1:07 PM BST Gallagher Premiership side Leicester Tigers are no longer up for sale after a suitable investor could not be found, the club announced on Wednesday. Leicester, who sit in 11th place in the Premiership, confirmed plans to sell the club in June 2019, but have been unable to do so. “Despite a high

6:56 PM BST South Africa’s Pieter-Steph du Toit nearly lost his leg after rare complications from an injury he sustained last month playing for the Stormers, the Super Rugby side’s medical doctor has said. The reigning World Player of the Year was instrumental in helping the Springboks to their third Rugby World Cup title in

12:05 PM BST ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print A Scottish women’s rugby player who tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month has been released from hospital, Scottish Rugby have announced. Scotland women’s Six Nations clash against France women — scheduled for March 7 — was postponed after the unnamed Scottish player

11:57 AM BST The European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quarterfinal fixtures have been postponed indefinitely on Monday due to the coronavirus outbreak, while England’s Premiership Rugby also suspended competition. The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup quaterfinals were scheduled to take place on April 3-5, but have been postponed, the competitions’s governing body European Professional

8:30 AM BST James Harrington ESPN’s Six Nations Fantasy Rugby competition screeched to a not-unexpected halt on Friday when Wales vs Scotland was finally called off. The encounter in Cardiff had been the one game left standing, long after the other two scheduled matches of the final weekend, in Paris and Italy, had been postponed.

12:04 AM BST The Highlanders will be the first New Zealand professional athletes to undergo self-isolation despite their Super Rugby match in Buenos Aires being aborted because of the coronavirus threat. SANZAAR gave just five hours notice when announcing the Jaguares clash with the Highlanders match scheduled for Sunday morning (AEDT) had been cancelled. The

12:59 PM BST Super Rugby will be put on hold after this weekend’s matches in the wake of New Zealand announcing that travellers entering the country must self-isolate for 14 days due to fears over the coronavirus outbreak. SANZAAR, who run the Southern Hemisphere club competition, said on Saturday it “has no option but to

4:27 AM BST ESPN staff The New Zealand Government has opted to impose a 14-day self-isolation period for people entering the country, effectively bringing a halt to a number of sporting competitions in the process. The new border restriction, which has been enforced as a result of the growing coronavirus pandemic, will come into force

7:09 PM BST The Premiership Rugby Cup final between Sale Sharks and Harlequins has been postponed after a staff member showed symptoms of coronavirus, it was announced on Friday. The match was due to take place on Sunday at AJ Bell Stadium but it becomes the latest sporting event to be cancelled due to the

4:37 PM BST The coronavirus outbreak has had a huge impact on the sporting calendar, with the Six Nations heavily affected. Ireland vs. Italy, due to be played in Dublin, was the first game to be postponed during Round 4. With Italy one of the worst affected countries, England’s Round 5 game in Rome was