12:34 PM GMT Israel Folau will resume his rugby career in the league format of the game after signing for Super League outfit Catalans Dragons on a one-year deal. Folau was sacked by Rugby Australia last year after being found guilty of committing a high-level breach of the organisation’s Code of Conduct after posting a
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2:24 PM GMT James Harrington As in most sports, risk-reward is a very real thing in rugby. Teddy Thomas, for example, was selected for France’s Six Nations squad for his abilities as a try-scorer. Whether he makes the matchday side will depend on whether Fabien Galthie believes that talent is enough to offset his sieve-like
2:12 PM GMT James Harrington Maverick: Noun. An unorthodox or independent-minded person. In Fantasy Rugby, such a quality is potential gold dust. It should not be confused — as it often is — with mercurial, an adjective to describe someone who is subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind. And Freddie Michalak.
9:46 AM GMT England prop Kyle Sinckler will leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join Bristol Bears on a two-year-deal. Sinckler, who played in all three British & Irish Lions Tests during the 2017 tour of New Zealand, will look to add to his 31 England caps during the Six Nations after
4:23 PM GMT James Harrington It’s the first Six Nations after a World Cup, and while not absolutely everything has changed — unless you’re France that is — plenty has. As is standard at the end of a World Cup cycle, plenty of players have retired: Rory Best, Guilhem Guirado, Louis Picamoles, Greig Laidlaw to
1:07 PM GMT Finn Russell has been axed by Scotland ahead of their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Feb. 1 due to disciplinary reasons. In a statement released on Thursday, Scottish Rugby said: “Stand-off Finn Russell will play no further part in preparations for Scotland’s Six Nations opener against Ireland, having been disciplined for
8:05 AM GMT A disciplinary panel report that found Saracens guilty of salary cap breaches states the Premiership club’s owner Nigel Wray entered into ventures with players totalling £1.3 million, Sky News reported. Reigning English and European champions Saracens were docked 35 points and fined £5.36m in November, and will be relegated from the top
4:57 PM GMT Premiership Rugby (PRL) said on Wednesday they will release the disciplinary panel report that found Saracens guilty of persistent salary cap breaches after the club said they had no objection for it to be made public. English and European champions Saracens will be relegated from the top flight at the end of
2:36 PM GMT Connor O’Halloran LONDON — England coach Eddie Jones has said playing in the Six Nations is the best thing for the Saracens players involved amid the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the club. Saracens will be relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2019-20 season as a result of repeatedly infringing the
1:36 PM GMT Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has handed head coach Andy Farrell a massive injury boost ahead of the Six Nations, saying that he is “on track” to be fit for the team’s opener against Scotland next weekend. Fly-half Sexton, who has 88 Ireland caps to his name, has not played since hobbling off