Jul 25, 2018 The Waratahs will be on a mission to shut down the Lions’ turnover specialist Malcolm Marx in Saturday’s Super Rugby semi-final and give their backs the best chance to take the game away from the South Africans, lock Jed Holloway said. The marauding Springbok was in menacing form in the quarter-final win
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Jul 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
3:54 AM BST Samoa Sevens player Gordon Langkilde has been arrested in connection with an off-field altercation with opposing Wales players during the recent Rugby World Cup Sevens, San Francisco Police said on Wednesday (AEST). Langkilde had been charged with aggravated assault and battery causing serious bodily injury from the incident, which took place after
8:25 PM BST New Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has been heavily criticised by his World Cup-winning predecessor Jake White over the decision to allow loose forward Duane Vermeulen to miss this year’s Rugby Championship. White, who led the Springboks to the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, says allowing the influential Vermeulen to skip the
9:09 AM BST Kurtley Beale can provide the spark needed to create some Super Rugby history in Johannesburg for the NSW Waratahs, halfback Nick Phipps says. The Waratahs have never won a Super Rugby playoff game in South Africa and will be up against it at the Lions’ Ellis Park Stadium fortress in Saturday night’s
6:33 AM BST It’s a record that has stood for more than 20 years, yet Joe Roff’s Super Rugby try-scoring mark is in serious danger as the competition reaches its final weeks. Roff’s effort of 15 five-pointers has twice been equalled since he starred for a Brumbies side that made it all the way to
7:49 AM BST All Blacks flanker Ardie Savea is recuperating rapidly and could make a surprise appearance for the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby semifinal against the Crusaders. Both teams are hoping to welcome one Test player back for Saturday’s match in Christchurch, with Crusaders prop Joe Moody also close to a return. The Crusaders
6:01 AM BST ESPN staff The Melbourne Rebels have suspended two players indefinitely after they were involved in an incident that has left one man in hospital with serious injuries. Rookies Hunter Paisami and Pone Faamausili were both accused of seriously injuring a man during a late-night brawl on Saturday night. They have since both
4:07 AM BST NSW Waratahs forwards coach Simon Cron will look for his hookers to hit the reset button and their targets, as they prepare to face Super Rugby’s most prolific lineout combination. The lineout has been a strength of the Tahs game for most of the season, but they have had several throws picked
12:45 AM BST 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