11:41 PM GMT The Brumbies’ Super Rugby match against the Sunwolves scheduled for early next month in Osaka is set to be relocated due to the coronavirus. SANZAAR announced on Thursday morning the Japanese government has requested the cancellation of all sporting events for the next two weeks, which takes in the Brumbies’ match on
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10:31 PM GMT Liam Napier Welcome to the new world order of athlete power. Professional rugby is celebrating its silver anniversary this season and, like any marriage, the relationship between those governing the game and those at the coalface has evolved significantly in that time. For the vast majority of the first 25 years of
2:48 PM GMT Ireland’s Six Nations fixture against Italy in Dublin has been postponed until further notice due to the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) has announced. The match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin — originally scheduled for March 7 — has been postponed, and the IRFU has
3:17 PM GMT Wales winger Josh Adams has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations after suffering an ankle injury in the 27-23 defeat by France at the weekend, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Tuesday. Adams, who has scored 10 tries in his last 10 tests, was injured in a
10:42 AM GMT Christopher Jones Perry Baker and Carlin Isles, two of the fastest players rugby has ever seen, are in a race to achieve two significant personal milestones as the USA Sevens prepare to host a key leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Los Angeles this weekend. Both men stand on
6:46 AM GMT Wales wing George North should consult an independent specialist to get a full picture of the risks to his long-term health after suffering another head injury at the weekend, the medical director of a sports medicine organisation has told The Times. North fell to the ground following a collision with France centre
1:01 PM GMT The two PRO14 rugby fixtures set to take place in Italy this weekend have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, competition organisers announced on Monday. Games in Italy’s national rugby championship Top 12 have also been postponed ahead of the weekend, as well as all domestic rugby activities. With two confirmed
11:26 AM GMT James Harrington The weather, it turned out, did not have as much of an impact on the third week of the 2020 Six Nations as the midweek forecast suggested it was going to. Rome, as predicted, basked in late-winter sunshine as Italy and Scotland traded errors. The conditions were taken out of
6:37 PM GMT TWICKENHAM — England’s Rugby World Cup hangover has finally ended. Those headaches of defeat in the final by South Africa are now cleared as England dispatched Ireland — previously unbeaten in this year’s Six Nations championship — with a ruthless display of power, intensity and relentless focus. 2 Related Eddie Jones spoke
11:17 AM ET England roared back into the Six Nations mix with another comprehensive demolition of Ireland on Sunday as tries by George Ford, Elliot Daly and Luke Cowan-Dickie helped them to a 24-12 Twickenham victory in their best performance of the year. 1 Related Ford and Daly cashed in on Irish hesitancy when dealing