Rugby Union

The law firm at the centre of rugby union’s concussion lawsuit is being investigated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority after a former England player alleged he was pressurised into joining its group claim. Former prop Will Green told The Telegraph, external that Richard Boardman of Rylands Garth encouraged him to …

Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Sean Lynn says he is proud of his team’s “adaptability” after taking maximum points from their first two league games this season. The two-time defending Women’s Premiership Rugby champions secured a bonus-point win away at Harlequins Saturday, following a big victory against Leicester in the opening round. …

Centre Henry Slade and flanker Tom Curry have recovered from injury to make England’s 36-man squad for the autumn internationals, but first-choice scrum-half Alex Mitchell is out with a neck problem. Slade had shoulder surgery after the summer tour to New Zealand and has not played for Exeter yet this …

Scotland confirmed their place in next year’s Rugby World Cup in England, with the tournament draw taking place on Thursday. “The big goal for us was to be top eight [in the world rankings],” Easson added. “That meant we know that we’ll get one of New Zealand, England, Canada or …

The centre made 60 appearances for the Warriors men’s side having joined the Premiership club from Ospreys in 2018 and was appointed the women’s backs and attack coach last summer. After leaving Worcester, the former Wales international played for Merthyr and has served as head coach for Celtic Challenge League …

Ulster captain Iain Henderson will sit out their United Rugby Championship visit from Ospreys on Friday. The Ireland international suffered a concussion in their win against Connacht last weekend and will now follow World Rugby graduated return protocols. Centre Stewart Moore sustained a shoulder injury in the same game and …

As Diamond works to try and make Newcastle competitive, he knows “hawks” are trying to recruit his players for next season. But he admits that he would be doing the same if the Falcons were in a stronger position. As it is, the north east club are already four points …

Jenkins has enjoyed a meteoric rise after becoming the youngest captain in Gallagher Premiership history in 2022, when he led Exeter to victory against London Irish aged just 19 years 342 days. He is hoping this reset will prove beneficial for his career. “This is probably just getting my body …

Scotland lock Richie Gray will join star-studded Toyota Verblitz in Japan when he leaves Glasgow Warriors at the end of November. The 35-year-old’s new team-mates will include South Africa flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit, New Zealand superstar Beauden Barrett and former All Blacks scrum-half Aaron Smith as well as high-profile rugby …

Bristol Bears winger Gabriel Ibitoye said he has had no contact from England head coach Steve Borthwick ahead of November’s autumn internationals. Ibitoye scored a show-stopping hat-trick in just nine minutes during Bristol’s comeback win against Exeter on Saturday to completely turn the game at Sandy Park around. Borthwick names …

Baxter is the longest-serving director of rugby in the Premiership having taken over at Sandy Park in 2009. Having led Exeter to promotion to the top flight in 2010 he guided the club to six successive Premiership finals between 2016 and 2021, winning two of them. Exeter also lifted the …

1: Hope Rogers (USA) The Exeter Chiefs prop was one of the standout forwards in WXV1. She crossed for two tries and made plenty of hard yards with ball in hand – her 42 carries were the most of any tight-five forward, while she was the only one to gain …

Ugo, Danny and Ashy wrap up derby weekend in the Premiership and chat to Gabriel Ibitoye. Source link

Four games into the season and a common theme among all four regional coaches was how thin their squads are looking. They saw their budgets trimmed even further before the start of the season to £4.5m each and even the Welsh Rugby Union has admitted that is £2m short of …

The French Rugby Federation, National Rugby League and Provale have expressed “firm opposition” to the proposed 20-minute red card, saying it is an “unacceptable step backwards” by World Rugby. In 2024, the Rugby Championship and World Rugby’s Under-20 Championship in South Africa trialled the new law for the first time, …

Gabriel Ibitoye’s rugby pathway has taken the road less travelled. In 2018, Eddie Jones called him up to an England senior squad as a teenage apprentice, but a little more than three years later he had signed up to Tel Aviv Heat, a globe-trotting mix of out-of-favour overseas stars and …

Harlequins simply could not afford to leak tries so heavily again and head coach Danny Wilson said their defensive improvements paved the way for success on Sunday. “We didn’t talk about Sarries much, we spent a whole week talking about how if we get our game model right with the …

Ireland hooker Ronan Kelleher is expected to be sidelined for the autumn series opener against New Zealand in Dublin on 8 November. His club side Leinster said on Monday the front row “will be unavailable for four to six weeks after undergoing a procedure on an ankle injury”. The 26-year-old’s …

How long the road to recovery might be, however, has not yet been confirmed by the club. Graham has scored seven tries in 52 games for Saints since arriving from Doncaster Knights ahead of the 2022-23 season and helped them win the Premiership title last term. Speaking following the Leicester …

Richard Wigglesworth has been promoted to head coach Steve Borthwick’s number two in the latest change to England’s coaching set-up. Former England scrum-half Wigglesworth, 41, remains in charge of the team’s attack, but now will collaborate with Borthwick on England’s overall gameplan and managing the rest of the coaching group. …