2:25 AM BST Japan captain Michael Leitch has accused some top tier nations of wanting to keep high level rugby to themselves after the Sunwolves, Japan’s representatives in Super Rugby, were told they would be cut from the elite competition after the 2020 season. The decision by organiser SANZAAR to revert to a purely southern
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12:36 PM BST Glasgow Warriors coach Dave Rennie has signed a contract extension with the Scottish club, closing off the option to become the next Australia head coach. The former Chiefs boss has committed to a further year with the Warriors which will see him remain until at least June 2020 Rugby Australia is working
11:47 AM BST Melbourne centre Billy Meakes has escaped suspension for foul play in the Rebels’ Super Rugby win over the Sunwolves last Saturday night. Meakes had to answer via video conference to the SANZAAR Foul Play Review Committee following a second-half tackle on Sunwolves centre Jason Emery. The Wallabies hopeful wasn’t penalised for the
3:55 AM BST Sam Cane has been cleared to return to contact training after breaking a bone in his neck and received another boost when he was invited to a one-day All Blacks camp, suggesting the flanker is still in coach Steve Hansen’s Rugby World Cup thoughts. Cane had to have an operation in South
2:46 PM BST Andy Withers Close ESPN Senior Editor Andy loves all sport, in particular football, rugby and horse racing. He supported Leicester City through the bad days, and played rugby without being able to keep Tigers, England and Lions legend Martin Johnson out of the first XV. Susan Ninan South Africa’s Super Rugby sides
1:34 PM BST Rugby Australia is working on other options if the mooted world league doesn’t go ahead, with a more meaningful Rugby Championship on the SANZAAR agenda. The exact format for the mooted 12-team Nations Championship tournament, which would be played in all non-World Cup years, is still to be thrashed out. Players have
3:00 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,
10:09 AM BST Lloyd McDermott, one of the first indigenous Australians to play for the Wallabies and the nation’s first Aboriginal barrister, has died aged 79, Rugby Australia said on Sunday. A pacy winger, McDermott won two caps against New Zealand in 1962 but refused to tour apartheid South Africa the following year as an
4:30 PM BST England scrum-half Ben Youngs will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing shoulder surgery, his club Leicester Tigers has revealed. England coach Eddie Jones has ruled himself out of replacing Australia boss Michael Cheika after the Rugby World Cup Fresh from taking the Six Nations by storm, here are six players
7:57 AM ET Reece Hodge has bagged a hat-trick for Melbourne to extend their lead at the top of the Australian Super Rugby conference with a crushing 42-15 win over the Sunwolves. The six-try bonus-point victory on Saturday night at AAMI Park means the Rebels are seven points clear of their nearest rivals, the NSW