1:36 PM GMT The opening weekend of the Six Nations has come and gone…and you forgot to sign up to ESPN’s free Fantasy Rugby game! Don’t worry, it happens! Fortunately, there’s still plenty of time sign up, prove your managerial smarts and be in with the chance of winning some serious prizes. Even if you
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9:48 PM GMT WELLINGTON — All Blacks centre Ngani Laumape has committed to the Hurricanes and the national team until 2021. The 25-year-old, who made his debut for the Wellington Super Rugby franchise in 2016 and New Zealand debut one year later, has extended his contract for a further three years. The Waratahs were found
8:27 PM GMT England back Elliot Daly will join Saracens on a three-year deal at the end of the season when his Wasps contract expires, the Premiership champions said in a statement Tuesday. The British & Irish Lion has been capped 23 times by England, scoring 11 international tries including one during Saturday’s Six Nations
12:33 AM GMT All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has described Michael Cheika as a “Mickey Mouse” Wallabies coach and delivered a damning verdict on his emotional frailties. Hansen was speaking at a fundraising event in Wellington at which he may not have been aware his comments would be reported. However, media in New Zealand picked
1:59 PM GMT Ireland back row CJ Stander has been ruled out of action for “up to four weeks” with a facial injury, the Irish Rugby Football (IFRU) confirmed Monday. Stander, 28, was replaced after 65 minutes during Ireland’s 33-20 Six Nations opening defeat against England at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The injury means
3:07 PM GMT Ireland will be without three key players for their Six Nations trip to Scotland after Garry Ringrose and Devin Toner joined CJ Stander on the sidelines. Centre Ringrose and lock Toner are the latest players to be added to Ireland’s injured list in the wake of the 2018 Grand Slam winners’ 32-20
3:26 AM GMT ESPN staff Stephen Larkham has paid the price for the Wallabies’ woeful attack across a 4-9 Test season in 2018, losing his job as one of Michael Cheika’s assistant coaches. Larkham will instead “transition” into a new High Performance role at Rugby Australia [RA], the former Wallabies fly-half to focus on skills,
12:25 PM GMT New Zealand won their second leg of the Sevens World Series in a 21-5 defeat of the United States in the Sydney Sevens final at Spotless Stadium on Sunday night [AEDT]. The 16-point loss was the Eagles fourth consecutive grand final loss this season, while the win took New Zealand to the
6:11 AM GMT Bernard Foley wants clarity around plans to rest him and fellow Wallabies from Super Rugby games ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup. It is understood Rugby Australia has begun discussions with coaches of the four franchises about resting their Wallabies players for multiple games this season. The move, designed to keep
8:46 PM GMT DUBLIN — Mark this England victory down as the moment where Eddie Jones’ masterplan came together, where they laughed in the face of rugby logic and — for one evening in a golden era of Irish rugby — they asked questions of Joe Schmidt’s side that others have recently tried and failed