1:18 AM BST Wallabies prop Tom Robertson’s World Cup hopes are in jeopardy after suffering a potentially serious knee injury in Argentina. Robertson went down early on Friday morning (AEST) as the team went through their paces at the San Isidro rugby club in Buenos Aires – their last field session before heading to Salta

Oct 5, 2018 Bernard Foley’s three-week benching has given the Wallabies five-eighth a much-needed opportunity to refresh his body and mind, according to coach Michael Cheika. Foley has earned a recall to the starting side for Australia’s must-win Rugby Championship clash against Argentina on Sunday morning (AEST) in Salta. Foley was dropped to the bench

5:36 PM BST In 2005 Aphiwe Dyantyi was mesmerised by the way Tana Umaga passionately led the first Kapa O Pango haka. And, while Umaga is not there to lead it anymore, he will probably get the best seat in the house to view it on Saturday afternoon at Loftus Versfeld. Dyantyi’s signature try celebration

12:56 PM BST KweseESPN Staff Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus has made three changes to his starting side to face the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship Test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday. Damian de Allende, Francois Louw and Steven Kitshoff have been recalled to the starting side, while Willie le Roux will play

7:34 AM BST England backrower Sam Simmonds will be sidelined for the next six to nine months after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Exeter Chiefs on Saturday, casting doubt over his chances of playing at next year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan. The No. 8 could return for the last few weeks

5:25 PM BST PRETORIA — It takes a lot to make the All Blacks look foolish and force them out of their comfort zone. It’s unusual to see the world champions drop the ball, take suicidal quick lineouts and not make that final, winning pass. But such was the brutality, accuracy and linespeed of the

2:01 PM BST Star Wars actor Temuera Morrison is in line to play Eddie Jones in a movie about Japan’s shock win over South Africa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. In was heralded as arguably the greatest upset in World Cup history, Japan scored a last-minute try to dispatch the Springboks in Brighton back

6:07 PM BST Retired England rugby union prop Joe Marler has clarified comments he made which suggested he tried to get banned from national team assignments by deliberately picking up yellow and red cards during matches. Marler, 28, announced his retirement from international rugby last week to spend more time with his family, having won

6:04 AM BST There were wins for the Springboks and All Blacks in Round 5 of the Rugby Championship. Read on for our Team of the Week. Dane Haylett-Petty After being forced to spend the first chunk of his Test career on the right wing, Haylett-Petty is clearly relishing the switch to fullback. The Wallabies

9:56 PM BST Wallabies fullback Dane Haylett-Petty has welcomed a move from rugby’s lawmakers to start punishing lifters who don’t bring down their teammates safely from aerial contests. Now it’s on Australia to make the most of what has been dubbed the ‘Israel Folau rule’ as they look to sort out their misfiring attack in