9:30 AM GMT Dylan Hartley has been left out of England’s squad for their Six Nations opener against Ireland due to injury. Eddie Jones has named a 35-man group for their championship start with four uncapped players included. Forwards Jack Singleton and Ben Earl join winger Ollie Thorley and scrum-half Dan Robson in the squad
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10:16 PM GMT SYDNEY – Kurtley Beale could find himself with more questions to answer from Rugby Australia after a second video emerged on Wednesday of the star back in a dubious situation. On Tuesday, Beale had apologised to Rugby Australia for his appearance in a video with rugby league player Corey Norman dating back
5:22 PM GMT Ireland coach Joe Schmidt admitted he had to make a “number of tight calls across almost every position” as he named three uncapped players in his 38-man squad for the opening two rounds of the Six Nations. Connacht’s good form domestically sees uncapped trio Jack Carty, Caolin Blade and Tom Farrell all
12:39 PM GMT Wasps have announced the signing of former New Zealand international Malakai Fekitoa from French club Toulon. Centre Fekitoa represented the All Blacks 24 times after making his debut in 2014, scoring two tries at the 2015 Rugby World Cup as New Zealand became the first country to retain the title. Fekitoa, 26,
11:45 AM GMT Injuries to key players forced Scotland coach Gregor Townsend to select seven uncapped players in his 39-man squad for the Six Nations on Wednesday. Townsend has cast his net wide after 19 players under consideration were unavailable for selection, including experienced loose-forward John Barclay, lock Richie Gray and both first-choice hookers Fraser
Jan 16, 2019 We’re a month out from Super Rugby. Find that hard to believe? Yep, us, too. But given the presence of a little tournament called the Rugby World Cup come September, the rest of the rugby season is pushed just a little bit further forward. For Super Rugby, that means a February 15
1:43 PM GMT ESPN staff South Africa’s Super Rugby teams have revelaed the super hero jerseys they will wear this season. The new jerseys, inspired by Marvel’s Spider-Man, Thor, Black Panther and Captain America, will debut in public at the Super Hero Sunday preseason double-header at Cape Town Stadium on February 3. The presence of
1:30 PM GMT Wales included Leigh Halfpenny in their Six Nations squad on Tuesday, despite the fullback having not played rugby since he was concussed against Australia in November. Halfpenny, one of seven back-three options in a 39-man squad named by coach Warren Gatland, was poleaxed by Australia’s Samu Kerevi in the 9-6 victory over
12:01 PM GMT England international Nathan Hughes will join Bristol Bears from Wasps at the end of the season while South Africa fullback Willie Le Roux is also set to leave the club, the Premiership side said on Tuesday. Back-row Hughes has made 118 appearances for Wasps since making his debut in 2013 and has
7:18 PM GMT Saracens progressed to the Champions Cup quarterfinals with a convincing 28-10 victory over Lyon in pool three. Nick Tompkins crossed the line twice for the two-time winners who stay top and remain unbeaten in the competition this season. England international Maro Itoje — who returned from a knee injury picked up in