cup. Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg was handed a five-year non-harassment order and fined £600 by a court in Aberdeen on Thursday after breaching bail conditions. Hogg, 32, appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court earlier

Dec 2, 2024, 07:25 PM Open Extended Reactions USA Eagles star Ilona Maher has signed a three-month contract with Premiership Women’s Rugby side Bristol Bears, the club has confirmed. While the deal will see her play for Bristol from January, Maher has already landed in the UK this week to begin training, before she returns

Dec 4, 2024, 09:48 AM Open Extended Reactions Jordie Barrett will play the rest of the season at Leinster. David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile via Getty Images All Blacks star Jordie Barrett has been given the “royal treatment” upon arriving in Dublin as he prepares to start life at Irish club Leinster. Barrett signed a short-term deal with Leinster

Dec 3, 2024, 07:40 AM Open Extended Reactions The 2024-25 Investec European Rugby Champions Cup will kick off on 6 December as Bath host La Rochelle at the Rec. The season is scheduled to run until 24 May 2025. The defending champions, France’s Toulouse, will look to defend their crown against the best teams from

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auNov 30, 2024, 06:30 PM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions

James Regan Nov 28, 2024, 11:15 AM Open Extended Reactions The final major rugby Test of the year comes in Dublin on Friday night, as Ireland host Australia at the Aviva Stadium. Former Ireland boss Joe Schmidt returns to his old stomping ground for the first time as an opposition head coach, looking to guide

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterNov 27, 2024, 03:11 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions England and Harlequins prop Joe Marler has announced he will retire from professional rugby on Friday.

May 2, 2024, 10:41 AM Open Extended Reactions England will host world champions New Zealand on Sept. 14 ahead of this autumn’s WXV 1 tournament, the teams announced on Thursday. The Red Roses will also face France — who England beat in Bordeaux last weekend to secure their sixth consecutive Six Nations title — at