Semesa Rokoduguni won England honours thanks to his club form with Bath England international winger Semesa Rokoduguni will leave Bath Rugby at the end of the current Premiership season, ending a 10-year stay at the Rec. The 34-year-old Fiji-born flier has amassed more than 70 tries in 190-plus games for the Blue, Black and Whites […]
Tommy Reffell is a former Wales Under-20s player Wales coach Wayne Pivac has named Leicester flanker Tommy Reffell and Cardiff number eight James Ratti as two uncapped players in his 33-man squad to tour South Africa in July. Pivac retained Dan Biggar as captain for the three-Test tour ahead of Alun Wyn Jones. George North […]
Worcester captain Ted Hill lifts the Premiership Rugby Cup after his team’s victory London Irish: (16) 25 Tries: White Con: Jackson Pens: Jackson 6 Worcester: (18) 25 Tries: Kvesic, Humphreys, Hatherell Cons: Smith 2 Pens: Smith 2 Worcester won a dramatic Premiership Rugby Cup final on tries scored after extra time against London Irish. Kyle […]
Arundell was one of England’s best performers in an under-20 Six Nations campaign that ended in a third-place finish London Irish’s teenage full-back Henry Arundell is included in a 36-strong England training squad to prepare for July’s Test series against Australia. The 19-year-old only made his Premiership debut in February but has scored 11 tries […]
Elton Jantjies plays for Japanese side NTT Red Hurricanes at club level Rugby World Cup-winning South Africa fly-half Elton Jantjies was arrested at an airport in Johannesburg on Sunday for allegedly causing “malicious damage to property” on a flight from Dubai. Jantjies, 31, was detained at OR Tambo International Airport and later released on 1,000 […]
James Lowe touches down for Leinster’s opening try in the semi-final Leinster (23) 40 Tries: Lowe 2, Van der Flier, Keenan Cons: Sexton 3, Byrne Pen: Sexton 3, Byrne Toulouse (10) 17 Tries: Dupont, Tolofua Cons: Ramos 2 Pen: Ramos Leinster reached their first Champions Cup final since 2019 with a comfortable 40-17 win over […]
URC highlights: Dragons 18-19 Cardiff Dragons (10) 18 Tries: Griffiths, Dixon Cons: S Davies Pens: Reed 2 Cardiff (10) 19 Try: L Williams Cons: Priestland Pens: Priestland 4 Rhys Priestland kicked Cardiff to victory against Dragons in a United Rugby Championship match in which each side had a player sent off. Dragons fly-half Will Reed […]
England are the number-one-ranked side in the world after winning a fourth successive Six Nations this year England have been confirmed as hosts of the 2025 women’s World Cup. The World Rugby Council also unanimously approved Australia as hosts for the men’s World Cup in 2027 and the women’s in 2029. The United States will […]
James Lowe on the charge in Saturday’s victory over Leicester Venue: Aviva Stadium, Dublin Date: Saturday, 14 May Kick-off: 15:00 BST Coverage: Preview, team news and text updates online Leinster wing James Lowe says they are out to match Toulouse’s five titles as they head into Saturday’s Champions Cup semi-final against the the holders. The […]
Glyn Shaw (R) played in the front-row alongside side Welsh legends Graham Price and Bobby Windsor Former Neath prop Glyn Shaw, who won 12 caps for Wales in the 1970s, has died after a long illness, aged 71. Rhigos-born Shaw was a dual-code international, also playing for Wales and Great Britain after converting to rugby […]