12:28 PM BST The loose forward has 76 international caps with South Africa. Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images South Africa and Bath player Francois Louw will retire at the end of this season, his club Bath confirmed in a statement on Friday. Louw is one of the club’s longest serving players having been with Bath for

11:41 AM BST James Harrington The coronavirus outbreak has already claimed France vs. Ireland and England vs. Italy on what would have been the final weekend of the 2020 Six Nations — but Wales vs. Scotland is still scheduled to go ahead on Saturday as planned. This weekend’s game will mark the final match of

9:59 AM BST The Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland on Saturday in Cardiff has been postponed, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) confirmed in a statement. The game was postponed just as Scotland were beginning their captain’s run in advance of the match. All other Six Nations games planned for this weekend have been

10:58 PM BST ESPN staff Super Rugby will continue as usual amid the coronavirus apart from the Jaguares’ game against the Highlanders in Buenos Aires, which has been moved behind closer doors. While other sporting leagues are suspending play around the world, SANZAAR confirmed the competition’s other Round 7 fixtures would all go ahead this

6:49 PM BST England prop Joe Marler has been handed a 10-week suspension by a disciplinary panel after he grabbed opposing captain Alun Wyn Jones’ groin during his side’s victory over Wales in the Six Nations last weekend. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke out when Wales had a try

12:30 PM BST Wales coach Wayne Pivac has made four changes to the team to face Scotland on Saturday, with captain Alun Wyn Jones set to equal the world record for Test appearances. All Black Richie McCaw is the only person to have reached 148 caps but Jones’ appearances for Wales and the British and

4:37 PM BST The United States captain Blaine Scully has announced his retirement from professional rugby after a decade in the sport. Scully, 32, earned 54 international appearances and featured at three World Cups, seven World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments and won bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games. The wing became captain of the

2:41 PM BST PRO14 has postponed all Round 14 and 15 fixtures involving Benetton and Zebre due to restrictions on travelling implemented by the Italian government. The decision affects the Round 14 game between Cardiff Blues and Zebre and the Round 15 game between Munster and Benetton, due to be held in Wales and Ireland

3:51 PM BST England prop Joe Marler has been cited after he appeared to grab Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones’ around the groin area during his side’s 33-30 Six Nations victory on Saturday. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke out when Wales had a try disallowed for a George North

4:10 PM BST James Harrington There is some difference between Fantasy Rugby points and on-pitch impressions. The two things are not, necessarily, closely related. And the metrics can be easily questioned but they are the same for everyone and are easy to follow. Scotland were far more than the sum of their individual Fantasy Rugby-scoring