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Fiji chairman forced to resign from World Rugby Council amid allegations of homophobia

21 April 2020 0 comments

World Rugby withdraw candidacy for executive committee and place on World Rugby Council of FRU chairman Francis Kean

CVC £300m investment into Six Nations put on ice

20 April 2020 0 comments

Deal between CVC and Six Nations put on hold until Test calendar becomes clear

Agustin Pichot wants to see British & Irish Lions tour Americas

20 April 2020 0 comments

Standing to be elected chairman of World Rugby, Pichot has spoken about his thoughts on how Lions tours could expand

Head coach Wayne Pivac confirms three Wales players contracted Covid-19

17 April 2020 0 comments

Pivac reveals a small number of the Wales squad have been affected by the virus

England’s battle at No.9 – Alex Mitchell ready to run with big dogs

17 April 2020 0 comments

Training and playing with Cobus Reinach has pushed Mitchell to challenge Youngs and Heinz

Gareth Davies is losing three-way race for Wales No.9 shirt, says Rob Jones

17 April 2020 0 comments

Two-time Lions tourist Robert Jones weighs in on who can rudder Wales’ backline under Wayne Pivac

World Rugby announces eight-figure global relief fund for unions

16 April 2020 0 comments

Together with the Six Nations and Sanzaar, World Rugby are examining the rugby calendar

Argentina abandon 2027 Rugby World Cup bid, lend backing to Australia

16 April 2020 0 comments

The world will have to wait a little longer for the first Rugby World Cup in South America

Gatland’s plan for Lions to play at Twickenham ‘nonsense’, says Willie-John McBride

15 April 2020 0 comments

“I think it’s scandalous that the Premiership clubs in England are dictating the future of the sport” – Lions legend McBride

Bill Beaumont outlines vision for World Rugby amid election challenge from Pichot

14 April 2020 0 comments

The former England captain is seeking another term as World Rugby chairman

Scottish Rugby furloughs hundreds of staff and asks players to take wage cut

14 April 2020 0 comments

Employees earning over £50,000 face reduction of wages

Agustin Pichot promises a new ‘global game’ with late bid to chair World Rugby

13 April 2020 0 comments

Ex-Argentina scrum-half and World Rugby vice-chairman to rival Bill Beaumont in election

RFU chief says England tour of Japan could be moved to October

10 April 2020 0 comments

Bill Sweeney has said the RFU may look to rearrange fixtures into packed October and November schedule

Japan’s Top League comes calling for Wales star Hadleigh Parkes

8 April 2020 0 comments

Could a big payday be coming to the Wales centre?

Do England players like Eddie Jones? Dylan Hartley answers

8 April 2020 0 comments

“Does he have to be popular? No” – Dylan Hartley on the England head coach

Gatland: ‘I loved beating Eddie Jones’

8 April 2020 0 comments

Warren Gatland has spoken of his time in charge of Wales and the showdowns with Eddie Jones in the media

Springboks ace Lood de Jager open to idea of switch to Six Nations

7 April 2020 0 comments

The Sale Sharks lock has his say on whether South Africa joining the Six Nations would be beneficial

At my age I questioned whether I should be in the England squad – Willi Heinz

3 April 2020 0 comments

Gloucester scrum-half Heinz praises the worth of Eddie Jones to English rugby after showing faith in him and the rest of the England squad

Eddie Jones signs contract extension through to 2023 Rugby World Cup

2 April 2020 0 comments

Eddie Jones now stands to become England’s longest-serving head coach in history

Shaun Edwards: I wanted to make the French proud. I hope I’ve done that

1 April 2020 0 comments

Shaun Edwards talks Six Nations, referees, and how the notion that French players are lax in training is complete tosh

Wayne Pivac and WRU chief Martyn Phillips lead wage cuts

31 March 2020 0 comments

Pivac and Phillips agree to reduce their pay by a quarter in solidarity with the WRU

End these crooked feeds at the scrum, says ref Nigel Owens

31 March 2020 0 comments

No referee is more experienced in Test rugby, so what does Nigel Owens see wrong with the scrum?

Head coach Gregor Townsend and CEO Mark Dodson to take pay deferrals at SRU

31 March 2020 0 comments

Scottish Rugby has announced a raft of measures taken to ease financial pressure

Gloucester wing Ollie Thorley upping his game in search of elusive England cap

30 March 2020 0 comments

What has been the message from Eddie Jones?

