4:11 PM BST All 12 top-flight clubs will take a stand against racism with different gestures as Premiership Rugby committed itself to making the sport more diverse and inclusive, on Wednesday. Harlequins, Leicester and Wasps players will take a knee to support the “Black Lives Matter” movement when the Premiership season resumes this weekend. 1

10:23 AM BST Stade Francais has put its side into isolation after an increase in positive coronavirus cases, the club said in a statement on Monday. Montpellier have also halted training after a player’s partner came into contact with someone who had tested positive for the virus. 1 Related “Following the COVID-19 tests carried out

11:33 AM BST Gallagher Premiership clubs could go bust if fans are not allowed into stadiums by the end of the year, Exeter Chiefs chairman Tony Rowe has said. The Premiership, which has been suspended since March, will resume later this month but games will be played without supporters as part of measures to curb

2:04 AM BST Super Rugby AU is alive and kicking after two huge upsets in Round 6. First, the Rebels completely dominated the previously unbeaten Brumbies on Friday night. Then, seemingly from nowhere, the Waratahs wound back the clock to 2014 with an astonishing first-half display of running rugby to set up a huge win

9:44 AM BST “It’s a celebration with curfews tonight.” That was Scott Robertson’s assessment of how his side would mark an astonishing fourth straight title, a seemingly apt approach given it has not come in the same fashion as their previous three. Sunday’s 32-22 win over the Highlanders in front of a full house at

1:33 PM BST England head coach Eddie Jones has said form is the main factor when he selects his squad and he will continue to pick players from Saracens despite their relegation to the Championship. Saracens will drop into the second tier at the end of the Gallagher Premiership season after breaching salary cap regulations.

4:12 AM BST Warren Gatland says he would like to continue coaching at New Zealand’s Chiefs next year if the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa is unable to go ahead due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Gatland’s four-year deal at the Chiefs gives him the second season off in order to coach the

2:46 AM BST The South African Government has approved the return-to-play conditions for professional rugby in the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for domestic competition to start in the first two weeks of September. South African Rugby confirmed its plans, which include playing games behind closed doors, had been approved and published on Thursday.

3:26 PM BST The final round of the Six Nations Championship will be played on Oct. 31 with leaders England taking on Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome as organisers confirmed the dates for the remaining four fixtures on Wednesday. The Six Nations was suspended in March when the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe and

12:29 PM BST Wales and British & Irish Lions player Jamie Roberts has signed a contract with Dragons, the club announced on Monday. The 33-year-old will join the Welsh side with immediate effect after seven years away which included a stint with South African side the Stormers. 1 Related The centre left Cardiff Blues in