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
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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
Mar 13, 2020 James Harrington The coronavirus outbreak has already claimed France vs. Ireland and England vs. Italy on what would have been the final weekend of the 2020 Six Nations — but Wales vs. Scotland is still scheduled to go ahead on Saturday as planned. This weekend’s game will mark the final match of
9:59 AM BST The Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland on Saturday in Cardiff has been postponed, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) confirmed in a statement. All other Six Nations games planned for this weekend have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. 2 Related “Whilst medical advice remains consistent, we have decided that
6:49 PM BST England prop Joe Marler has been handed a 10-week suspension by a disciplinary panel after he grabbed opposing captain Alun Wyn Jones’ groin during his side’s victory over Wales in the Six Nations last weekend. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke out when Wales had a try