10:45 PM GMT Welsh regional rugby was plunged into chaos on Tuesday as Ospreys denied they were on the verge of merging with Scarlets and lashed out at the Professional Rugby Board (PRB) who have proposed a drastic overhaul of the domestic game. The Ospreys said they were not about to join forces with rivals
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4:45 PM GMT Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has reiterated that South Africa Rugby will rigorously enforce World Rugby Regulation 9 from 2020 in a bid to soften the impact of the growing flood of top players plying their trade abroad. The regulation states that players must be released by their clubs for international duty for
1:03 PM GMT Wales lock Adam Beard has been named in Warren Gatland’s side to face Scotland in the Six Nations on Saturday, the only change from the team that beat England two weeks ago. Beard comes into the second row as a replacement for Cory Hill, who scored against England but has been ruled
6:34 PM GMT South Africa lock Lood de Jager will most of the Super Rugby season and will be a doubt to make September’s World Cup with his shoulder injury being worse than first thought. The Bulls captain sustained the injury 15 minutes into their 27-12 defeat to Jaguares in Buenos Aires a fortnight ago
8:18 AM GMT Schalk Brits has breathed new life into a rugby career that appeared over when he retired after leaving Saracens in May, to such an extent that he is now fighting for a place in South Africa’s Springboks squad for the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Brits, 37, said he was ready to
10:49 AM GMT England lock Maro Itoje and flanker Chris Robshaw have been called up to the 31-man training squad named by head coach Eddie Jones ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations match against Italy at Twickenham. Robshaw has not played for England since the tour of Australia in June last year and missed the November
3:47 AM GMT Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is set to return to Super Rugby with the Waratahs on a short-term loan deal. The Waratahs called on their former rake, who is set to turn out for Australia at this year’s World Cup, with Tolu Latu serving a six-week suspension and Sham Vui currently sidelined. After
6:36 PM GMT World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont has insisted that “no decisions have been made” on the controversial plans to create a new World League. The governing body are reportedly prepared to revamp the international rugby calendar with the introduction of a 12-team World League from 2020 that will include teams from the
11:34 AM GMT Queensland centre Jordan Petaia has had his World Cup dreams rocked by scans which have ruled him out of the remainder of the Super Rugby season. The 18-year-old will miss at least four months of rugby with a Lisfranc ligament tear in his left foot, suffered in the 15th minute of the
7:24 PM GMT Dan Carter will not return to French club Racing 92 due to medical reasons, the club announced on Saturday. The double World Cup winner was set to rejoin his former club as an injury replacement for Pat Lambie at fly half but Racing has confirmed that the deal is off on medical