12:57 PM GMT SA Rugby have named former physio Jacques Nienaber as the Springboks’ head coach, as well as a revamped coaching staff as they head into the new season. The group will report to Rassie Erasmus, the former head coach and now Director of Rugby, who led the South Africa to the 2019 Rugby
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1:07 PM GMT Finn Russell has been axed by Scotland ahead of their Six Nations opener against Ireland on Feb. 1 due to disciplinary reasons. In a statement released on Thursday, Scottish Rugby said: “Stand-off Finn Russell will play no further part in preparations for Scotland’s Six Nations opener against Ireland, having been disciplined for
2:48 PM GMT James Harrington The clock is ticking to the opening match of the 2020 Six Nations between Wales and Italy at the Principality Stadium on Feb. 1, so we figured it was time we looked at the key players who could boost your Fantasy Rugby score and send you to the top of
8:05 AM GMT A disciplinary panel report that found Saracens guilty of salary cap breaches states the Premiership club’s owner Nigel Wray entered into ventures with players totalling £1.3 million, Sky News reported. Reigning English and European champions Saracens were docked 35 points and fined £5.36m in November, and will be relegated from the top
6:00 PM GMT Kathleen McNamee Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has said that the international players on his squad “had a very clear view” on whether they wanted to stay or leave the club and that many of their plans “coincided” with what the club wanted as well. Saracens will be relegated from the
8:31 AM GMT World Cup-winning scrumhalf Faf de Klerk will have a close eye on this year’s Six Nations Championship, as he looks ahead to the potential of a British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021. That may seem a long way off, but will be front of mind for many of
Jan 22, 2020 Premiership Rugby (PRL) said on Wednesday they will release the disciplinary panel report that found Saracens guilty of persistent salary cap breaches after the club said they had no objection for it to be made public. English and European champions Saracens will be relegated from the top flight at the end of
2:36 PM GMT Connor O’Halloran LONDON — England coach Eddie Jones has said playing in the Six Nations is the best thing for the Saracens players involved amid the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the club. Saracens will be relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2019-20 season as a result of repeatedly infringing the
10:46 AM GMT Liam Williams has been ruled out of Wales’ Six Nations Opener against Italy as he continues to recover from ankle surgery, but the Saracens fullback should be fit for the rest of the tournament. Williams, who will move to Scarlets at the end of the season, has not played since suffering an
9:56 AM GMT England skills coach Steve Borthwick will join Leicester Tigers as head coach after the 2020 Six Nations. Borthwick served as forwards coach to the England squad that reached the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final before being made skills coach, and has been replaced by Melbourne Storm assistant Jason Ryle, who will join