9:21 PM BST England head coach Eddie Jones called up Saracens scrum-half Ben Spencer for Saturday’s potentially decisive Six Nations home clash with Scotland after Dan Robson was ruled out through illness on Tuesday. The global game is in crisis but Italy’s thumping defeat at Twickenham and 14th wooden spoon in 20 attempts serves as
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10:49 PM BST The Chiefs are willing to try anything to repair their floundering season and could consider shifting Damian McKenzie back to fullback for their Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes on Friday. The Chiefs have been a shadow of the side that have made the playoffs every year since 2012 with 50-point defeats
11:23 AM BST Scotland trio Tommy Seymour, Blair Kinghorn and Stuart Hogg have been ruled out of Saturday’s final Six Nations match against England at Twickenham. The Scotland Rugby Union confirmed in a statement that Seymour and Kinghorn picked up rib and ankle injuries respectively in the 18-11 defeat against Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday.
10:49 AM BST Maro Itoje has not been included in the England’s 31-man training squad ahead of Saturday’s final Six Nations match against Scotland at Twickenham. The Saracens forward sustained a knee injury in the championship opener against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Feb. 2. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed in a statement
1:08 PM BST James Harrington The penultimate round of the 2019 Six Nations is over — Wales still have their sights firmly set on a Grand Slam after outlasting Scotland in Edinburgh, while England and Ireland both still have a shot of sneaking the title from under Welsh noses following dominant victories over Italy and
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
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