2:14 AM BST ESPN Staff with AAP He may be causing havoc as Israel Folau’s aerial accomplice, but NSW Waratahs forward Ned Hanigan is wary of the Highlanders “organised chaos” style heading into their Super Rugby quarter-final. Fullback Folau is an established aerial threat and Wallabies flanker Hanigan has also developed into a nuisance for
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3:35 PM BST While the Blitzboks are one of the favourites to win the Rugby World Cup Sevens Men’s Championship Cup in San Francisco this weekend, the South African Women’s Sevens team are not expected to fight for a place on the podium. However, coach Paul Delport says his side hasn’t travelled halfway across the
12:55 PM BST New Zealand sevens veteran Kelly Brazier believes the women’s game may only be scratching the surface in terms of its potential, and she is prepared for a whole new level of “crazy” when the Rugby World Cup Sevens gets underway in San Francisco this weekend. It will be the just the third
Super Rugby’s regular season is done for 2018, after a final round that produced a couple of upsets and ensured the final make-up of the top eight remained unknown until the hooter sounded in Durban. The Sharks’ victory over the Jaguares was enough for the South Africans to squeeze into the playoffs at the expense
7:52 AM BST SANZAAR will launch a review into television match official (TMO) interventions, admitting current rules are “clearly not working” after a string of recent controversies in Super Rugby and Tests. The review comes after widespread uproar over a red card to Sunwolves flanker Ed Quirk for a “love tap” on a Queensland Reds
1:48 AM BST Sunwolves flanker Ed Quirk has been issued with a two-week ban for the “love tap” that saw him controversially red-carded in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash against the Queensland Reds. Reds back-rower Caleb Timu has also copped a two-week suspension for another incident in the game- but neither will miss a single
9:56 AM BST Melbourne Rebels star Amanaki Mafi has been charged by New Zealand police following an alleged assault on teammate Lopeti Timani in Dunedin. Loose forward Mafi will appear in Dunedin District Court on Monday charged with injuring with intent to injure in an incident in South Dunedin. It’s a dismal postscript to the
8:50 AM BST Disappointment is set to galvanise the chastened NSW Waratahs, for their Super Rugby quarter-final against a Highlanders side poised to bring back some of their biggest stars. A lacklustre effort in their 40-31 home loss to the Brumbies on Saturday dropped NSW to third overall, propelling them into a tough elimination game
10:41 PM BST Veteran fullback Israel Dagg has ruled himself out of All Blacks contention for the rest of the year after signing a short-term contract in Japan. Dagg confirmed he will join the Canon Eagles when his Super Rugby duties finish and return to New Zealand in December. The 66-Test veteran hasn’t played for
10:40 AM BST Every member of the U.S. Sevens squad is getting super excited because the days are counting down to the start of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco — it is only a week away! After thinking about it for so long, we are now so close to that first game