3:46 AM BST There are just five rounds to go in Super Rugby’s regular season, with all the Australian and South African conferences very much in the balance. The Crusaders remain in control of the New Zealand conference ahead of the second game of their two-week tour of South Africa, Saturday’s contest with the Stormers.
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4:15 AM BST Star recruit Matt Toomua didn’t know how to find his home after training on day one but says he’ll be ready for the Melbourne Rebels’ Super Rugby clash against the Bulls on Friday night if required. Due to arrive from England club Leicester next week, Wallabies five-eighth Toomua’s return was fast-tracked after
10:26 AM BST South Africa forward Coenie Oosthuizen has signed for Sale Sharks on a three year contract, the club announced Monday. The prop, 30, who has won 30 senior international caps, will leave the Cell-C Sharks and join the Gallagher Premiership club at the start of next season. “Coenie joining us, along with Lood
2:21 AM BST The Brumbies proved they have the attacking game to match their damaging rolling maul in a 33-0 victory over the Sunwolves to round out Round 13 of Super Rugby. The bonus-point triumph moved the ACT side into first place in the Australian conference ahead of the Round 14 bye, while the Crusaders
2:13 PM ET England’s Saracens were crowned champions of Europe for the third time in four years on Saturday as they came from 10-0 down to beat last year’s winners Leinster 20-10 in a ferocious final. The Irish side, who beat Saracens in the quarterfinals last year and were seeking a record fifth triumph, found
12:47 AM BST He refuses to talk up his chances but Dane Haylett-Petty has done his hopes of taking over the Wallabies fullback jersey no harm with a superb performance in Melbourne’s Super Rugby win over Queensland. With Israel Folau’s World Cup likely in tatters, the Rebels skipper is one of the leading contenders to
2:11 PM BST The 2021 Champions Cup and European Rugby Challenge Cup finals will be held at Tottenham Hotspur’s new stadium from May 21 to 22, the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) said on Friday. Last year’s finals were held in Bilbao, home to La Liga club Athletic Bilbao, while this year’s finals will be
9:55 AM BST Warren Gatland has verbally agreed to become head coach of the British & Irish Lions for the tour of South Africa in 2021, sources have told ESPN. The Telegraph first reported the agreement. Gatland’s 12 years in charge of Wales comes to an end following the Rugby World Cup later this year
12:49 AM BST Wallabies lock Will Skelton admits turning his back on a crack at the Rugby World Cup to re-sign with Saracens was the toughest decision of his career. The 26-year-old is poised to ink a new two-year deal with the powerhouse English club, who take on Irish giants Leinster in a highly-anticipated European
12:44 AM BST A local derby between the Rebels and Reds in Melbourne will at last shift the focus on-field after Australian rugby headlines have been focused on the Israel Folau decision. AAMI Park is the venue for that clash while Round 13 kicks off earlier Friday in New Zealand with an all-Kiwi contest between