Wasps will face either Bristol or Sale in the first of two Premiership semi-finals on Saturday, 10 October. Should Sale’s final league game of the season with Worcester go ahead on Wednesday and the Sharks earn a bonus point win, they will finish third and face second-placed Wasps. If they win without a bonus point, … Read more
Amid all the bleating from New Zealand about the scheduling for The Rugby Championship, what was missing was an acknowledgment that the tournament was still alive and going ahead. True, one can never be too prescriptive about these things in Pandemic World. As it is, South Africa’s participation is still conditional on its government giving … Read more
These are worrying times for the grassroots game in Wales The future of one of Welsh rugby’s most iconic clubs is in grave doubt amid a wider crisis that has reportedly left around 30 others on the brink of extinction. Merit Table winners in 1978 and 1979 and invincible in 1949-50, Maesteg RFC today reveal … Read more
There will be 1,000 fans at the Rec tonight to watch Bath Rugby take on Gloucester Rugby in the West Country derby. But of course, there will be thousands of fans who want to watch and follow the game who were not lucky enough to get tickets so here are all the details of how … Read more
Bath’s Premiership game with Gloucester on Tuesday (17:30 BST) will go ahead behind closed doors at the Rec. It had been hoped that up to 1,000 people would be present as part of the pilot scheme for the safe return of spectators to sporting events. However, a rise in coronavirus cases in the UK has … Read more
Ireland’s women will complete their Six Nations campaign with a pair of Sunday fixtures against Italy and France. Adam Griggs’ team sat third in the table after three games when the competition was put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic and will hope to finish strong at the end of next month and the … Read more
World Rugby vice-chairman and president of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) Bernard Laporte and four other of the most powerful men in French rugby were taken into custody for questioning by the French Financial Prosecution Office (PNF) on Tuesday. Laporte, former France and Toulon coach who was the French Minister for Sport during the 2000s … Read more
Premiership Rugby Cup finalSale Sharks (10) 27Tries: Langdon, D du Preez, De Klerk Cons: R du Preez 3 Pens: R du Preez 2Harlequins (16) 19Tries: Chisholm Cons: Smith Pens: Smith 4 Sale Sharks scored two late tries in a stirring comeback to beat Harlequins in a tense Premiership Cup final and win their first silverware … Read more
Coach frustrated with ‘anti-climax’ to the season while Ulster rue mistakes against Toulouse Irish interest in the 2019-20 Heineken Champions Cup was duly extinguished in front of a noisy 5,000 fans in the Stade Ernest-Wallon yesterday, where Toulouse’s 36-8 quarter-final win over Ulster ensured both semi-finals will be Anglo-French affairs. Racing 92 will host Saracens … Read more
Rugby Australia has pulled off a major coup in what has been a disastrous year for the code, securing the entire Rugby Championship which will be played across November and December this year. SANZAAR on Friday confirmed that Australia had won the right to stage the tournament “hub” after New Zealand was unable to deliver … Read more