Rugby

5:11 PM GMT Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall will take “a short break due to medical reasons,” the Premiership Rugby side said on Friday. McCall, who took on the role during the 2010-11 season, has led Saracens to five Premiership titles and three European Champions Cups during his tenure. “People will always come first

10:00 AM GMT England captain Owen Farrell has been ruled out of the entire Six Nations championship after suffering a second serious ankle injury in the latest blow to head coach Eddie Jones’s preparations for the competition that begins next week. Farrell had surgery in November on an ankle he injured playing against Australia then

Blair Kinghorn has some records to his name EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – DECEMBER 03: Edinburgh’s Blair Kinghorn scores his side’s third try of the match during a United Rugby Championship match between Edinburgh Rugby and Benetton at the DAM Health Stadium, on December 03, 2021, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Devlin/SNS Group via Getty Images)

England’s preparations for the Six Nations match against Scotland have been further disrupted after prop Joe Marler tested positive for Covid. The squad were also forced to evacuate their hotel after a fire on Tuesday and move to a different one. Marler has withdrawn from this week’s training camp in Brighton and has gone into

7:43 AM GMT George Ford and Elliot Daly have been called up to the England squad as a replacement for the injured pair of Owen Farrell and Jonny May, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) confirmed on Monday. In-form Leicester Tigers flyhalf Ford, 28, has started all 12 of Tigers’ Premiership games and is the league’s

This coach represented England and Great Britain in rugby league Martin Gleeson joined the England set-up in 2021 (Getty Images) Martin Gleeson: Ten things you should know about the England attack coach Former rugby league star Martin Gleeson joined the England coaching set-up in 2021… Ten things you should know about Martin Gleeson 1. Martin

Scarlets (13) 21 Tries: Elias, McNicholl Con: Patchell Pens: Patchell 3 Bristol Bears (14) 52 Tries: Radradra 2, Lloyd, penalty, Thacker, O’Conor, Naulago, Sheedy Cons: Sheedy 5 Bristol Bears dumped Scarlets out of Europe in a breathless encounter at Parc y Scarlets. The hosts finished bottom of Champions Cup Pool B as Bristol turned on

Live matches and highlights from the English top flight will be shown on ITV4 Premiership Rugby has announced a new broadcasting deal with ITV (Getty Images) Premiership agrees broadcast deal with ITV Premiership Rugby has announced a broadcast deal with ITV that will run until the end of the 2023-24 season. The channel will show

2:31 PM GMT Scotland coach Gregor Townsend has named five uncapped players in Scotland’s 39-man squad for the 2022 Six Nations, as well as including centre Cameron Redpath just days after his first appearance in seven months. Redpath had a memorable debut in Scotland’s win at Twickenham last season and is in line for a

In-form players and improved depth give Scotland a “big opportunity” to challenge for the Six Nations title, says head coach Gregor Townsend. Adam Hastings, Huw Jones, George Horne and Sean Maitland are notable omissions from the tournament squad. Cameron Redpath returns from long-term injury and there are five uncapped players in the 39-man pool. “In

10:45 AM GMT Owen Farrell has retained his England captaincy for the 2022 Six Nations while George Ford, Elliot Day, Sam Underhill and Mako and Billy Vunipola miss out on the squad. Manu Tuilagi was also not named in the 36-man squad announced by coach Eddie Jones on Tuesday but he is expected to join

Northampton: (10) 20 Tries: Biggar, Hutchinson; Pens: Biggar 2; Cons: Biggar, Furbank Ulster: (19) 24 Tries: Baloucoune, Doak, Lowry 2; Cons: Doak 2 Ulster reached the Champions Cup last 16 as they held off a valiant Northampton to claim a bonus-point win. The visitors were 12-0 up after 15 minutes thanks to tries from Robert

10:19 AM GMT Sale Sharks have confirmed they have suspended one of their players after they were arrested on suspicion of rape. The player has since been released on bail. The player, who has played for England, was arrested on Sunday morning. “Sale Sharks have been made aware of an allegation against one of its

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host its first Premiership rugby fixture when Saracens entertain Bristol Bears on Saturday, 26 March. The 62,000-seater stadium was the venue for Oleksandr Usyk’s defeat of Anthony Joshua in 2021, and has hosted NFL matches since opening in April 2019. The north London stadium will be the 40th ground to

Round two fixtures will not be rescheduled, with all results recorded as 0-0 draws The Champions Cup trophy (Getty Images) Postponed European matches now cancelled The seven European matches postponed in December due to Covid travel restrictions have now been cancelled. Five second-round European Champions Cup and two Challenge Cup matches were called off last

Jasmine Joyce and Siwan Lillicrap are among those accepting 12-month deals with WRU Jasmine Joyce is one of 12 players to accept a full-time contract with the WRU (Getty Images) 12 Wales Women’s players given full-time contracts Team GB speedster Jasmine Joyce and national captain Siwan Lillicrap are among the 12 Wales Women’s players given

The latest restrictions in the countries involved Scotland and England fans at Murrayfield in 2020 (MB Media/Getty Images) How Covid could affect the Six Nations The 2022 Six Nations kicks off in a few weeks, on 5 February, but Covid restrictions in various countries involved could cause disruption to the championship. It was expected that

Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd is set to leave the Premiership club at the end of the season. Boyd, who took over in 2018, wants to return to his native New Zealand. He guided Saints to victory in the 2019 Premiership Rugby Cup and they also reached the league play-off semi-finals in the