2:52 AM BST After the Sunwovles shocked the Waratahs at home last weekend, Round 8 of Super Rugby will see them take on the Rebels in Melbourne and pay for their second win in Australia. But the round is highlighted by the Crusaders returning home for the first time since the Christchurch terror attacks to
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10:59 PM BST Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani has signed a new, extended contract with the Gallagher Premiership club. The 31-year-old joined from Wasps on a two-year deal last May, and had been linked with a move to the likes of Bristol, Bath and Toulon. “It’s official! We are delighted to announce that @DannyCipriani87 has signed
2:16 PM BST It may not quite be a dirty word like “rotation” was during Mickey Arthur’s stint as Australia cricket coach, but World Cup-aiding “rest weeks” are fast becoming a key factor in this year’s Super Rugby competition. The decision to rest a player this week or that could be the difference between playing
11:11 AM BST Saracens will play their next five home fixtures against London rivals Harlequins at Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium, the clubs announced on Tuesday. Premiership champions Saracens played the annual derby at Wembley Stadium in 2017 before it was relocated to West Ham United’s London Stadium for the past two seasons. The partnership between
2:44 PM BST Ireland flanker Dan Leavy will miss this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan after he was ruled out of the rest of the season with a “complex” knee ligament injury, his club Leinster said on Monday. Leavy suffered the injury during Leinster’s 21-18 Champions Cup quarterfinal victory over Ulster on Saturday after
2:32 PM BST The Stormers have lost key Springboks forwards Pieter-Steph du Toit and Eben Etzebeth from the remaining two matches of their month-long Super Rugby trip to Australia and New Zealand, the team announced on Monday. Du Toit is returning to Cape Town for the birth of his first child, while a calf injury
1:01 PM BST Bulls head coach Pote Human has extended his contract with the Super Rugby franchise for another year, with an option to renew. Human was something of a surprise appointment after the resignation of John Mitchell late last year, with Bulls and Springboks legend Victor Matfield reportedly having been the preferred candidate, but
Apr 2, 2019 Blues winger Tanielu Tele’a, Sharks hooker Akker van der Merwe and Bulls hooker have each received a heavy ban, after Super Rugby’s governing body, SANZAAR, announced sanctions handed down by their Foul Play Review Committee . Tele’a was banned for four weeks after he pleaded guilty to a charge of tackling a
10:05 AM BST The erratic NSW Waratahs have identified a dip in work rate from last year as one reason for their inconsistent Super Rugby form. The Tahs slipped off the top of the Australian conference following a shock 31-29 loss to the Sunwolves in Newcastle last Friday. That deflating low came less than a
5:18 AM BST Aaron Smith has set his sights on playing 100 Tests for the All Blacks, after bucking the trend of his countrymen and re-signing with New Zealand Rugby beyond this year’s World Cup. It’s a proposition he could be a little further towards, too, had he come to understand a little sooner that