12:43 PM GMT French winger Teddy Thomas was left out of the squad as France coach Fabien Galthie made two changes to his team who face Scotland in the Six Nations on Sunday. Thomas showed worrying defensive shortcomings in the first three games and was not included among the replacements to face Scotland. Damian Penaud
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2:21 PM GMT Alexander Diegel When Dante Lopresti was winning national championships at the Washington D.C. rugby powerhouse Gonzaga College High School, he could not have imagined that in a few short years time, he would be scrummaging shoulder to shoulder with Rugby World Cup Champion Tendai “The Beast” Mtawarira. 2 Related “I remember watching
2:17 PM GMT Former Australia centre Anthony Fainga’a has agreed to donate his brain to medical research on the effects of concussion once he dies, having retired last year on medical advice after suffering multiple concussions during his professional rugby career. Fainga’a, who was capped 23 times for the Wallabies from 2010-13, reckoned he had
12:27 PM GMT Wales have made four changes to the starting lineup for the Six Nations clash against England at Twickenham on Saturday. Liam Williams and Josh Navidi return from injury and are set to make their first appearances for the national team since the World Cup in Japan. Williams replaces the injured Josh Adams
12:08 PM GMT Harlequins have signed former England winger Chris Ashton on a free on Wednesday following the player’s departure from Gallagher Premiership rivals Sale Sharks. The 32-year-old winger mutually terminated his contract with Sale on Monday, ending his two-year spell at the club. Ashton’s arrival at Twickenham Stoop survives his target of reaching 100
3:01 PM GMT England prop Mako Vunipola is in self-isolation as a precaution against the coronavirus and has been ruled out to face Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday, England Rugby said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old missed England’s 24-12 victory over Ireland on Feb. 23 after going to Tonga for family reasons and he
3:01 PM GMT England prop Mako Vunipola has been ruled out to face Wales in the Six Nations on Saturday as precaution against coronavirus, England Rugby said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old missed England’s 24-12 victory over Ireland on Feb. 23 after going to Tonga for family reasons and he travelled back via Hong Kong, which
12:41 PM GMT ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Wales and Cardiff Blues fullback Hallam Amos has been ruled out for the remainder of the Six Nations due to a knee injury, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) have announced. Amos sustained the injury during Cardiff’s 34-24 victory over Benetton Treviso in the PRO
6:59 PM GMT The remaining games of rugby’s Six Nations Championship will, subject to future government intervention, go ahead, despite the coronavirus outbreak that has led to the postponement of this Saturday’s Ireland v Italy match, organisers said on Monday. There had been fears that the games on March 14 between Italy and England in
2:22 PM GMT Leicester Tigers announced the signing of former Fiji international Nemani Nadolo from Top 14 side Montpellier on Monday. Nadolo will join the Gallagher Premiership club ahead of the 2020-21 season. The winger scored 222 points in 29 Test appearances for Fiji since his international debut in 2010. “Tigers are everything I’m looking