8:39 AM BST Schalk Brits has praised the “unbelievable heart” of Pote Human, saying the Bulls coach is at the core of the hooker’s career-best form in Super Rugby. Brits returned to South Africa after retiring from rugby in May 2018, when he said he was ready to simply enjoy “beer and biltong”. South Africa
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4:03 AM BST Irritated Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has called for patience in the debate over changing his team’s name, saying any decision should wait until a degree of calm returns to Christchurch. Before flying to Sydney for Saturday’s match against the Waratahs, Robertson and captain Sam Whitelock fielded questions about the appropriateness of the
10:40 AM BST The Lions have been delivered serious injury news before they leave to play the Sunwolves in Singapore this week, with Kwagga Smith, Vincent Tshituka, Dylan Smith and Dillon Smit each ruled out of action for a minimum four weeks. The Johannesburg-based Super Rugby franchise are still celebrating their incredible comeback victory against
9:36 AM BST Wales winger Josh Adams has agreed to join Cardiff Blues from Premiership club Worcester at the end of the season. With a third Grand Slam, the steel Warren Gatland has brought to Wales was embodied by Alun Wyn Jones against Ireland. The 2019 Six Nations may be over, but which players made
7:58 AM BST The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and regional chiefs must resolve their differences and end the chaos surrounding the domestic game or risk losing players to English clubs, Cardiff Blues flyhalf Gareth Anscombe has said. Wales head coach Warren Gatland believes the newly-crowned Six Nations champions can lift the World Cup in November.
12:28 PM BST Wales head coach Warren Gatland believes the newly-crowned Six Nations champions can lift the World Cup in November, if they continue the form they have shown over the past 12 months. Wales convincingly beat Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday to claim the Grand Slam and a first Six Nations triumph since 2013,
1:00 PM BST Huw Richards Close • FT’s rugby writer from 1995 to 2009• Also writes for the International Herald Tribune and the Sunday Herald How you divide time up is one of those debates loved by some historians, so this view of the statistics thrown up by the last 10 seasons of Six Nations rugby must
10:12 PM BST Veteran Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau’s loan stint with the NSW Waratahs is over, with his English club Leicester recalling him. Polota-Nau made two Super Rugby appearances off the bench in Australian derbies against the Reds and Brumbies for the Tahs, as short-term injury cover. Fellow Wallabies hooker Tolu Latu still has four
12:00 PM BST James Harrington The 2019 Six Nations is over. Wales are champions and claimed the Grand Slam but, remarkably, only one of their heroes made it into the Fantasy Rugby Team of the Tournament. With a third Grand Slam, the steel Warren Gatland has brought to Wales was embodied by Alun Wyn Jones
7:41 AM BST England coach Eddie Jones said he would be bringing in an expert to help his team deal with mental pressure ahead of the Rugby World Cup after they gave up a 31-0 lead to draw with Scotland at the weekend. England needed a late try to salvage a 38-38 draw at Twickenham