3:56 AM BST George Smith and Kane Douglas won’t get the opportunity to bid a playing farewell to Queensland Reds fans on Friday night, with coach Brad Thorn set to blood more young talent for their last match of the year. Wallabies great Smith has failed to recover from the knee injury that forced him
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8:00 AM BST The NSW Waratahs are pursuing for a perfect 2018 Australian Conference record this weekend, when they anticipate a big forward onslaught from the Brumbies at home. A home win on Saturday will enable the Tahs to stitch up second spot on the overall ladder, meaning they will play both a qualifier and
9:00 AM BST Huw Richards Close • FT’s rugby writer from 1995 to 2009• Also writes for the International Herald Tribune and the Sunday Herald You can’t say that the Welsh Rugby Union have not moved on. From sacking coaches in car parks because of panic over possible headlines in the following morning’s regional press, they’re now
8:57 AM BST KweséESPN Staff The Springbok Sevens squad assembled in Mossel Bay on Sunday for a final training camp before departure to San Francisco, where the Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament will be played at AT&T Park from 20-22 July. Springbok Sevens coach Neil Powell will name his final 12-man squad on Wednesday and
6:43 AM BST Captain Adam Coleman has failed to train with the Melbourne Rebels, putting his selection in doubt for their crunch Super Rugby final-round clash with the Highlanders. Two other Wallabies stars nursing injuries — halfback Will Genia (broken arm) and Dane Haylett-Petty (knee) — took part in Wednesday’s run. However, lock Coleman (adductor
7:08 AM BST The early signs are positive that superstars Will Genia and Adam Coleman will return for the Melbourne Rebels in their do-or-die Super Rugby game against the Highlanders. The key Wallabies pair both took part in a lively training session on Monday, giving every indication they will front for Saturday’s final round clash
5:53 AM BST Wallabies great George Smith may have already played his final match in Australia as a knee injury threatens to rule him out of a planned Super Rugby farewell on Friday night. Smith twisted his knee in an attempted pick-and-drive against the Blues in Auckland two weeks ago and was a late withdrawal
4:03 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
1:02 PM BST Sunwolves winger Semisi Masirewa has been suspended for three weeks by a SANZAAR foul play review committee for his lifting tackle on Waratahs flyhalf Bernard Foley. Masirewa was issued a red card late in the first half of the Super Rugby clash on Saturday night after tackling and lifting Foley off the
2:28 PM BST ESPN staff Scotland international scrum half Henry Pyrgos has signed for Edinburgh after leaving Glasgow Warriors. Pyrgos, 28, has gone in search of a new challenge after his spell with the Warriors who he helped to a Guinness PRO12 title in 2015. He made 147 appearances during eight years at the club