3:40 PM BST James Harrington The final round countdown. One Super Saturday. A Grand Slam and the Six Nations title tantalisingly in the grip of Warren Gatland’s Wales as they face Joe Schmidt’s defending champions Ireland in Cardiff. Elsewhere, Eddie Jones’ England are apparently out to write a few perceived wrongs against Gregor Townsend’s Scotland
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12:00 PM BST Wales have named an unchanged team for their Six Nations decider against Ireland on Saturday, as they look to win their 12th Grand Slam and first since 2012. Jack Nowell joins Ben Moon, Mark Wilson and Henry Slade in returning to the starting line-up while Joe Cokanasiga has been left out of
2:13 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
1:06 PM BST Manu Tuilagi has secured his England and Leicester Tigers future by signing a new contract with the Premiership club David Rogers – RFU/The RFU Collection via Getty Images Leicester Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi has agreed a new contract which will help secure his future with England after widespread speculation he could lose his
11:48 AM BST The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series will feature six combined men’s and women’s tournaments from 2019 to 2023, with the women’s series increasing to eight rounds for the first time over the next four-year cycle. Cape Town; Hamilton, New Zealand; Sydney; Hong Kong and Paris will host the combined tournaments in the
12:03 AM BST Only the Chiefs and Reds remain winless ahead of Round 5 of Super Rugby, and both sides face huge challenges to remedy that record this weekend. Brad Thorn’s side are in Tokyo for a date with the Sunwolves while the Waikato men welcome the Hurricanes to FMG Stadium in Hamilton. Meanwhile the
10:49 PM BST The Chiefs are willing to try anything to repair their floundering season and could consider shifting Damian McKenzie back to fullback for their Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes on Friday. The Chiefs have been a shadow of the side that have made the playoffs every year since 2012 with 50-point defeats
11:23 AM BST Scotland trio Tommy Seymour, Blair Kinghorn and Stuart Hogg have been ruled out of Saturday’s final Six Nations match against England at Twickenham. The Scotland Rugby Union confirmed in a statement that Seymour and Kinghorn picked up rib and ankle injuries respectively in the 18-11 defeat against Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday.
10:49 AM BST Maro Itoje has not been included in the England’s 31-man training squad ahead of Saturday’s final Six Nations match against Scotland at Twickenham. The Saracens forward sustained a knee injury in the championship opener against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Feb. 2. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed in a statement