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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. …

England have rarely looked troubled under Mitchell, with Canada offering by far their most difficult test. The WXV1 hosts, whose players are still part-time, backed up their pre-game claims that they can win the World Cup. They were made to rue missed opportunities when leading in the second half but …

Watch highlights as Scarlets earned victory over Cardiff in the United Rugby Championship at the Arms Park. Source link

Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter says some his side side’s decision-making was ‘scary’ in their 40-35 loss at home to Bristol Bears at Sandy Park. The Chiefs led 32-12 before Dan Frost was sin-binned in the 65th minute and Bristol scored three tries in four minutes to turn the game …

Montpellier number eight Billy Vunipola says he is in “better shape” than he was for Saracens and England over the past two or three seasons. Vunipola, 31, moved to the French Top 14 side this summer, ending an 11-year stint with Saracens. The move stops him adding to his 75 …

Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle says he is ‘gutted’ as his side conceded a last-minute try to lose 28-24 at home to Bedford Blues. Joey Conway’s 80th-minute try ensured the Blues left the Mennaye Field with five Championship points as the lead changed six times in a close match. …

Following confirmation of his Scarlets departure, Davies stated he was seeking one further opportunity in club rugby. Davies played his junior club rugby for St Clears and Whitland before coming through the Scarlets academy. The centre captained Wales on four occasions and played six Tests on two tours with the …

Exeter Chiefs maintained their winning start to the season with a heavy 52-10 bonus-point win over Leicester Tigers. The hosts wrapped up the bonus inside 18 minutes as Emily and Flo Robinson both crossed early before Maisy Allen scored two tries in quick succession. Nancy McGillivray added a fifth soon …

“Ronnie Dawson was an iconic figure in Irish and international rugby, whose impact transcended many eras,” said Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) chief executive Kevin Potts. “He made significant impressions as a player, coach, manager and administrator for Wanderers, Leinster, the Barbarians, the British & Irish Lions, World Rugby and …

Gloucester will not abandon their new expansive style of play, says director of rugby George Skivington – despite their third loss in four games this Premiership season. The Cherry and Whites scored three stylish tries but conceded eight – including six in the second half – to lose 55-31 to …

Watch highlights as England fight back in the second half to beat Canada 21-12 and retain the WXV1 title. Source link

England: Kildunne; Westcombe-Evans, Rowland, Heard, Breach; Aitchison, Hunt; Botterman, Cokayne, Muir, Aldcroft, Galligan, Feaunati, M Packer (capt), Matthews. Replacements: Atkin-Davies, Carson, Bern, Ward, Talling, L Packer, Harrison, Scarratt. Sin-bins: Kildunne (44), Westcombe-Evans (58) Canada: Schell; Hogan-Rochester, Seumanutafa, Tessier (capt), Farries; Gallagher, Pelletier; Hunt, Tuttosi, Menin, Holtkamp, Royer, Buisa, Forteza, Senft. …

Coverage of the WXV 1 match between Canada and England. Source link

Watch live coverage as New Zealand and France meet in WXV1. Source link

Ulster: Ethan McIlroy; Werner Kok, Stewart Moore, Jude Postlethwaite, Jacob Stockdale; Aidan Morgan, John Cooney; Andrew Warwick, John Andrew, Tom O’Toole; Iain Henderson (capt), Kieran Treadwell; David McCann, Sean Reffell, Nick Timoney. Replacements: James McCormick, Callum Reid, Corrie Barrett, Alan O’Connor, Marcus Rea, Nathan Doak, Ben Carson, Mike Lowry. Connacht: …

Defending champions Gloucester-Hartpury maintained their winning start to the season with a 27-18 bonus-point win at Harlequins. The visitors raced into an early lead at Twickenham Stoop after Amy Dale’s converted try in the third minute, but they were reduced to 14 players soon after when Charlie Woodman was sent …

Tom, who has 53 caps, needed surgery last autumn on a debilitating hip injury that caused him to miss this year’s Six Nations. He recovered to make the summer tour to Japan and New Zealand where he was a replacement in all three Tests. But he returned to the Sale …

After having largely soaked up Munster’s 20 minutes of pressure, Leinster showed their clinical edge in the closing seconds of the first half. Doris turned down a certain three points to instead chase a fourth try and his gamble paid off with the quick tap penalty yielding Snyman’s score as …