Rugby

After failing to qualify for RWC 2023, the Eagles are making changes Gary Gold steps down as USA men’s boss (Getty Images) Gary Gold leaves USA Rugby as future World Cup plans formulate After the men’s Eagles failed to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, losing in the two-legged final qualifier to Chile

Wasps had debts totalling £95m when the club went into administration, reports by administrators FRP have revealed. They show that the combined debts of the rugby club’s parent company Wasps Holdings and their three Coventry Building Society Arena companies have cost taxpayers millions of pounds. Dozens of local firms were also owed money, including Arena

Dec 6, 2022 Warren Gatland has left New Zealand Rugby with one final piece of advice before departing for Wales, imploring the governing body to sign Scott Robertson as the next All Blacks coach. It was on Monday revealed that Gatland would be returning to Cardiff after just three short years away, the Kiwi replacing

11:30 AM GMT England head coach Eddie Jones has been sacked by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) in the wake of a run of poor results, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Tuesday. The RFU announced Richard Cockerill will take over the running of the men’s team in the interim. 2 Related RFU CEO

The RFU have shot themselves in the foot, writes Josh Graham Eddie Jones amongst his England players (Getty Images) Opinion: Why England wrong to sack Jones now The RFU have finally fired their loaded gun as England sack Eddie Jones. But all those in charge of English rugby have managed to do is shoot themselves

Gatland will take charge of upcoming Six Nations and Rugby World Cup Warren Gatland returns for Wales (Getty Images) Warren Gatland returns for Wales as Wayne Pivac sacked Wayne Pivac has been sacked by Wales and replaced by his predecessor Warren Gatland following the WRU’s review into an abject Autumn Nations Series campaign. Gatland will

South Africa’s World Cup winner Sbu Nkosi has been reported missing by his club in Pretoria. The Bulls said their last contact with Nkosi was on 11 November and that they opened a missing person case with the police six days later. The 26-year-old winger missed out on the Springboks’ autumn internationals because of a

With a review looming, here’s what’s happened in the last 24 hours England Head Coach Eddie Jones (Getty Images) The latest on the Eddie Jones and RFU saga It has been widely reported that the review panel which will pick over England’s disappointing autumn campaign will meet on Monday. With a board meeting the next

Dec 2, 2022 ESPN staff The future of Super Rugby Pacific has been locked away until at least the end of 2030, with New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia rubber-stamping a plan to take the competition forward over the next eight years. After months of negotiation and more than just a few stern words, the

Last updated on 1 December 20221 December 2022.From the section Welsh Rugby New chair Ieuan Evans says the Welsh Rugby Union must act swiftly as they review Wales’ disappointing autumn campaign and the future of Wayne Pivac. The Wales head coach is under scrutiny after losing to Georgia amid three November defeats with predecessor Warren

Nov 29, 2022 Australia scrum half Nic White was allowed to continue playing after a head injury during his rugby team’s recent defeat by Ireland due to “discrepancies” in process and communication, an independent review by the organisers said on Tuesday. White was injured during the second half of Australia’s 13-10 Autumn Nations Series loss

The prop tells all to Dan Cole on their podcast Joe Marler faces the Barbarians (Getty Images) Here’s why Joe Marler wears supporters jersey for Quins Prop Joe Marler has revealed the reason why he wears a replica Harlequins shirt on matchday. Talking on the ‘Joe and Dan’s Cauliflower Club’ version of The Joe Marler

A countdown ‘shot clock’ timer on scrums, line-outs and kicks at goal could be introduced to help speed up the game before the Rugby World Cup. The sport’s key stakeholders met last week to consider ways to improve the flow of international rugby. Other ideas include enhancing the in-stadium fan experience by broadcasting interactions between

Nov 26, 2022 TWICKENHAM — If anyone wondered whether prematch talk about their boss’ suspension would weigh heavy on South Africa’s minds, then it was in stark contrast to the light work they showed in dispatching England in their own backyard on Saturday. The build-up to this game was dominated by talk of South Africa

South Africa crush England at Twickenham Eben Etzebeth scores for South Africa (Getty Images) England Autumn Internationals Squad 2022 – England 13-27 South Africa It was more Tetch match than Test match, but South Africa ended their year with a bruising win in London, defeating England 27-13. The Boks thrived in the conditions and England

Venue: Twickenham Stadium Date: Saturday, 26 November Kick-off: 17:30 GMT Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app, updates on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds “Not sure I would know what to say to any other team before a World Cup final.” With those words, Rassie Erasmus first appeared on

Nov 19, 2022 The Wallabies’ 2022 season can be summed by the opening three minutes of their 13-10 loss to Ireland in Dublin. In a year that has been dominated by injuries, the sight of Hunter Paisami being twisted in a tackle and immediately clutching a knee came as no surprise. And nor did the

Venue: Twickenham Stadium Date: Saturday, 26 November Kick-off: 17:30 GMT Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app, updates on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds Saracens’ uncapped second row Hugh Tizard and Sale prop Bevan Rodd are in a 26-player England squad to prepare to face South Africa on Saturday.