3:56 PM GMT England have added centre Jonathan Joseph to their Six Nations training squad, the Rugby Football Union announced on Tuesday. Joseph has not played for England since the final match of the Six Nations last year, which saw Ireland win the Grand Slam at Twickenham. The Bath back, who has been capped 40
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11:48 AM GMT Ireland forward Tadhg Beirne will miss the opening two matches of the Six Nations due to a knee injury, the Irish Rugby Football Union confirmed on Monday. Munster’s Beirne sustained the injury during the 9-7 Champions Cup victory over Exeter on Saturday. The forward will be ruled out of Ireland’s opener against
10:41 AM GMT Scotland have included four players into their Six Nations squad but flanker Hamish Wilson has withdrawn due to a hand injury. Head coach Gregor Townsend has added uncapped forwards Luke Crosbie and Matt Smith alongside Glasgow Warriors duo Alex Dunbar and Rob Harley, due to injuries to several squad players. Glasgow trio
10:47 PM GMT ESPN staff Karmichael Hunt’s move to New South Wales Waratahs is official. The code-hopper was finally unveiled on Monday morning after months of speculation, the 32-year-old moving to Sydney on a one-year deal as part of a player swap that saw Waratahs utility Bryce Hegarty join the Reds. Super Rugby is back
10:07 AM GMT Flanker Brad Shields has become the latest injury concern for England ahead of the Six Nations after he was ruled out of Wasps’ European Champions Cup clash with Leinster. Shields, 27, missed the Pool One match at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry with a side strain, adding another selection headache for Eddie
11:16 AM GMT South Africa flyhalf Pat Lambie has admitted to both disappointment and relief after announcing his retirement from rugby at the age of 28, due to ongoing concussion issues. A fit Lambie would in all likelihood have been part of the Springboks squad at the Rugby World Cup in Japan later this year,
6:49 PM GMT Holders Saracens ensured themselves a home tie in the Champions Cup quarterfinals as they beat Glasgow Warriors 38-19 at home Saturday to finish with a 100 percent pool stage record. A thrilling first half saw three tries apiece with Ben Spencer, Vincent Koch and Billy Vunipola going over for the hosts while
2:23 PM GMT England captain Owen Farrell has had surgery on an injured thumb just two weeks before their Six Nations opener with champions Ireland in Dublin but is still expected to be fit to play. Farrell was withdrawn from Saracens’ home European Champions Cup match against Glasgow Saturday to have a minor procedure on
6:04 AM GMT ESPN staff Rugby Australia has again opted not to sanction Wallabies star Kurtley Beale after a second video surfaced on social media showing him in the vicinity of alleged illicit drug use. Vision of Beale laughing while an older man snorted white powder from a plate was posted online on Tuesday afternoon,
10:15 PM GMT Rugby is changing at such a pace that England head coach Eddie Jones is weighing up a new nine-forward system with Jack Nowell earmarked as one player capable of holding a dual playing role split between the forwards and backs. As Jones analysed his 35-man squad for their Six Nations opener against