7:41 AM BST It may be a tough pill to swallow for Brumbies fans, but having David Pocock sit out the rest of Super Rugby serves a much higher purpose. With the World Cup now under four months away, Pocock must be given every opportunity to be in peak condition by the time the Wallabies
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1:56 PM BST Former England international Joe Marler will line up against his country for the first time after accepting an invitation to represent the Barbarians invitational side at Twickenham on June 2. Marler, who won 59 caps for England between 2012 and 2018, retired from international rugby last year at the age of 28
7:43 AM BST Jean de Villiers enjoyed an amazing, and successful, rugby career, playing at the highest level for the Stormers and South Africa. Yet the man who played 109 Tests for the Springboks, and who owns a Rugby World Cup winner’s medal, is perhaps better recognised as one of the most unlucky players in
10:07 AM BST Springboks flyhalf Handre Pollard, who played a key role in a rare away success for the Bulls in Australia last week, is returning home after injuring his calf and will miss the next three Super Rugby matches. Pollard, who is the team captain, picked up the calf strain in training this week
7:47 AM BST Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani was named Premiership player of the season on Wednesday, becoming only the second man to win the award in the same year as claiming the Players’ player of the year prize. Cipriani led Gloucester to their first appearance in the playoffs since 2011 in his first season at
12:58 AM BST Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and
7:28 AM BST Powerhouse sprinter Trae Williams will add the X-factor of raw speed to the Australia rugby sevens squad after switching sports little more than a year out from the Tokyo Olympics. Williams, nicknamed Quadzilla, set his 100m personal best of 10.10 seconds at the 2018 Commonwealth Games trials and just 10 days after
May 23, 2019 Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor 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 ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Andy Withers Close ESPN
3:44 AM BST Kurtley Beale has dismissed talk of division within the Wallabies playing ranks, insisting the entire squad of Rugby World Cup hopefuls were happy campers. Beale on Wednesday revealed fallout from Israel Folau’s sacking was formally addressed when coach Michael Cheika assembled a 41-man train-on squad in Brisbane at the start of the
11:09 AM BST Waratahs and Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu has been stood down by his Super Rugby club until a court appearance for alleged drink driving. Latu will also be subject to a Rugby Australia code of conduct process, pending the outcome of his court appearance on June 6. “I’m disappointed with my actions, because