11:47 AM BST Veteran Australia prop Sekope Kepu will join London Irish for the next Gallagher Premiership season, the club has announced. The Wallabies front row, who has won 103 senior international caps, will leave Super Rugby’s New South Wales Waratahs where he has spent more than 11 years of his career. He enjoyed a

10:29 AM BST Queensland Reds second-rower Harry Hockings has been suspended for three weeks after being found guilty of stomping on the head of a Sunwolves’ player. Hockings was red carded for the offence in the 76th minute of the Super Rugby game that saw six cards brandished by referee Angus Gardner. The Reds won

4:20 AM BST Brittany Mitchell Close ESPN Assistant Editor Brittany Mitchell has been a sports fan from an early age, with a keen interest in netball, cricket and rugby. Brittany interned at Rugby Magazine and the Australian Rugby Union before joining ESPN. Andy Withers Close ESPN Senior Editor Andy loves all sport, in particular football,

8:51 AM BST Israel Folau’s landmark code of conduct hearing will resume on Tuesday after a weekend stalemate at Rugby Australia headquarters in Sydney. RA chief executive Raelene Castle was asked to provide further evidence on Sunday, with NSW Waratahs supremo Andrew Hore also called on as more than 15 hours of legal jousting wasn’t

9:07 AM BST Israel Folau’s landmark code of conduct hearing will continue on Sunday after almost eight hours of legal jousting wasn’t enough to resolve the dual international’s bitter dispute with Rugby Australia. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika made an intriguing appearance at RA headquarters on Saturday as Folau fought to save his career after being

12:00 PM BST Playmaker Bernard Foley admits the Waratahs must be more clinical to keep their Super Rugby title hopes alive on their critical two-game spell in South Africa. In the absence of suspended superstar Israel Folau, Super Rugby’s all-time leading try-scorer, the Waratahs have lacked a noticeable attacking edge in their past two games.