2:38 PM GMT ESPN staff Cornal Hendricks will play his first XVs rugby match as a professional since 2015 on Saturday, having been named to start for the Bulls in a Super Rugby preseason match against the Lions in Pretoria on Saturday. Hendricks, a former Cheetahs and Springboks winger, retired in 2015, on medical advice,
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2:00 PM GMT ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print England international Jonathan Joseph has extended his contract with Bath Rugby, committing his future to the Premiership club. Challenge your friends and be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes! &• Find out what’s new this year, and what you could win!
1:54 PM GMT Former Samoa under-20 flanker Faiva Tagatauli died on Thursday morning after suffering a suspected head injury while playing for his club at the weekend, the Samoa Rugby Union (SRU) said in a statement. Tagatauli was playing for Vaimoso Rugby Club on Saturday when he indicated he wanted to be replaced 10 minutes
12:00 PM GMT James Harrington With close to 200 names to pick from, settling on 15 of the best players across multiple positions for your ESPN Fantasy Rugby team can be quite the task. Luckily, we’re here to help. Here are at least three star players from each position that may help you claim bragging
11:15 AM GMT England International Maro Itoje has signed a contract extension with Saracens that will see him remain at the Premiership club until 2022. The 24-year-old lock played his 100th game for the club in October, and said he was pleased to sign on for another three-and-a-half years. “I’ve been at the club for
Jan 24, 2019 Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny is out of his nation’s Six Nations opener against France in Paris on Feb. 1 due to his ongoing recovery from concussion. Wales coach Warren Gatland admitted that Halfpenny is also a doubt for the team’s second match in the competition, against Italy in Rome, on Feb. 9.
11:39 PM GMT Spending nearly a year on the sideline has convinced world class hooker Dane Coles to extend his contract with New Zealand rugby. Hurricanes captain Coles has signed a deal through to 2021, hoping he’ll get more game time than last year, which he spent mostly recovering from a serious knee injury before
5:05 PM GMT Ireland coach Joe Schmidt said he is not available for the British & Irish Lions if offered the job tomorrow, but has left the door ajar for a role in the future. Schmidt will leave Ireland after the World Cup and previously said he would “finish coaching”. But highly-rated coach Schmidt, speaking
3:30 PM GMT James Harrington Ireland finished the 2018 Six Nations with the Grand Slam and had their 14th title in the bag with a game to spare. But as it turned out, that unbeaten run in which Joe Schmidt’s side picked up three try-scoring bonus points as they ran in 20 tries in five
4:04 PM GMT ESPN staff Daan Human has joined the Bulls in a unique first for South African rugby, working as scrum coach for both the Super Rugby franchise and South African Guinness PRO14 side the Cheetahs. The former Stormers, Toulouse and South Africa prop will assist the Bulls two days a week while continuing