3:40 PM BST James Harrington The final round countdown. One Super Saturday. A Grand Slam and the Six Nations title tantalisingly in the grip of Warren Gatland’s Wales as they face Joe Schmidt’s defending champions Ireland in Cardiff. Elsewhere, Eddie Jones’ England are apparently out to write a few perceived wrongs against Gregor Townsend’s Scotland
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5:27 AM BST Nick Cummins and a trio of World Cup-winning All Blacks have been named as part of a World XV outfit to take on the Western Force in Perth on March 22. Former Force stars Cummins and Digby Ioane will feature for the World XV, as well as former All Blacks Andy Ellis,
1:06 PM BST Manu Tuilagi has secured his England and Leicester Tigers future by signing a new contract with the Premiership club David Rogers – RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi has agreed a new contract which will help secure his future with England after widespread speculation he could lose his
11:48 AM BST The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will feature six combined men’s and women’s tournaments from 2019 to 2023, with the women’s series increasing to eight rounds for the first time over the next four-year cycle. Cape Town; Hamilton, New Zealand; Sydney; Hong Kong and Paris will host the combined tournaments in the
12:03 AM BST Only the Chiefs and Reds remain winless ahead of Round 5 of Super Rugby, and both sides face huge challenges to remedy that record this weekend. Brad Thorn’s side are in Tokyo for a date with the Sunwolves while the Waikato men welcome the Hurricanes to FMG Stadium in Hamilton. Meanwhile the
9:21 PM BST England head coach Eddie Jones called up Saracens scrum-half Ben Spencer for Saturday’s potentially decisive Six Nations home clash with Scotland after Dan Robson was ruled out through illness on Tuesday. The global game is in crisis but Italy’s thumping defeat at Twickenham and 14th wooden spoon in 20 attempts serves as
10:49 PM BST The Chiefs are willing to try anything to repair their floundering season and could consider shifting Damian McKenzie back to fullback for their Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes on Friday. The Chiefs have been a shadow of the side that have made the playoffs every year since 2012 with 50-point defeats
11:23 AM BST Scotland trio Tommy Seymour, Blair Kinghorn and Stuart Hogg have been ruled out of Saturday’s final Six Nations match against England at Twickenham. The Scotland Rugby Union confirmed in a statement that Seymour and Kinghorn picked up rib and ankle injuries respectively in the 18-11 defeat against Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday.
10:49 AM BST Maro Itoje has not been included in the England’s 31-man training squad ahead of Saturday’s final Six Nations match against Scotland at Twickenham. The Saracens forward sustained a knee injury in the championship opener against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Feb. 2. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed in a statement
1:08 PM BST James Harrington The penultimate round of the 2019 Six Nations is over — Wales still have their sights firmly set on a Grand Slam after outlasting Scotland in Edinburgh, while England and Ireland both still have a shot of sneaking the title from under Welsh noses following dominant victories over Italy and