Rugby

2:48 AM BST SYDNEY — Veteran hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau and six uncapped rookies feature in Michael Cheika’s 36-man Wallabies train-on squad for this month’s Bledisloe Cup and Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks. Rested from the June series against Ireland after returning from a stint in the English Premiership, Polota-Nau is back in the
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12:45 PM BST The Crusaders knew before the Super Rugby final that if they stopped the Lions’ attacking lineout drives, targeted flyhalf Elton Jantjies and put him under pressure and tackled everything that moved, they were in with a chance of winning. They did all three on Saturday while Richie Mo’unga drove them around the
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12:12 PM BST The moments that mattered in the Crusaders’ Super Rugby final win over the Lions in Christchurch. 5th minute: Ruan Combrinck through with a clean break, but is caught about seven metres from the Crusaders’ tryline. The Lions take the wrong options at the breakdown and the Crusaders manage to get a turnover.
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10:18 PM BST Harlequins have signed U.S. international centre and former NFL fullback Paul Lasike. Lasike, 28, joins Paul Gustard’s Premiership outfit from Major League Rugby side Utah Warriors, where he was captain since the start of 2018. The New Zealand-born centre spent three seasons in the NFL — first with the Arizona Cardinals and
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10:18 PM BST Former British & Irish Lions and Ireland captain Paul O’Connell has been appointed forwards coach at Top 14 outfit Stade Francais. O’Connell signed a two-year deal at the French club and will join head coach Heyneke Meyer’s setup in Paris, where he will be reunited with former Munster teammates Simon Zebo and
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1:01 PM BST Matt Toomua has made a surprise appearance while Will Genia produced strong return in the Bledisloe Cup trial at Sydney’s Leichhardt Oval. Toomua, who on Wednesday signed a two-and-a-half year deal with Australian Rugby and the Melbourne Rebels, started at five-eighth in the Cheika’s Choice team chosen by Wallabies coach Michael Cheika,
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12:34 AM BST NSW have re-signed coach Daryl Gibson to a one-year contract extension following the Waratahs’ spirited run to the Super Rugby semifinals. Gibson will lead a revamped coaching team in 2019 with former Waratahs halfback Chris Whitaker replacing the departed Chris Malone as backs coach, while forwards coach Simon Cron will remain as
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10:00 PM BST Eddie Jones is hoping for a “bit of luck” to end Manu Tuilagi’s injury woes after the Leicester centre underwent further surgery in a bid to solve his troublesome knee problem. Tuilagi, who had a knee operation in the close season, was missing from the 44-man England training squad named by Jones
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6:48 PM BST After last year’s Super Rugby final Kwagga Smith took a different route when he walked out of Ellis Park. He walked down the ramp where catering equipment were being carried to and from the suites. He walked with his family, and every second person that recognised him gave him a few words
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2:50 PM BST The Sables’ quest for a first win in the Rugby Africa Gold Cup campaign faces a formidable challenge when they host unbeaten Namibia in round four at Hartsfield Grounds in Bulawayo on Saturday. Zimbabwe are facing the dire prospect of relegation from the elite Gold Cup after managing one draw and two
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