12:52 PM GMT It may have been a new venue – if we ignore last year’s one-off match – but it was the same-old, mixed-bag NSW Waratahs that turned up to Brookvale Oval for their opening match of the 2019 season; conceding a 75th minute try to lose 19-20 to the Hurricanes. In front of
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9:21 AM GMT CAPE TOWN – South Africa international front rower Steven Kitshoff will miss at least the first month of Super Rugby after suffering a hamstring injury in preparation for this year’s competition. The injury, suffered in a warm-up game last week, has proven more severe than first anticipated, said Stormers coach Robbie Fleck
9:48 AM GMT England will miss the leadership of prop Mako Vunipola, who has been ruled out of the side’s remaining Six Nations Championship campaign, forwards coach Steve Borthwick has said. England, who lead the table with 10 points, lost Vunipola to an ankle ligament injury in their 44-8 victory over France. The 28-year-old had
5:15 PM GMT Wales have released centre Scott Williams from their squad for the remainder of the Six Nations as he battles a back injury. The experienced midfield player missed the November Internationals with a hamstring tear and sat out the opening two rounds of the Six Nations with an ankle problem. Better news for
Feb 11, 2019 Crusaders centre Jack Goodhue charges at the Hurricanes during their 2018 Super Rugby semifinal in Christchurch Martin Hunter/Getty Images The Super Rugby season is once again upon us, with a full round of fixtures set down for the opening weekend of competition from February 15. Here, we analyse the New Zealand conference and
Feb 12, 2019 Craig Dowd Close Craig Dowd played 60 Tests for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, including in two World Cups, and he was part of the All Blacks team that won their first series in South Africa in 1996. He played for the Blues and Auckland in New Zealand domestic rugby, and
Feb 10, 2019 Michael Hooper of the NSW Waratahs Mark Evans/Getty Images The Super Rugby season is once again upon us, with a full round of fixtures set down for the opening weekend of competition from February 15. Here, we analyse the Australia conference and ESPN columnist Greg Growden offers his thoughts on each of the
1:20 PM GMT Huw Jones is likely to miss the remainder of Scotland’s Six Nations campaign, the Scottish Rugby Union has confirmed. The Glasgow Warriors centre sustained knee ligament damage in Scotland’s second-round defeat to Ireland at Murrayfield on Saturday, and scan results suggest that Jones’ recovery time will likely extend beyond the end of
12:40 PM GMT Forwards Maro Itoje and Dylan Hartley will join up with the England squad to continue their rehabilitation from injury ahead of the potential Six Nations title decider against Wales on Feb. 23. Lock Itoje and prop Hartley have not been named among the 25-strong group selected by Eddie Jones for England’s three-day
4:29 AM GMT Brumbies coach Dan McKellar says it would be a risk to start incumbent Wallabies loosehead prop Scott Sio in their Super Rugby season opener. The 27-year-old has been overlooked for Friday night’s clash with Melbourne at GIO Stadium in favour of former Queensland captain James Slipper. Sio was Australian coach Michael Cheika’s