Rugby Union
The revamp of English rugby’s second tier has been revealed, with the new-look Champ Rugby format explained. From next season, the RFU’s second-tier competition is being rebranded from the Championship to Champ Rugby, with an expanded league and new format. There is no relegation for the current 12 sides. National League One winners Richmond […]
Ex-South Africa winger Cornal Hendricks has died at the age of 37 after suffering from a heart attack. Hendricks, who made 12 appearances for the Springboks and scored five tries, died on Wednesday. He made his 15-a-side rugby union test debut against Wales in 2014, having also represented South Africa in sevens. After being diagnosed […]
The latest Joseph Suaalii injury update isn’t a good one for Wallabies fans, with the Australian centre needing surgery on a fractured jaw he suffered at the weekend. Aussie dual-code star Joseph Sua’ali’i is now a major doubt for this summer’s British and Irish Lions tour to Australia. The 21-year-old collided with NSW Waratahs team-mate […]
Worcester Warriors have named former Leicester Tigers defence coach Matt Everard as their new head coach ahead of the club’s return to the Championship next season. The Midlands club are due to return to competition next season after more than two years in istration. Warriors will re- the professional game in the new-look second-tier Championship, […]
Former Leicester Tigers and England lock Geoff Parling has been appointed head coach by the Premiership club ahead of next season. The 2013 British and Irish Lions forward, 41, will replace ex-Australia coach Michael Cheika, who is leaving Welford Road after just one season in charge. In his playing days, Parling was twice a Premiership […]
England skipper Maro Itoje has been named British and Irish Lions captain ahead of this summer’s tour to Australia, with the full 38-man squad announced. A packed-out O2 Arena in London witnessed the live squad announcement as the 38 players selected for the British and Irish Lions tour were revealed. Itoje was one of two […]
The most-anticipated week in the British and Irish rugby season is upon us – but when is the Lions squad getting announced? Four years in the making, this week the British and Irish Lions squad will finally be announced for this summer’s tour to Australia. Head coach Andy Farrell and his team will head down […]
Sale Sharks and England flankers the Curry brothers have both signed a new long-term deal with Gallagher Premiership side Sale Sharks. Tom and Ben Curry, both 26, have each penned new ‘long-term’ contracts with Sale Sharks. The brothers have spent their entire professional careers with Sale, debuting for the Manchester club in 2016. Ben was […]
With Wales’ women losing all five of their Six Nations fixtures to emulate the men’s team’s unwanted record, we’re asking – when did Wales last win a rugby match? It’s been a season to forget for Welsh rugby across the board, with both the men’s and now the women’s team suffering a humiliation in the […]
Australian international centre Len Ikitau has signed for Gallagher Premiership outfit Exeter Chiefs for next season from Super Rugby side ACT Brumbies. Ikitau, 26, has been capped 39 times by the Wallabies after making his debut in 2021. In one of the worst-kept secrets in world rugby, reports have been linking him with a move […]