10:04 AM BST Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones was named Six Nations Player of the Championship on Friday after leading his country to a first Grand Slam since 2012. Jones turned in a string of consistent performances as Wales powered past France, Italy, England and Scotland before beating title holders Ireland at the Principality Stadium
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3:26 AM BST Sanzaar have announced they will officially drop the Sunwolves from Super Rugby from 2021 in a statement on Friday afternoon. After weeks of rumours the side would be axed from the competition, Sanzaar stated they believe the immediate future of Super Rugby rests in a 14-team, round robin competition format. Sanzaar CEO
7:39 AM BST How did they get it so wrong? By the time Super Rugby wraps up next year, the competition will have run through three different formats in 10 years before reverting back to the 14-team model last used in 2010. Long gone are the Western Force, Cheetahs and Southern Kings while the Sunwolves
11:58 AM BST Saracens will host future London derby matches against Harlequins at Tottenham’s new White Hart Lane stadium, according to the club’s director of rugby Mark McCall. The Premiership fixture was staged at Wembley in 2017 before it was relocated to West Ham United’s London Stadium last year. The London Stadium will once again
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
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,