2:38 PM BST South African winger Travis Ismaiel has signed for Harlequins from Super Rugby side Bulls, the club announced Tuesday. Ismaiel, 27, scored on his only appearance for the Springboks in a friendly against Wales last year. The winger made his Super Rugby debut in 2015 and he scored 50 points in 39 appearances

3:27 PM BST Sale Sharks have released Australian centre James O’Connor from his three-year contract with immediate effect, the club announced Tuesday. O’Connor, 28, has signed a contract with Rugby Australia which boosts his chances of representing the national team in this year’s World Cup in Japan. The centre has spent the past two seasons

2:06 AM BST Crusaders inside centre Ryan Crotty and lock Scott Barrett have been ruled out of the Super Rugby final against the Jaguares on Saturday and likely the entirety of the Rugby Championship after breaking bones in their hands. Crotty will miss all of the Rugby Championship after he broke his thumb in the

12:26 PM BST Bulls loose forward Marco van Staden has been added to South Africa’s training squad on Monday as doubts remain over the fitness of Springboks captain Siya Kolisi ahead of the Rugby Championship. Kolisi sustained a knee injury playing for the Stormers in Super Rugby, and he was initially ruled out for six

6:29 AM BST Time is running out for David Pocock and James O’Connor prior to the Wallabies’ first Test of a World Cup year, but halfback Nic White is back with the group. Champion back-rower Pocock played just 138 minutes in three matches for the Brumbies this season due to a calf muscle issue and

4:26 AM BST ESPN staff Richie Mo’unga and George Bride are both free to play in the Super Rugby final after the Crusaders duo was cleared of separate off-field incidents during the team’s tour of South Africa earlier this year. New Zealand Rugby on Monday released its findings into the alleged incidents in Pretoria and

8:15 AM BST Duane Vermeulen, Handre Pollard, Lukhanyo Am, Sibusiso Nkosi and Francois Louw are among a group of 13 players added to the Springboks training group in Pretoria in preparation of the Rugby Championship. Bulls and Sharks players were added one week after their teams completed their Super Rugby campiagns in defeat at the

6:16 AM BST The Jaguares still have one more imposing step to take on their fairytale run through the Super Rugby playoffs but they head to Christchurch for the final with at least one of their season goals completed. The might of the nine-time champion Crusaders stand in their path to a maiden title next

5:54 AM BST The Crusaders could be without established All Blacks Ryan Crotty and Scott Barrett for the Super Rugby final after both damaged a hand in their exciting semi-final defeat of the Hurricanes. Inside centre Crotty (thumb) and lock Barrett (finger) were to learn the extent of their injuries when x-ray results return on

2:13 PM BST Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani has been added to England’s 31-man provisional World Cup training squad. 1 Related The 31-year-old, who was named Premiership player of the year and RPA players’ player of the year last season after leading Gloucester to their first playoff appearance in eight years, is believed to have been