8:07 AM GMT World Cup-winning legend David Campese believes Rugby Australia would be panicking if it gambled on an overseas replacement for beleaguered Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. Insisting it’s too late for a coaching upheaval less than 10 months out from the 2019 World Cup in Japan, Campese says Australia’s under-performing players must also bear

Nov 30, 2018 NSW coach Daryl Gibson has identified defence and scrum time as the non-negotiables that must improve if the Waratahs are to be a Super Rugby title force in 2019. With the express intent of toughening up his 2018 semi-finalists, Gibson has assembled the most experienced coaching line-up of his six-year stint at

2:18 PM GMT Ellis Jenkins will require surgery after sustaining a “significant knee injury” during Wales’ November Test against South Africa, his club Cardiff Blues confirmed on Thursday. Jenkins, who was man of the match in Wales’ victory over the the Springboks, was stretchered off the pitch following the match on Nov.24. Wales head coach

3:00 PM GMT Jamie BraidwoodESPN LONDON, ENGLAND — Siya Kolisi can’t stop smiling as he pictures himself pulling on the famous black and white jersey of the Barbarians this weekend. “It’s my dream and I’m getting goosebumps thinking about it,” Kolisi tells ESPN, at the end of an historic year which saw the Stormers flanker

4:45 AM GMT Rugby Australia has resisted Jake White’s gun-for-hire offer and ruled out making a play for South Africa’s former World Cup-winning coach to take charge of the Wallabies. RA boss Raelene Castle had agreed to a telephone hook-up with White following an approach from the former Springboks and Brumbies mentor. But that hook-up

4:56 PM GMT Exeter Chiefs and England winger Jack Nowell has been ruled out for eight weeks after tearing his hamstring during the November internationals. Nowell, 25, picked up the injury in a training session with Eddie Jones’ national side before their 37-15 win over Australia last Saturday. He played a significant role in England’s

9:53 AM GMT Referee Angus Gardner has admitted that he was wrong not to penalise England co-captain Owen Farrell for his tackle on South African Andre Esterhuizen earlier this month. The Australian official called for a TMO review which ruled Farrell’s last-minute “no-arms” tackle on Esterhuizen to be legal and secured England’s 12-11 victory over

7:49 PM GMT Referee Angus Gardner has admitted that he was wrong not to penalise England co-captain Owen Farrell for his tackle on South African Andre Esterhuizen earlier this month. The Australian official called for a TMO review which ruled Farrell’s last-minute “no-arms” tackle on Esterhuizen to be legal and secured England’s 12-11 victory over

2:13 PM GMT Members of Parliament (MPs) in the UK have called for a standardised protocol for concussion in sport. Tom Watson, the deputy Labour Party leader, has called for sports governing bodies to introduce a single unified concussion protocol after accusing football of “turning a blind eye to the brain injury epidemic.” “We need

10:52 AM GMT The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is cutting overall investment in the sport by up to £13million after an ugly financial report revealed revenue has fallen for a second consecutive year. In the 12 months to the end of June, the world’s richest rugby union saw a record investment of almost £108m in