10:00 PM GMT Eddie Jones’ solution to prevent rugby from falling into a slow, attritional, kick-fest is to deploy two on-field referees to ensure teams can secure quick ball. Jones unveiled his 34-man England squad on Monday and said his greatest concern ahead of the 2020 Six Nations is uncertainty over how referees will officiate
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12:00 PM GMT PHILIPPE CHAUVIN AND Caroline, his wife, were in the latter stages of planning for the festive season, shopping for a Christmas tree for their family home and their three boys, Antoine, Nicolas and Thomas. It was 4 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2018, and they were in their local supermarket, just outside Paris.
12:00 PM GMT Eddie Jones has called up eight uncapped players for England’s 2020 Six Nations squad. As England start their next cycle towards the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Jones has left out nine of the 31-man squad named for their journey to the 2019 final. Jones promised to regenerate the squad after they fell
5:21 PM GMT Defending champions Sarcacens secured a ninth-successive European Champions Cup quarterfinal spot with a crucial 27-24 win over Racing 92 at Allianz Park on Sunday, capping a tumultuous 24 hours at the club. Saracens will be relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches, it was
2:22 PM GMT England and Saracens back-row Billy Vunipola is a doubt for the 2020 Six Nations after suffering a suspected broken forearm. Eddie Jones will select his 35-man England squad for the Six Nations on Monday, with Vunipola now a doubt for the side’s tournament opener against France on Feb. 2. The 27-year-old forward
Jan 19, 2020 England back-row Billy Vunipola is set to miss the Six Nations after Saracens confirmed he suffered a broken arm during the club’s European Champions Cup victory against Racing 92 on Sunday. The 27-year-old forward left the field with an injury just six minutes into Saracens’ European Champions Cup match against Racing 92
7:37 PM GMT Premiership champions Saracens will be relegated at the end of the 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches, the league announced on Saturday. Saracens were deducted 35 points in this season’s league table and fined £5.3 million in November after an independent disciplinary panel said Saracens failed to disclose player payments in each
11:11 AM GMT Saracens could face relegation from the Premiership if they fail to prove they are under the salary cap this year. Photo by Bob Bradford – CameraSport/Getty Images Saracens interim chief executive Edward Griffiths has said that no decision has been made on the club’s future amid reports that the club are on the
1:43 PM GMT Scotland international Richie Gray will return to Glasgow Warriors ahead of the 2020-21 season, the club announced on Thursday. The second-rower, who began his career with the Warriors and re-joins from French Top14 champions Toulouse on a two-year deal, marks the first signing by incoming head coach Danny Wilson. The 30-year-old made
4:42 PM GMT Ireland head coach Andy Farrell named a 35-man squad for the Six Nations, which will be captained by flyhalf Johnny Sexton. Sexton, who was named World Rugby player of the year in 2018, takes over the captaincy following the retirement of Rory Best after the World Cup. “We have appointed Johnny as