Wow. France have beaten off both South Africa and Ireland in the bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Despite World Rugby’s technical review recommending South Africa host the showpiece event, the council...
Here we go. The host of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be announced live at 1pm today, with Ireland, France and South Africa set to battle it out. World Rugby’s technical review recommended...
Heading home. Scotland captain John Barclay has reportedly agreed to join Edinburgh from Scarlets from next season. The back-row has been with the Welsh region since leaving Glasgow Warriors in 2013, and captained them...
Not guilty. Ireland and Ulster playmaker Paddy Jackson appeared in court this morning, and has pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and one count of sexual assault. The charges against the outhalf...
Not long to go now. The host of the 2023 Rugby World Cup will be announced live on World Rugby’s social channels at 1pm today, with Ireland, France and South Africa set to battle...
Who gets your vote? Five players have been shortlisted for the 2017 World Rugby Player of the Year award, including last year’s winner Beauden Barrett. Three southern hemisphere players make the list, with two...
“Samoa, Fiji and Tonga provide the entertainment.” Samoan Rugby Union boss Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi says smaller nations like Samoa are simply used as ‘entertainment’ by countries like England, and says it’s time they started sharing...
Win-win situation. Former Crusaders boss Robbie Deans has back Ronan O’Gara as the right man to replace Leon MacDonald as assistant to head coach Scott Robertson. O’Gara is currently contracted as defence coach with...
Wallaby Test. England head coach Eddie Jones has named a 25-man squad for this weekend’s heavyweight clash with Michael Cheika’s Wallabies at Twickenham. Ahead of the return of the Premiership this weekend, Tom Dunn,...
Fijian Test. Joe Schmidt is expected to make a number of changes for this weekend’s clash with Fiji after securing a record win over South Africa in their opening Guinness series Test over the...
