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
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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
7:52 AM ET Israel Folau’s milestone night ended on a sour note as the NSW Waratahs went down 32-29 to the Blues in a tense Super Rugby thriller in Auckland. Wallabies star Folau scored one try and set up another to help the Waratahs claw back from 17-0 down on Saturday before they ultimately fell
Apr 6, 2019 The Brumbies have blown a chance to end their Super Rugby drought against the Crusaders, falling away in the second half to lose 36-14 in Christchurch. The men from Canberra produced one of their most intense 40-minute efforts in recent memory to lead 7-0 at the break on Saturday, playing with a
10:26 AM BST England coach Eddie Jones has ruled himself out of replacing Australia boss Michael Cheika after the Rugby World Cup. Jones, who guided the Wallabies to the 2003 World Cup final before his acrimonious departure two years later, is reported to be on Rugby Australia’s (RA) short-list of candidates. Cheika has said he
2:44 AM BST Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admits he may have lost a friend but he had to shrug off the emotion of sacking Stephen Larkham for the good of the team. Larkham, Australia’s attack coach since 2015, was the high-profile fall guy of Rugby Australia’s review of the Wallabies’ worst season in 60 years
3:00 PM BST Former All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg has called time on an ongoing battle with injury and announced his retirement from all rugby. One of the most eye-catching players of his generation, Dagg spent the latter part of his career fighting a knee problem that hasn’t allowed him to play for the Crusaders,
12:12 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,
8:09 AM BST The future of the Crusaders name is in doubt with the Super Rugby franchise and New Zealand Rugby announcing they have engaged an independent research company to seek feedback and provide recommendations on the side’s team name and imagery. This comes as the two organisations announced the Crusaders sword-wielding horseman will not