5:50 AM BST Wallabies star David Pocock says he’ll do everything in his power to play at the Rugby World Cup but cannot guarantee he’ll overcome a “rare” calf injury in time. Pocock said it was the right decision to retire from the Brumbies and end his Super Rugby career on Wednesday in a bid

5:24 AM BST Things are heating up as we countdown to the end of the regular season with the race for playoff spots coming to a head. The Round 16 action is headlined by two key derby matches in Rebels-Waratahs on Friday and Chiefs-Crusaders Saturday, while a key inter-conference match plays out between Sharks-Hurricanes. (Note:

11:43 PM BST Wallabies and Brumbies superstar David Pocock has retired from Super Rugby but hopes to play at the World Cup later this year. Pocock has played just 138 minutes in three games for the Brumbies this season with a frustrating calf injury keeping him sidelined. The 31-year-old met with Wallabies and Brumbies medical

10:24 AM BST Wallabies flanker David Pocock is expected to confirm that 2019 will be his last season in Australian rugby when he fronts a media conference on Tuesday, a report on the Rugby Australia website rugby.com.au said on Monday. The 31-year-old openside is struggling with a long-term calf injury and has played only for

6:42 AM BST Karmichael Hunt’s hopes of a return to the Australia squad ahead of the World Cup have been dealt a blow with the New South Wales Waratahs utility back expected to miss the rest of the Super Rugby season with a knee injury. Hunt went down with a suspected medial ligament injury in

2:42 AM BST Sam Bruce Close ESPN Associate Editor Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPNscrum after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Andy Withers Close ESPN

12:07 AM BST New South Wales Waratahs hold only a slim mathematical chance of advancing to the Super Rugby playoffs, but the players are also aware they could be playing for places in Australia’s Rugby World Cup squad, Kurtley Beale says. The Waratahs, semi-finalists last year, were beaten 23-15 by the Jaguares in Sydney on

4:07 PM BST Ireland forward Sean O’Brien is set to have hip surgery in the “next few weeks” that will rule him out of the World Cup in Japan, his club Leinster confirmed Sunday. O’Brien, 32, missed Leinster’s PRO14 final victory over Glasgow Saturday but he was given the honour of lifting the trophy after

2:24 AM BST Brumbies coach Dan McKellar believes Christian Lealiifano should be recalled to wear the Wallabies No.10 jersey at the World Cup later this year. The 31-year-old has been in sensational form this Super Rugby season and has helped guide the Brumbies to the top of the Australian conference. Lealiifano played 19 Tests before