9:59 AM BST A quarter of the Gallagher Premiership’s clubs have told players they will be taking a 25% pay cut in what looks set to be a league-wide measure due to the postponement of professional rugby in the coronavirus outbreak. London Wasps released a statement on Friday to say they had taken the decision
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4:44 AM BST The suspension of rugby’s Guinness PRO14 2019/20 competition has been extended indefinitely, and the final scheduled for June has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, organisers said on Thursday. The competition, which features leading clubs and provinces from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, South Africa and Italy, had already been put on hold
1:07 PM BST Gallagher Premiership side Leicester Tigers are no longer up for sale after a suitable investor could not be found, the club announced on Wednesday. Leicester, who sit in 11th place in the Premiership, confirmed plans to sell the club in June 2019, but have been unable to do so. “Despite a high
6:56 PM BST South Africa’s Pieter-Steph du Toit nearly lost his leg after rare complications from an injury he sustained last month playing for the Stormers, the Super Rugby side’s medical doctor has said. The reigning World Player of the Year was instrumental in helping the Springboks to their third Rugby World Cup title in
12:05 PM BST ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print A Scottish women’s rugby player who tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month has been released from hospital, Scottish Rugby have announced. Scotland women’s Six Nations clash against France women — scheduled for March 7 — was postponed after the unnamed Scottish player
11:57 AM BST The European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarterfinal fixtures have been postponed indefinitely on Monday due to the coronavirus outbreak, while England’s Premiership Rugby also suspended competition. The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quaterfinals were scheduled to take place on April 3-5, but have been postponed, the competitions’s governing body European Professional
8:30 AM BST James Harrington ESPN’s Six Nations Fantasy Rugby competition screeched to a not-unexpected halt on Friday when Wales vs Scotland was finally called off. The encounter in Cardiff had been the one game left standing, long after the other two scheduled matches of the final weekend, in Paris and Italy, had been postponed.
7:09 PM BST The Premiership Rugby Cup final between Sale Sharks and Harlequins has been postponed after a staff member showed symptoms of coronavirus, it was announced on Friday. The match was due to take place on Sunday at AJ Bell Stadium but it becomes the latest sporting event to be cancelled due to the
4:37 PM BST The coronavirus outbreak has had a huge impact on the sporting calendar, with the Six Nations heavily affected. Ireland vs. Italy, due to be played in Dublin, was the first game to be postponed during Round 4. With Italy one of the worst affected countries, England’s Round 5 game in Rome was
12:28 PM BST The loose forward has 76 international caps with South Africa. Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images South Africa and Bath player Francois Louw will retire at the end of this season, his club Bath confirmed in a statement on Friday. Louw is one of the club’s longest serving players having been with Bath for