11:47 AM BST Veteran Australia prop Sekope Kepu will join London Irish for the next Gallagher Premiership season, the club has announced. The Wallabies front row, who has won 103 senior international caps, will leave Super Rugby’s New South Wales Waratahs where he has spent more than 11 years of his career. He enjoyed a
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10:29 AM BST Queensland Reds second-rower Harry Hockings has been suspended for three weeks after being found guilty of stomping on the head of a Sunwolves’ player. Hockings was red carded for the offence in the 76th minute of the Super Rugby game that saw six cards brandished by referee Angus Gardner. The Reds won
4:20 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,
3:12 AM BST Israel Folau’s landmark code of conduct hearing has resumed in Sydney. Folau returned to Rugby Australia (RA) headquarters on Sunday morning with his legal team set to continue arguing his case against having his four-year, $4 million, contract torn up. The dual international reportedly rejected a $1 million offer to walk away
8:51 AM BST Israel Folau’s landmark code of conduct hearing will resume on Tuesday after a weekend stalemate at Rugby Australia headquarters in Sydney. RA chief executive Raelene Castle was asked to provide further evidence on Sunday, with NSW Waratahs supremo Andrew Hore also called on as more than 15 hours of legal jousting wasn’t
9:07 AM BST Israel Folau’s landmark code of conduct hearing will continue on Sunday after almost eight hours of legal jousting wasn’t enough to resolve the dual international’s bitter dispute with Rugby Australia. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika made an intriguing appearance at RA headquarters on Saturday as Folau fought to save his career after being
12:00 PM BST Playmaker Bernard Foley admits the Waratahs must be more clinical to keep their Super Rugby title hopes alive on their critical two-game spell in South Africa. In the absence of suspended superstar Israel Folau, Super Rugby’s all-time leading try-scorer, the Waratahs have lacked a noticeable attacking edge in their past two games.
11:38 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
11:09 AM BST Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards has decided not to sign a new contract and will leave the team after the World Cup in Japan this year, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Thursday. Edwards had last month reversed a decision to become head coach of English Super League club Wigan Warriors,
12:21 AM BST Australian rugby is no stranger to controversy, yet it has never seen anything quite like this. Just when the game in Australia looked like it might be starting to recover, with improved Super Rugby results, promising television ratings and hopes that the national team, the Wallabies, could be something more than Rugby