1:11 PM GMT The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) has been fined £70,000 after comments made by its representatives about the effect of Typhoon Hagibis at the World Cup in Japan were found to have constituted misconduct and “brought the game into disrepute”. The SRU has also been forced to issue a “meaningful” written apology to
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6:03 PM GMT Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter has said that if the decision to punish Premiership champions Saracens for breaching salary cap regulations was upheld, then their title triumphs in 2018 and 2019 were illegitimate. European and English champions Saracens were docked 35 points and fined £5.36 million by the Premiership Tuesday after being
2:21 PM GMT The distance between the little town of Despatch and the Zwide township in the Eastern Cape is just under 20 kilometres, but they may as well be worlds apart. Despatch is a largely conservative town made up of middle-class white, Afrikaans-speaking South Africans. Zwide, on the other hand, is a black township,
2:57 AM GMT Not content with Sonny Bill Williams, Toronto Wolfpack are set to lure more cross code stars to the newly promoted UK Super League outfit with NFL hopeful Valentine Holmes also reportedly in their sights. England rugby internationals Manu Tuilagi and Ben Te’o are believed to be next on the Wolfpack’s bold hit-list
11:25 PM GMT ESPN staff with Reuters New Zealand fullback Beauden Barrett has voiced his support for Ian Foster’s bid to take over from Steve Hansen as All Blacks coach, saying he would like to see “continuity” in the role. Japan assistant coach Tony Brown has meanwhile declared he will remain loyal to Jamie Joseph,
8:42 PM GMT South Africa fans give the Rugby World Cup-winning Springboks a heroes welcome at O.R. Tambo Airport in Johannesburg. Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images/Getty Images JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s underprivileged children should “keep dreaming and keep believing”, Springboks captain Siya Kolisi said as he carried the Rugby World Cup trophy through thousands of fans on the
11:16 AM GMT Saracens have been deducted 35 points and fined £5.3 million for salary cap breaches, Premiership Rugby announced on Tuesday. An independent disciplinary panel said Saracens failed to disclose player payments in each of the last three seasons. In the event that Saracens appeal the decision, the sanctions will be suspended pending the
So Rugby Union completes a ninth World Cup — bringing it to where football was in 1974 — with a tournament in which the fashionable pre-tournament pick proved to be the smart one. South Africa continued its 12-year cycle of victories, on the way trashing the theory that to lose one match was to lose
2:37 PM GMT Pieter-Steph du Toit has been named World Rugby Player of the Year to cap his weekend after featuring prominently for South Africa as the Springboks defeated England in the Rugby World Cup final. Du Toit, 27, won the award from Springboks teammate Cheslin Kolbe, Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones, New Zealand backrower
11:30 AM GMT TOKYO — The Rugby World Cup is back in South Africa’s hands after a phenomenal display against England in the final. With the dust settling on the tournament, it is the perfect time to reflect on the past six weeks of world-class rugby and attempt to pick our team of the tournament.