11:00 AM BST French rugby clubs have voted against having a foreigner as their next head coach, according to a referendum result announced on Friday. The referendum took place between Tuesday and Thursday and saw 59 percent of amateur clubs vote ‘no’ when asked if the next head coach of the France national team should
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10:34 AM BST England scrum-half Dan Robson has been ruled out for three months with deep vein thrombosis, his club side Wasps said on Thursday. Robson scored his first international try in England’s 57-14 Six Nations win over Italy in March after making his Test debut against France in February. He missed England’s final match
Israel Folau and Rugby Australia are headed for a bitter showdown with the embattled Wallabies superstar pledging to tackle the governing body head on in a desperate bid to save his career. Folau met RA boss Raelene Castle on Friday, with neither party backing down in a feud that threatened to turn ugly. Folau maintained
9:19 AM BST Major League Rugby will add three teams and expand its regular season to 96 matches when it kicks off its third season in 2020, the North American league said on Thursday. As the Houston SaberCats and NOLA Gold prepare to kick-off Major League Rugby at Dyer Stadium Saturday, ESPN takes a closer
3:38 AM BST Israel Folau has seemingly played his last game in a Wallabies jersey with Rugby Australia revealing it intends to terminate his contract, unless there are “mitigating factors” behind his social media comments and virtual radio silence since posting them. Folau would have almost certainly been selected at fullback for the Wallabies at
6:38 AM BST 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
9:18 AM BST ESPN staff Rugby Australia intends to terminate Israel Folau’s contract following his social media comments on Wednesday. The governing body has attempted to contact Folau for the past 24 hours, but has received no response from the veteran Wallabies fullback, not his management team. Chief executive Raelene Castle revealed Rugby Australia’s position,
9:50 AM BST Saracens have said they are innocent of breaching Premiership Rugby’s salary cap rules after an investigation into some of their players’ investments was opened. Premiership Rugby is looking into business deals between high-profile players and club owner Nigel Wray, which may have constituted a violation of the £7 million limit clubs can
12:08 PM BST ESPN staff Wallabies star Israel Folau is once again embroiled in a social media scandal after the fullback took to both Instagram and Twitter with anti-LGBTI+ views on Wednesday. In what has become a semi-regular occurrence for the Wallabies and Waratahs player, Folau, 30, shared anti-gay sentiments in a scathing post to
9:30 PM BST They were deemed surplus to requirements four years ago, but Nic White and Will Skelton have very much been a part of the Wallabies’ World Cup discussions this time around. The England-based duo have been in excellent form of late, prompting a recent visit from Wallabies coach Michael Cheika to gauge their