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
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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
Apr 29, 2024, 12:07 PM Open Extended Reactions Billy Vunipola has denied reports he acted violently ahead of his arrest in Spain. Bob Bradford – CameraSport via Getty Images England back-row Billy Vunipola was arrested in Mallorca, Spain, on Sunday for resisting arrest and has been fined €240 ($257) for the incident. In a statement shared
Apr 29, 2024, 08:14 AM Stuart Hogg retired as Scotland’s record try scorer after last year’s Rugby World Cup. Ross Parker/SNS Group via Getty Images Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg said spending time at a rehabilitation centre has helped him “reset” after he was arrested and charged following an incident in his hometown of Hawick last
Tom Chambers Apr 28, 2024, 12:57 PM Open Extended Reactions England’s star fullback Ellie Kildunne said on Saturday that she will join up with Team GB’s Sevens setup with the aim of making the team ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer. Kildunne, the Women’s Six Nations’ leading try scorer (nine), lifted the championship trophy
Apr 27, 2024, 06:40 PM Open Extended Reactions England ran in six tries to claim a sixth successive Women’s Six Nations title with a 42-21 victory over hosts France in their championship decider in Bordeaux on Saturday and claim the Grand Slam for the third year in a row. The Red Roses used their forward