Star winger Marika Koroibete will miss the Wallabies’ entire northern hemisphere spring tour after opting to stay in Australia following the birth of his third child. Coach Dave Rennie said Koroibete needed precious family time before linking with Japan’s Panasonic...
A suitably chaotic end to a dog’s dinner of game but Leicester will not care. The Tigers clinched a scarcely-deserved win with the last play of the match – a penalty try awarded to seal a one-point victory and maintain Leicester’s 100%...
Exeter’s director of rugby Rob Baxter says “rugby is being singled out” with only 10,000 fans allowed to watch this Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership final against Harlequins at Twickenham at a time when special dispensation has been granted to other sporting events such...
Crowds of up to 10,000 supporters will be admitted to the European finals next month after the tournament organisers announced that Twickenham has been selected as the new venue. Marseille had been due to host the Challenge Cup final on...
Premiership Rugby is lining up midweek fixtures next month in an effort to welcome more crowds back into stadiums before the end of the season. The round 19 fixtures are slated for 14-16 May but, with the European finals taking...
The South Africa Rugby president, Mark Alexander, believes that proposals being presented to the country’s government next week make “a strong case for a safe and sustainable return of supporters”. The British & Irish Lions’ tour of South Africa is scheduled...
Danny Cipriani will begin his Bath career in May after signing an extended one-year contract that includes the end of the current season. The former England fly-half left Gloucester in December having played just one match of the 2020-21 campaign...
Red zone Wales are going for a grand slam, potentially their fifth in 16 years, primarily because they are the best team in this Six Nations at maximising the return on their opportunities. The latest figures, from performance analysts working for QBE,...
Eddie Jones’s plan to use the Six Nations to sharpen England’s attack needs to be revised because the Covid-19 lockdown has left his skills coach, Jason Ryles, stranded in Australia and unable to join the squad until at least the summer....
Premiership players will have their tax returns and WhatsApp measures investigated under new salary cap measures introduced for the new season, following the Saracens scandal. The five-time Premiership champions were relegated in 2019/20 after receiving a 105-point deduction, the biggest ever seen in...
