10:00 PM GMT Eddie Jones’ solution to prevent rugby from falling into a slow, attritional, kick-fest is to deploy two on-field referees to ensure teams can secure quick ball. Jones unveiled his 34-man England squad on Monday and said his greatest concern ahead of the 2020 Six Nations is uncertainty over how referees will officiate
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12:00 PM GMT Eddie Jones has called up nineuncapped players for England’s 2020 Six Nations squad. As England start their next cycle towards the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Jones has left out nine of the 31-man squad named for their journey to the 2019 final. Jones promised to regenerate the squad after they fell in
9:16 AM GMT (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) Melbourne assistant Jason Ryles will make his role with England rugby union permanent, leaving the Storm at the end of the 2020 NRL season to join coach Eddie Jones. Ryles has been a regular visitor in the England camp over the past three years at the invitation
5:21 PM GMT Defending champions Sarcacens secured a ninth-successive European Champions Cup quarterfinal spot with a crucial 27-24 win over Racing 92 at Allianz Park on Sunday, capping a tumultuous 24 hours at the club. Saracens will be relegated from the Premiership at the end of the 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches, it was
2:22 PM GMT England and Saracens back-row Billy Vunipola is a doubt for the 2020 Six Nations after suffering a suspected broken forearm. Eddie Jones will select his 35-man England squad for the Six Nations on Monday, with Vunipola now a doubt for the side’s tournament opener against France on Feb. 2. The 27-year-old forward
2:22 PM GMT England and Saracens back-row Billy Vunipola is a doubt for the 2020 Six Nations after suffering a suspected broken forearm. Eddie Jones will select his 35-man England squad for the Six Nations on Monday, with Vunipola now a doubt for the side’s tournament opener against France on Feb. 2. The 27-year-old forward
7:37 PM GMT Premiership champions Saracens will be relegated at the end of the 2019-20 season for salary cap breaches, the league announced on Saturday. Saracens were deducted 35 points in this season’s league table and fined £5.3 million in November after an independent disciplinary panel said Saracens failed to disclose player payments in each
11:11 AM GMT Saracens could face relegation from the Premiership if they fail to prove they are under the salary cap this year. Photo by Bob Bradford – CameraSport/Getty Images Saracens interim chief executive Edward Griffiths has said that no decision has been made on the club’s future amid reports that the club are on the
1:43 PM GMT Scotland international Richie Gray will return to Glasgow Warriors ahead of the 2020-21 season, the club announced on Thursday. The second-rower, who began his career with the Warriors and re-joins from French Top14 champions Toulouse on a two-year deal, marks the first signing by incoming head coach Danny Wilson. The 30-year-old made
4:42 PM GMT Ireland head coach Andy Farrell named a 35-man squad for the Six Nations, which will be captained by flyhalf Johnny Sexton. Sexton, who was named World Rugby player of the year in 2018, takes over the captaincy following the retirement of Rory Best after the World Cup. “We have appointed Johnny as