3:38 PM BST Bill Beaumont has been re-elected as World Rugby chairman for another four years, the governing body announced on Saturday. Beaumont, 68, defeated former Argentina captain Agustin Pichot by 28 votes to 23 to secure a second consecutive term. “I am honoured to accept the mandate of the World Rugby Council to serve

3:27 AM BST ESPN staff Bulls players have added storytelling to their skillsets in a bid to help children affected by the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa. The players, who are currently unable to train or play after the Super Rugby competition was shutdown by the coronavirus pandemic, are sharing video clips in which they

3:42 AM BST ESPN staff Former All Blacks coach remains Steve Hansen remains upset about the decision that cost his side a potentially series-winning penalty against the British & Irish Lions in 2017. The series locked at 1-1 game apiece, the two sides met at a packed Eden Park in Auckland for the decider. With

12:47 PM BST The French Top 14 rugby league organisers (LNR) and club presidents have reached an agreement to abandon the season, the LNR said on Thursday. French prime minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday that the 2019-20 season of sport would not be able to resume, although the government’s measures to contain the spread

3:25 AM BST New Zealand Rugby (NZR) faces a 70 percent decline in revenue in 2020 amid a global shutdown of sport due to the coronavirus, officials said on Thursday. NZR Chief Financial Officer Nicki Nicol said in a video conference the coronavirus had affected all areas of the game in New Zealand. “At NZ

12:34 AM BST ESPN staff Incoming Wallabies coach Dave Rennie remains committed to the job despite the resignation of now former chief executive Raelene Castle. Rennie confirmed he will travel to Australia to begin his Wallabies tenure later this year, and that he remains in dialogue with Rugby Australia officials about exactly when that might

10:22 AM BST England prop Ellis Genge has called for a new, more independent players’ union amid dissatisfaction among fellow professionals about how pay cuts have been handled by clubs and rugby authorities during the coronavirus pandemic. Genge said the Rugby Players’ Association (RPA), founded in 1998, is reluctant to “bite the hand that feeds”

3:27 AM BST Quadriplegic former professional rugby player Ed Jackson has scaled the height of Mount Everest by hauling himself up and down the stairs of his parents’ house and raised more than 41,000 pounds ($US50,647.30) for charity. It took Jackson four days to climb 5,566 flights of stairs with 89,058 steps on one working

5:51 PM BST Agustin Pichot will stand against incumbent Bill Beaumont for the top job in World Rugby. The former Argentina international is determined to introduce change into the game and make it a more global sport. The election results will be announced on May 12. Pichot spoke to ESPN’s Tom Hamilton to discuss his

2:40 PM BST Rohan Janse van Rensburg has been handed a two-week suspension and fined £32,500 after signing playing contracts with two Premiership clubs, Gloucester Rugby and Sale Sharks, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Friday. Sale have also been handed a suspended five-point deduction for illegally approaching the centre and fined £20,000. Van