Finn Russell wants back in with Scotland and Townsend

30 March 2020 0 comments

The Scotland fly-half has revealed he told Townsend to keep him out of the squad and revisit things later this year

Rehab in Austria, texts from Eddie, and an Exeter double – we talk to Jack Nowell

27 March 2020 0 comments

The Pumas try cost me dear but it was a beauty! Jack Nowell is chomping at the bit to be back with Exeter and England

Will Greenwood picks more Scots in Lions 2021 XV than Welsh or Ireland

26 March 2020 0 comments

The shockingly low number of Scotland players to have started a Test for the Lions since 1997

Michael Cheika opens up on rollercoaster ride with Wallabies

26 March 2020 0 comments

Michael Cheika has reflected on his five-year tenure with the Wallabies, saying the shortcomings of 2019 still ‘hurts’

Dallaglio errs towards selecting Maro Itoje as Lions captain for 2021 tour

25 March 2020 0 comments

A fans’ favourite in New Zealand almost three years ago, Dallaglio backs Itoje to be a hit again against Springboks

Wales face ace tighthead Tomas Francis staying with Exeter

25 March 2020 0 comments

Tomas Francis faces a choice between club and country

Team GB Sevens made to wait on bettering silver in Rio as Tokyo Olympics postponed

24 March 2020 0 comments

This summer’s Tokyo Olympics has been postponed, most likely to 2021

Rugby players in Ireland agree to IRFU pay cuts

20 March 2020 0 comments

Cuts ranging from 10 to 50 per cent will take effect among the Irish player base

Life in Lockdown – Italy flanker David Sisi on life in Parma

20 March 2020 0 comments

Sisi believes Italians are keeping cooler heads than Brits after seeing photos of empty shelves

WRU expects to record ‘substantial loss’ in finances

19 March 2020 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union reported a loss of $4.3m last year

U20 World Championship in Italy set to be scrapped by World Rugby

19 March 2020 0 comments

France’s defence of their 2019 title to be put on hold – reports

Four times Italy came close to shocking England in the Six Nations

19 March 2020 0 comments

Italy have had their fair shot at claiming a win over England over the years

The experimental England squad Eddie Jones could take to Japan

18 March 2020 0 comments

TRP proposes a 32-man squad we could all get excited to watch in the two-Test tour of Japan

Expertise of team doctor prevents Springbok star Pieter-Steph du Toit from possible leg amputation

17 March 2020 0 comments

Complications from blood clot led to the reigning World Player of the Year receiving emergency surgery

BBC and ITV make last-ditch bid to keep Six Nations safe from paywall

17 March 2020 0 comments

Government intervention sees Six Nations become open to bid from the free-to-air broadcasters

Ace student Sam can be Wales No.10 says Turner

15 March 2020 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS International potential: Sam Costelow SAM Costelow’s magical performance against England catapulted him into the headlines and his former club coach Paul Turner […]

Chamberlain hat-trick as Wales fall to record defeat

15 March 2020 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON FLY-HALF Nathan Chamberlain scored a hat-trick in a seven-try win that fired Scotland up to second in the table. Head coach Sean […]

Wales versus Scotland called off four hours after WRU said match would be played

13 March 2020 0 comments

WRU perform U-turn and decide to call Six Nations clash with Scotland off

Joe Marler deletes Twitter account after being hit with 10-week ban

13 March 2020 0 comments

A ban which effectively ends Marler’s season

Wales confirm Six Nations match with Scotland will go ahead

13 March 2020 0 comments

The match will be played as normal on Saturday in final round of the Six Nations

RFU tell Eddie Jones to be careful with his comments after slamming referee

12 March 2020 0 comments

Head coach Eddie Jones was critical of Kiwi referee Ben O’Keeffe

Amelia Harper ready to blaze trail to the top with Red Roses and Loughborough Lightning

12 March 2020 0 comments

A player hyped by England Women head coach Simon Middleton as an ‘out-and-out seven’

Wales v Scotland: WillGriff John and Rhys Webb to start for hosts

12 March 2020 0 comments

Wayne Pivac and Gregor Townsend offer their thoughts ahead of the final round of the Six Nations for Wales and Scotland

Goode: Criticism of referee by Eddie Jones went too far

12 March 2020 0 comments

Eddie Jones laid into referee Ben O’Keefe for his decision to send off Manu Tuilagi

Gabriel Oghre hopes to follow Wasps teammate Umaga into England fold

11 March 2020 0 comments

Wasps are blessed with two rising stars at hooker in Oghre and Alfie Barbeary

Ex-Union chief blasts Six Nations refusal to accept another joint TV rights bid by BBC and ITV

11 March 2020 0 comments

David Moffett says the Six Nations being taken off free-to-air TV defies logic

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