7:43 AM BST Brumbies winger Chance Peni has been slammed with a six-game suspension after being cited in his first match back from another lengthy ban. The former Western Force player was rubbed out for the third time in a year after being found guilty of a lifting tackle playing in a club rugby game
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2:45 PM BST Rugby will have turned into a “nanny state” if Israel Folau is suspended for challenging a high ball against Ireland, according to NSW Waratahs assistant coach Simon Cron. Folau could miss Friday night’s crucial Super Rugby match against the Melbourne Rebels depending on the outcome of a World Rugby disciplinary hearing over
4:13 PM BST ESPN staff England head coach Eddie Jones is not guaranteed to keep his job for next year’s World Cup in Japan despite having the support of the Rugby Football Union, RFU chairman Andy Cosslett has said. Jones, who has been criticised for his management style and a rigid game-plan, oversaw a 25-10
1:57 PM BST Five fringe Springboks who went a long way to booking their ticket to next year’s World Cup in Japan following their performances in the series victory over England. Warrick Gelant After a top Super Rugby campaign so far, Gelant may have felt some disappointment after only starting a Test in terrible weather
5:14 AM BST Michael Hooper’s Super Rugby season is in doubt with the NSW Waratahs resigned to losing him for at least a month due to a hamstring injury. The Wallabies and Waratahs captain suffered the injury during Saturday’s third Test against Ireland in Sydney. Assistant coach Simon Cron confirmed the minimum four-week timeframe on
11:36 PM BST Nick Said, Reuters South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus said his side had put on a “terrible” performance and failed to adapt to referee Glen Jackson in the 25-10 third-Test loss to England at a wet Newlands on Saturday. With the series secured, Erasmus made five changes for the final Test, four in
9:03 PM BST Danny Cipriani and Elton Jantjies each went into the third Test between the Springboks and England at Newlands with much to prove, each a talented player who sparkles at club and provincial level without having convinced of their suitability for Test rugby. Each had been involved previously only on the fringes of
6:25 PM BST The rain spoiled a Newlands’ reported ‘farewell’ We should have known the conditions were going to play a massive part in the clash when the ceremonial ‘Impis’ (Zulu warriors) ran onto the field before kick off and slipped like a bunch of teenagers figuring out their roller skates. After two great spectacles
11:41 AM BST DUNEDIN, New Zealand – The All Blacks managed to silence some of their critics with a scintillating second half performance against France in the third test on Saturday, but coach Steve Hansen was pleased it was just another step on the way to next year’s World Cup. The All Blacks fielded arguably
11:02 PM BST ESPN staff England head coach Eddie Jones says he is not worried about his job ahead of the third Test against South Africa despite his team’s run of five consecutive defeats. South Africa have already won the series thanks to victories in Cape Town and Bloemfontein and are looking to inflict a