Rugby Union

Coverage of the WXV 2 match between Australia and Scotland. Source link

After scoring two tries as a replacement in the win over New Zealand, back row Erin King’s first-half touchdown contributed to her being named player of the match. Sevens player King has been one of the big successes of the tournament from an Ireland point of view. “Coming into this …

Coverage of the WXV 2 match between South Africa and Italy. Source link

“A few months ago, a tumour was found on my spine, which a biopsy confirmed as Langerhans cell histiocytosis – a condition with only around 50 new cases in the UK each year. “While it’s not the outcome we were hoping for, the prognosis is better than we initially feared, …

Ulster fly-half Aidan Morgan says he is “super-excited” for the province’s first Irish interprovincial game of the season against Connacht at Kingspan Stadium on Saturday night, a contest which will be broadcast live on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. The 23-year-old New Zealand native joined the Irish province from the …

Cardiff: Cam Winnett; Mason Grady, Rey Lee-Lo, Ben Thomas (capt), Harri Millard; Tinus de Beer, Ellis Bevan; Ed Byrne, Efan Daniel, Keiron Assiratti, Josh McNally, Teddy Williams, Ben Donnell, Dan Thomas, Alun Lawrence. Replacements: Daf Hughes, Danny Southworth, Rhys Litterick, Mackenzie Martin, James Botham, Aled Davies, Callum Sheedy, Gabriel Hamer-Webb. …

Ospreys: Max Nagy; Iestyn Hopkins, Owen Watkin, Keiran Williams, Ryan Conbeer; Dan Edwards, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Tom Botha, James Ratti, Adam Beard, Jac Morgan (capt), Justin Tipuric, Morgan Morris. Replacements: Sam Parry, Garyn Phillips, Ben Warren, Lewis Jones, Will Greatbanks, Kieran Hardy, Luke Scully, Jack Walsh. Bulls: …

After that shock victory over the world champions to start their stint in Canada, Scott Bemand’s side came into the game as notional favourites and certainly looked set to justify that tag in the early stages. Dominating territory and possession through the opening minutes, the only source of frustration for …

Watch highlights as Ireland round off their WXV1 campaign with a 26-14 win against the USA. Source link

Glasgow: Rowe, Dobie, Jones, McDowall (c), Cordero, Hastings, Horne;Bhatti, Matthews, Fagerson, Brown, Cummings, Ferrie, Darge, Dempsey. Replacements: Stewart, McBeth, Schickerling, Samuel, Williamson, Venter, Afshar, Jordan. Zebre: Prisciantelli, Trulla, Paea, Gregory, Gesi, Da Re, Garcia; Rizzoli, Ribaldi, Nocera, Krumov, Zambonin, Ferrari, Andreani, Licata (c). Replacements: Bigi, Taddei, Neculai, Canali, Bianchi, Fusco, …

Sale: Carpenter, Roebuck, Addison, Bedlow, Reed, R du Preez, Warr; McIntyre, Cowan-Dickie, Harper, Bamber, Andrews, van Rhyn, B Curry, T Curry. Replacements: Caine, Onasanya, Opoku-Fordjour, Beaumont, D du Preez, Thomas, Curtis, Dugdale. Sin-bin: Cowan-Dickie (50) Newcastle: Obatoyinbo, Radwan, Spencer, Hutchison, Stevenson, Grayson, Stuart; Brocklebank, Blamire, Palframan, Rubiolo, Hawkins, van der …

Quins have not beaten Sarries for 1,722 days, since before the Covid pandemic. The north London side completed a league double over their rivals last season. A summer of change then followed for Sarries as former England captain Owen Farrell, Mako and Billy Vunipola, and the retiring Sean Maitland and …

Northampton Saints centre Rory Hutchinson says he’s “enjoying being back” in the squad as he looks to continue his fine form in Saturday’s East Midlands derby with Leicester Tigers. The 28-year-old has featured in all three of Saints’ Premiership games this season and has been named in the line-up for …

Watch highlights as Wales avoid relegation from WXV2 with a comfortable 19-10 win against Japan. Source link

The Premiership is considering bringing in sections purely for away fans to heighten the atmosphere at top-flight matches. Traditionally crowds have been unsegregated and, while mixing with opposition fans is one of rugby’s attractions, it is thought that dedicated, concentrated away areas may encourage more noise. “There are a number …

Watson was preparing to come back from an injury-interrupted start to last season when he “badly irritated” his back in the build-up to Tigers’ Investec Champions Cup group game against La Rochelle in January. “There was nothing we could do to settle it down,” he said. “I ended up having …

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. Canada: Schell; Hogan-Rochester, Seumanutafa, Tessier (capt), Farries; Gallagher, Pelletier; Hunt, Tuttosi, Menin, Holtkamp, Royer, Buisa, Forteza, Senft. Replacements: Cline, Kassil, Ellis, Beukeboom, …

Leinster: Hugo Keenan; Liam Turner, Garry Ringrose, Jamie Osborne, James Lowe; Ciaran Frawley, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Lee Barron, Tadhg Furlong; RG Snyman, James Ryan; Jack Conan, Josh van der Flier, Caelan Doris (capt). Replacements: Gus McCarthy, Cian Healy, Thomas Clarkson, Ryan Baird, Max Deegan, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne, Harry …

Racing fell just short of the semi-finals last season, and are currently 10th in the early-season standings after three losses in their opening five games. Farrell has started all five matches, but has allowed scrum-half Nolan Le Garrec to take many of the tactical decisions and, in recent matches, the …

Worcester join Wasps and London Irish in signalling their intent to return after all three clubs went out of business during the 2022-2023 season. They are bidding to join a new look Championship which will expand from 12 to 14 clubs next season. Wasps and Worcester are now owned by …