9:13 AM BST Wallabies coach Michael Cheika and his assistants have the full backing of the Rugby Australia board, which has vowed to leave no stone unturned in the Wallabies’ quest for 2019 World Cup glory. RA chairman Cameron Clyne dismissed suggestions Cheika’s meeting with the board on Friday were crisis talks, and insisted the

12:44 PM BST England are without 320 caps worth of experience due to injury, down to their fourth and fifth-choice players in certain positions and have a squad featuring eight rookies but make no mistake, the pressure is on Eddie Jones’ side to deliver this autumn. Jones said the above scenario “puts a bit of

11:04 AM BST French Top 14 side Montpellier face a big test of their early-season form in a top-of-the-table clash with Stade Français in Paris next Saturday, and central to their potential success will be South African hooker Bismarck du Plessis. The Springbok strongman is now 34, but is showing no signs of slowing down

9:30 AM BST Danny Cipriani has been left out of England’s 36-man squad for the autumn internationals against South Africa, New Zealand, Japan and Australia next month. Cipriani was not included in head coach Eddie Jones’ training squad that met in Bristol in September, but the fly-half was then named as the Premiership’s Player of

Samu Kerevi is a chance to return from injury in Bledisloe III but there is a shock inclusion among the 31-man Wallabies squad heading to Japan. Uncapped Waratahs forward Jed Holloway has been added to bolster the back-row stocks for the Yokohama Test, the Sydneysider rewarded for a strong finish to the Super Rugby season

4:12 PM BST England’s injury crisis showed no signs of slowing down with Mako Vunipola ruled out of the autumn internationals. Vunipola, who limped off during Saracens’ Champions Cup clash with Glasgow last weekend, joins brother Billy on the sidelines with a calf injury and is expected to be sidelined for six weeks. Saracens have

5:56 AM BST Kurtley Beale wants the the Wallabies to wear their indigenous jersey at the World Cup, believing it galvanises the team for big games – but it could hinge on the toss of a coin. The indigenous jersey was debuted in last year’s Bledisloe Cup win over New Zealand and will be worn

12:42 AM BST Wallabies playmaker Bernard Foley has signed a new contract but only to the end of next year’s Rugby World Cup. A veteran of 64 Tests, 29-year-old Foley has kept his options open beyond that. The Wallabies will don an Indigenous playing strip for a second time when they face England in the

5:39 PM BST Chris Robshaw has been ruled out of England’s upcoming autumn internationals with a knee injury, sources have told ESPN. Robshaw, 32, was absent for Harlequins’ European Challenge Cup win over Agen on Saturday, but had featured in all six of his side’s Premiership fixtures this season. The back-row joins a growing list

9:48 PM BST The Rugby World Cup 2023 final is set to be played at the Stade de France, according to France’s bid leader Claude Atcher. The 62-year-old also revealed that the venue will hold the opening match of the tournament, including the two semi-finals. Atcher also announced that at least one World Cup match