4:21 PM GMT Munster doctor Jamie Kearns was fined and given a suspended touchline ban by an independent disciplinary committee on Tuesday for verbally abusing Saracens hooker Jamie George. The European Club Professional Rugby (ECPR) announced earlier this month it was launching an investigation into a mass brawl which broke out at the Allianz Park
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12:31 PM GMT Rhys Webb will rejoin Ospreys on a two-year deal at the end of this season after Toulon released the scrum-half from the final year of his contract for family reasons. Webb, 31, left Pro14 side Ospreys in 2018 to join Toulon on a three-year contract, which ruled him out of selection by
5:33 PM GMT Exeter Chiefs regained the top spot in the Premiership after overcoming defending champions Saracens in a 14-7 victory at Sandy Park Sunday. Saracens are bottom of the table on -13 points after they were docked 35 points and fined £5.3 million in November for breaching the league’s salary cap. 2 Related In
1:32 PM GMT Saracens fullback Liam Williams will return to Wales and rejoin his former side Scarlets at the end of the season, the two clubs announced on Thursday. Williams helped Saracens to win the Champions Cup and Premiership double last season and was part of the Wales team who won this year’s Six Nations
5:03 PM GMT Huw Richards Close • FT’s rugby writer from 1995 to 2009• Also writes for the International Herald Tribune and the Sunday Herald Remember when we were still wondering if New Zealand would ever win another World Cup, Japan were regarded as the global tournament’s punchbags, Martin Johnson was in charge of England and Warren
9:26 AM GMT Premiership Rugby have announced a comprehensive independent review aimed at strengthening its salary cap regulations in the wake of the 35-point deduction and £5.3 million fine imposed on champions Saracens last month. English and European champions Saracens decided not to appeal the sanctions for failing to disclose payments in each of the
5:11 PM GMT Former South Africa prop Tendai Mtawarira is joining Washington’s Old Glory DC in the fledgling Major League Rugby in the U.S.. The Rugby World Cup winner, nicknamed “Beast”, will sign for a year after announcing his retirement from internationals after the Springboks were crowned world champions in Japan last month. “I’m excited
1:00 PM GMT Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has announced his international retirement, Scottish Rugby said on Thursday. He follows winger Tommy Seymour and former captain John Barclay in retiring after the Rugby World Cup in Japan, where Scotland crashed out at the pool stage. Clermont Auvergne scrumhalf Laidlaw, 34, led Scotland 39 times, more than
11:52 AM GMT Former France international Ibrahim Diarra has died at the age of 36, the French Rugby Federation (FFR) announced on Wednesday evening. Diarra had been admitted to hospital in a critical condition on Friday, and he passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest and subsequent strokes. The flanker enjoyed his only international cap
10:20 AM GMT England prop Kyle Sinckler has said he doesn’t remember his team’s 32-12 defeat to South Africa in the World Cup final after he was knocked unconscious early in the game. The Harlequins player collided with teammate Maro Itoje in the third minute of the game while attempting to tackle Makazole Mapimpi. 1