2:53 PM GMT Both England and Wales have turned to unlikely sources for inspiration ahead of their crucial Six Nations clash at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Former England football captain John Terry was brought into his country’s training camp to give a talk on leadership in a bid to motivate Eddie Jones’s 25-man squad. Meanwhile Wales
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6:18 AM GMT Melbourne Rebels captain and Wallaby Dane Haylett-Petty has signed a new deal which will see him remain with the Super Rugby club until the end of 2021. Haylett-Petty joins his coach David Wessels in re-committing this year to the club beyond the current season. The 29-year-old, who has 31 Test caps, said
10:05 PM GMT England lock Maro Itoje has been left out of the squad for Saturday’s crunch Six Nations match away to Wales after failing to recover in time from a knee injury. Itoje sustained medial ligament damage during England’s thumping 32-20 win over holders Ireland in their opening game although there was hope he
4:07 PM GMT Bill Sweeney has been appointed the new chief executive officer of the England Rugby Football Union (RFU), the governing body confirmed on Tuesday. Sweeney, who has been the head of the British Olympic Association (BOA) since 2013, will replace Steve Brown, who resigned from his position last November. During his tenure at
7:36 AM GMT The Brumbies will take a cautious approach with star Wallabies forward David Pocock as he recovers from a second concussion in three months. The John Eales medallist lasted just five minutes in the Brumbies’ season-opening Super Rugby loss to Melbourne Rebels on Friday night after suffering a head knock. He is almost
9:29 PM GMT Wales flyhalf Dan Biggar and fullback Leigh Halfpenny have returned to training in a boost to the country’s preparations ahead of the Six Nations meeting with England Saturday. Biggar, 29, went off with his knee heavily strapped 20 minutes into Northampton’s Premiership victory over Sale at the weekend but the Welsh Rugby
2:27 PM GMT Finn Russell is a doubt for Scotland’s Six Nations clash with France on Saturday after he suffered a head injury playing for club side Racing 92. The fly-half failed an initial Head Injury Assessment (HIA) after being replaced in the Top 14 match against Toulouse this past weekend, but has nonetheless joined
5:13 AM GMT Liam Squire is the latest All Blacks player to confirm he is leaving New Zealand after this year’s Rugby World Cup, with the loose forward confirming he has agreed to join Japanese club NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes. The 27-year-old, who has signed a two-year contract, had been expected to sign with a
5:08 PM GMT England will be without Chris Ashton for their Six Nations clash against Wales on Saturday due to a minor calf injury, the Rugby Football Union said on Sunday. The winger, who has scored 20 tries in 44 international games, started England’s win over France last week and made an appearance from the
5:57 AM GMT Israel Folau has declared he’s more than happy to move from his preferred position of fullback, if it means the Waratahs can squeeze all of their attacking weapons into their starting backline. Recruit Karmichael Hunt’s impressive stint at inside centre in the Tahs’ opening round Super Rugby loss to the Hurricanes on