12:06 PM ET Saracens have been crowned Premiership champions after defeating Exeter Chiefs 37-34 in Saturday’s final at Twickenham. Exeter got off to the perfect start, scoring the quickest try in Premiership final history as Nic White scored within 30 seconds of the first half after a Saracens handling error from the kick-off. The rest
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8:54 AM BST Saracens captain Brad Barritt has recovered from a hamstring injury to start against Exeter Chiefs in Saturday’s Premiership final, the club said on Friday. Centre Barritt was a doubt after he limped off the pitch inside the opening half hour of their semifinal rout of Gloucester. The 32-year-old’s return means the European
8:07 AM BST A knee injury initially thought not that serious has ruled South Africa captain Siya Kolisi out of the rest of the Super Rugby season, and threatens his participation in the build-up to the World Cup later this year. Kolisi went off towards the end of the first half of last Saturday’s 34-22
6:31 AM BST Wallabies World Cup hopeful Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has a message for the men of the world: It’s not weak to speak. Nine months on from the sudden death of his stepfather, a period that has seen him help Queensland Reds teammate Izack Rodda through virtually the same scenario, Salakaia-Loto is still a work-in-progress.
2:05 AM BST Brittany Mitchell Close ESPN Assistant Editor Brittany Mitchell has been a sports fan from an early age, with a keen interest in netball, cricket and rugby. Brittany interned at Rugby Magazine and the Australian Rugby Union before joining ESPN. Andy Withers Close ESPN Senior Editor Andy loves all sport, in particular football,
3:36 AM BST Agustin Creevy has been at the forefront of Argentine rugby for the best part of a decade. After leading the Pumas into their Rugby Championship dawn and reprising that role for the Jaguares in Super Rugby, the veteran hooker has been the rock at the heart of Argentina’s solidification at world rugby’s
7:00 AM BST Michael Cheika’s powers of persuasion have seemingly convinced monster lock Will Skelton to return to Australia to boost the Wallabies’ Rugby World Cup hopes. Skelton is said to be so keen to feature in this year’s World Cup in Japan that he is considering turning down a lucrative two-year contract offer from
6:06 AM BST Move as one: It’s a slogan that carries plenty of significance for the Wallabies after what has been a testing couple of months. But as they emerge from the other side of Israel Folau fracas, a pre-World Cup camp where the issue was widely discussed now behind them, the attention is finally
3:05 PM BST Ireland have included the uncapped Munster pair of Mike Haley and Jean Kleyn in their 44-man training squad for the Rugby World Cup. Full-back Haley arrived in Ireland from English side Sale last summer and has an Irish grandmother while South African-born lock Kleyn qualifies through residency rules. However, Ireland will be
5:50 AM BST Wallabies star David Pocock says he’ll do everything in his power to play at the Rugby World Cup but cannot guarantee he’ll overcome a “rare” calf injury in time. Pocock said it was the right decision to retire from the Brumbies and end his Super Rugby career on Wednesday in a bid