3:50 AM BST Versatile former Wallabies prop Ben Alexander has retired from professional rugby. A veteran of 72 Test appearances, 33-year-old Alexander departs as the most capped player in Brumbies history after 154 Super Rugby appearances. The Waratahs might have made the Super Rugby semifinals but their rating reflects their easy ride to the finals,
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Aug 27, 2018 Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. John Goliath Close Rugby
9:38 PM BST Greg GrowdenESPN Rugby Close After more than 30 years with The Sydney Morning Herald and Fairfax Media in Australia, Greg Growden now writes exclusively online for ESPN. Never afraid to step on toes, you can expect plenty of compelling insight from one of Australia’s most renowned writers. You may not have heard
10:03 AM BST Argentina’s Rugby Championship win over South Africa was a reflection of the Pumas’ steady progress, captain Agustin Creevy said, as the South Americans turn their focus to world champions New Zealand. The 32-19 victory over the Springboks at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas on Saturday was only their fourth win in the southern
9:46 AM BST MENDOZA: South Africa’s Rugby Championship defeat to Argentina had set back the Springboks’ plans to experiment ahead of the World Cup, coach Rassie Erasmus said. The 32-19 loss at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas was South Africa’s third in 28 Tests against the Pumas, sending them back to earth after their comfortable opening
1:25 AM BST Steve Hansen says losing to his team of All Blacks world-beaters shouldn’t be any reason to sack a rugby coach. Hansen empathised with Wallabies counterpart Michael Cheika, whose job security is reportedly shaky after two heavy Bledisloe Cup defeats. Beauden Barrett scored a record-equalling four tries as the All Blacks belted the
4:45 PM BST KweséESPN Staff Last year’s Currie Cup runner-up the Sharks began their 2018 campaign with a 26-10 win over the Blue Bulls in Durban on Saturday afternoon. The Sharks scored four tries including a try-on-debut for winger Aphelele Fassi to the Pretoria-based side’s two in their bonus-point win to get their campaign underway
9:39 PM BST New Argentine scrumhalf Gonzalo Bertranou knows he can ill afford to rest on his laurels after dislodging one of the country’s most exciting players from the Pumas squad and bringing a 61-test streak to an end. The choice of Bertranou to face South Africa in Saturday’s Rugby Championship clash in Mendoza, in
9:19 PM BST KweséESPN Staff The Springboks are bracing themselves for a fierce onslaught from Argentina when the two sides meet at the Estadio Malvinas Argentina in Mendoza in the second round of the Rugby Championship on Saturday. Siya Kolisi and his Springbok team delivered a powerful performance to defeat the Pumas last week in
6:54 PM BST Chris Ashton has been banned for seven weeks after his red card in Sale Sharks’ pre-season friendly against Castres. The 31-year-old was only in his second game since joining from Toulon in July, but received the red for a dangerous tip tackle. Ashton did not accept the charge for the tackle on