4:17 AM BST Reuters with AAP Defending World Series champion South Africa bagged the Canada Sevens on Sunday in Vancouver, beating France 21-12 to take the trophy. Impi Visser, Selvyn Davids and Werner Kok each scored tries for South Africa who climbed to fourth overall in the men’s World Rugby Sevens Series standings. France made
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1:08 PM ET Ireland finally found some Six Nations form on Sunday by handing France a hammering that was flattered by the 26-14 scoreline to keep alive their remote chance of back-to-back titles ahead of next weekend’s finale of games. The global game is in crisis but Italy’s thumping defeat at Twickenham and 14th wooden
8:58 PM GMT TWICKENHAM, London — England’s win over Italy served as the perfect example of the battle rugby is facing. Establishing a level playing field for years hence, and where there are more than a handful of contenders to win the sport’s top prize, is a dream that cannot be fast-tracked. Plans for a
7:21 PM GMT Jamie BraidwoodESPN EDINBURGH, Scotland — Wales’ Grand Slam campaign rolls on and although it was far from easy, it was never going to be after the week they have had. The Six Nations leaders were tested by Scotland and were only on top for a quarter of their 18-11 win at Murrayfield,
5:44 PM GMT England moved one step closer to sealing the Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam with a commanding 55-0 victory over second-placed Italy in Exeter on Saturday. The win gave a relentless England side a bonus point in front of a record 10,545 strong crowd at Sandy Park, more than double the previous record
1′ Hello and welcome to ESPN’s live coverage of Scotland against Wales in Edinburgh. Wales come into this match on the back of three wins over France, Italy and England, and are two wins from the Grand Slam. However, they lost on their last visit to Murrayfield two years ago and Scotland are boosted by
4:44 PM GMT The noise around rugby in the past couple of weeks has been deafening and so for one weekend more than ever in recent memory, the three Six Nations games have to deliver to silence the off-field hullabaloo. Plans for a 12-team league to replace the current international calendar sparked fury from all
3:20 PM GMT James Harrington Week four of the 2019 Six Nations: Wales have put themselves in the driving seat with that memorable win over England but now Warren Gatland’s side face a wounded Scotland desperate to prove they can compete with the world’s best. Flanker O’ Brien was a surprise omission as Joe Schmidt
11:38 AM GMT Former Springboks utility back Patrick Lambie has admitted that he played through what he suspected could be a serious concussion in his final few games with Racing 92 in France, a knock which ultimately ended his career. Lambie announced his retirement from rugby in January, 10 months after what turned out to
12:06 AM GMT Having gone from hunter to the “hunted” after a brilliant 2018 season, Ireland are struggling to deal with the pressure of being the “top dog” of world rugby during their Six Nations campaign, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has said. Six Nations Grand Slam winners last year, Ireland’s title defence got off