5:07 AM BST ESPN staff Benjamin Fall’s red card has been rescinded by a World Rugby appointed judicial committee after the committee deemed Fall’s running line was altered after he was bumped by the All Blacks’ Anton Lienert-Brown. Fall was shown a red card by referee Angus Gardner in the 11th minute on Saturday night
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5:01 PM BST ESPN staff England coach Eddie Jones has issued a ‘sincere apology’ to Bath owner Bruce Craig after branding him as the ‘Donald Trump of rugby’. Jones and Craig have been feuding for months after Craig criticised Jones’ coaching methods with the number of injuries suffered by England players during Jones’ training camps
5:54 AM BST Hooker Joe Taufete’e scored tries either side of halftime while flyhalf A.J. MacGinty added 12 points with the boot to help the United States beat Scotland for the first time, 30-29 in Houston on Saturday. Loose forward Hanco Germishuys also scored a second-half try as the Americans overturned a 19-6 deficit, their
8:56 PM BST BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa — England coach Eddie Jones says he does not know what led to Ben Youngs snubbing a television interview after only one question following their 23-12 defeat at the hands of South Africa in Bloemfontein. With the win, the Springboks clinched their three-Test home series against England with a
7:25 PM BST Bloemfontein, South Africa — The Springboks defeated England in another pulsating Test match, which the hosts won 23-12, albeit the action perhaps didn’t ultimately match that at Ellis Park in Johannesburg the week before. John Goliath assesses five points out of the action. England tested the Springboks aerially England kicked a lot
12:09 PM BST All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has suggested World Rugby should consider the introduction of a disciplinary report system like rugby league’s rather than issuing red cards after his side beat a 14-man France 26-13 on Saturday. France fullback Ben Fall was sent off in the 12th minute of the second test for
8:06 PM BST Bloemfontein is not exactly a bustling metropolis by any stretch of the imagination. It’s the capital of the Free State, but it’s doesn’t have the hustle and bustle of Johannesburg or the beauty and nightlife of Cape Town. It’s also one of the flattest city’s in South Africa. Bloemfontein-born comedian Carl Weber
4:56 PM BST BLOEMFONTEIN — South Africa captain Siya Kolisi expects an improved performance from his side in the second Test against England in Bloemfontein on Saturday, and he is urging his teammates to keep their intensity high from the first minute. The Springboks trailed England 24-3 after a bewildering opening 17 minutes in the
3:54 PM BST ESPN staff England have appointed the former Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder to their coaching staff, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has confimed. Mallinder, 52, was sacked by the Saints in December after becoming their longest-serving head coach during more than a decade in charge. He will take up the
1:45 PM BST ESPN staff Chris Ashton has requested a contract extension at Toulon amid rumours that he could be on his way back to England. Ashton has been under speculation after reports emerged that he had requested to leave Toulon in a bid to boost his hopes of making the 2019 World Cup for