Rugby

England prop Kyle Sinckler has been called up to the British and Irish Lions squad for the tour of South Africa to replace Andrew Porter. Ireland’s Porter, 25, suffered a toe injury as Leinster lost to Glasgow in the Pro14 Rainbow Cup on Friday. Sinckler, who toured New Zealand with the Lions in 2017, will

Sale (26) 45 Tries: Van der Merwe, Yarde, McGuigan, Neild, Van Rensburg, Rodd, J-L du Preez Cons: MacGinty 3, R du Preez 2 Harlequins (7) 12 Tries: Landajo, Edwards Con: Edwards Sale Sharks kept alive their hopes of a top-two Premiership finish with a dominant bonus-point win over a much-changed Harlequins side. Martin Landajo put

Family ties are at the heart of what makes the Saracens front-rower tick Mako Vunipola warming up for Saracens’ game against Doncaster Knights in the RFU Championship (Getty Images) Who is Mako Vunipola: Ten things you need to know about the England prop Mako Vunipola is one of the outstanding props of his generation, possessing

Premiership champions Exeter have announced the signing of Irish centre Sean O’Brien for the 2021-22 season. The 23-year-old joins from Galway-based Pro14 side Connacht. O’Brien is a product of the team’s academy and has been capped by Ireland at Under-20 level. “I’ve had a great spell there, but now is the time for me to

The job description was posted online for an assistant to Eddie Jones England on the attack during the 2021 Six Nations (Getty Images) We are so used to hearing about ‘global searches’ and headhunted hires, but the RFU have taken the step to post an advert for the next England attack coach. Talking today of

Biarritz and Perpignan face off for automatic promotion to the Top 14 this weekend Biarritz rugby fans at a match against Perpignan this season (Getty Images) “If you want to watch the ProD2, you have to watch the whole competition because it’s like a series,” says Perpignan back-rower Damien Chouly. “It’s like Game of Thrones.

Head coach Eddie Jones is looking to unearth some “fresh, energetic, enthusiastic players who want to take on the world” as England look to recover from a poor Six Nations. England face the USA and Canada in July, while an England ‘A’ team will meet Scotland ‘A’ at the end of June. “It’s all about

The interim head coach names group to face England A, Romania and Georgia Glasgow’s Rory Darge in Rainbow Cup action (Getty Images) Mike Blair names 17 uncapped players for Scotland summer Tests Scotland have named a 37-man squad for Test matches against England A, Romania and Georgia this summer. Edinburgh back-rower Jamie Ritchie has been

Scotland have included 17 uncapped players in a 37-man squad for Test matches against England A, Romania and Georgia this summer. Assistant Mike Blair takes interim charge with head coach Gregor Townsend part of the British and Irish Lions’ staff for the tour of South Africa. Eight Scotland players are also unavailable because of Lions

The first Lions tour of the pro era produced one of the great upsets as world champions South Africa were stunned on home turf. A new book relives those extraordinary events The 1997 Lions celebrate their incredible series win after the third Test at Ellis Park (Getty Images) Conquering Everest – the new book about

1:24 AM BST Australia is on the board! After 13 straight defeats, the Reds at last opened the Aussies account in Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, the Queenslanders defeating the Chiefs in an extraordinary game at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. But it was otherwise another dominant weekend for New Zealand as the Hurricanes, Crusaders, Blues

Saracens: (7) 17 Tries: M Packer 2, De Goede Cons: Harrison Harlequins: (19) 25 Tries: Cokayne 2; Pens: Tuima 5 Harlequins saw off a late Saracens charge with two players in the sin-bin to claim a first Premier 15s title. Quins, who had lost the last two Premier 15s finals to Sarries, took an early

Don’t miss any of the action from Kingsholm this afternoon Saracens fly-half Zoe Harrison and Harlequins No 10 Emily Scott (Getty Images) Allianz Premier 15s final live stream: How to watch Harlequins v Saracens There’s a familiar look to the 2020-21 Allianz Premier 15s final. As in the previous two finals, Harlequins and Saracens will

Northampton (17) 30 Tries: Matavesi, Pen try, Wood Cons: Biggar 2 Pens: Biggar 3 Wasps (17) 25 Tries: Robson, Shields, Willis Cons: Umaga, Atkinson Pens: Umaga 2 Northampton Saints ensured European Champions Cup rugby next season with a hard-earned victory over Wasps. After Harlequins’ win over Bath earlier on Saturday ended their slim play-off chances,

2:06 PM BST South Africa’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is expecting the British & Irish Lions to play a fast tempo game and not try to arm-wrestle the world champion Springboks when the teams meet in a three-test series starting in late July. Erasmus coached the Boks to the World Cup title in Japan

12:00 PM BST England will face Fiji on the opening day of the Rugby World Cup next year while defending champions and hosts New Zealand will face neighbours Australia at Auckland’s Eden Park, the sport’s global governing body said. The tournament, to be held in Auckland and Whangarei from Oct. 8-Nov. 12 in 2022, was

The Springboks would have travelled the world to take on the “special” British and Irish Lions says South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus. The tour begins in South Africa in July after various alternative locations were explored as Covid contingencies. The Lions tour every four years, alternating between series in South Africa, Australia and

With Tests against the USA and Canada on the horizon, younger players will be looking to force their way into the reckoning Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith has only played for England in a non-capped match against the Barbarians in 2019 (RFU/Getty Images) Who should Eddie Jones pick for England this summer?  This summer is the