1:00 PM BST KweseESPN Staff The Springboks will head into their final two Rugby Championship matches without the services of a number of key players. South Africa still have a mathematical chance of winning the Rugby Championship, but will go into the Test matches against Australia in Port Elizabeth and New Zealand in Pretoria without
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10:35 AM BST England head coach Eddie Jones says the decision to leave Danny Cipriani out of England’s 36-man training squad was based on the fly-half’s form. Cipriani was arrested during a pre-season night out with his Gloucester teammates in August and was subsequently charged by the RFU for conduct “prejudicial to the interests of
2:38 PM BST Leicester Tigers second row Will Spencer has been banned for four weeks after he was sent off for a dangerous tackle against Wasps. The forward was punished for his clash with Tommy Taylor in the 40th minute of the Gallagher Premiership contest at the Ricoh Arena on Saturday. An independent disciplinary panel
8:41 AM 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. In exactly a year’s time,
7:56 AM BST South Sydney coach Anthony Seibold says people will soon be able to make up their mind on the sexting scandal that has embroiled Sam Burgess, claiming they had only heard one side of the story. Seibold was also adamant the off-field controversy had only made the Rabbitohs tougher ahead of Saturday night’s
2:30 PM BST KweséESPN Staff The Barbarians will be coached by Springbok coach and South Africa’s Director of Rugby when they take on Argentina for the Killik Cup at Twickenham on 1 December 2018. SA Rugby’s Director of Rugby, Rassie Erasmus, will take charge of the Barbarians for the first time when the famous club
2:45 PM BST England have appointed John Mitchell as their defence coach until the end of 2019 Rugby World Cup. The New Zealander was England’s assistant coach under Clive Woodward between 1997 and 2000 before he went on to become head coach of the All Blacks in 2001, leading the team to a third place
2:29 AM BST Last week not a single Springbok made our team of the week following their defeat at the hands of the Wallabies in Brisbane. This week, however, there are South Africans sprinkled all over the show after their courageous victory over the All Blacks. Find out who made the cut for Round 4!
11:01 AM BST The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has announced plans to award full-time contracts to England Women’s 15-a-side players from next year. An announcement on Wednesday from the RFU said it was now in a position to move forward with proposals to offer 28 full contracts to female internationals, starting in January 2019. The
8:27 AM BST Rugby Australia will not take any action against a fan that was involved in a physical altercation with Wallabies flanker Lukhan Tui following their loss 23-19 loss to the Pumas on Saturday night. Tui and a fan were involved in an ugly incident at the Wallabies’ reserves seating at the bottom of