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Six Nations bosses are considering a radical scheduling change which would have a “Super Saturday” take place every weekend of the men’s Championship. As it stands, two games each round take place on a Saturday with one match on a Sunday or, occasionally, a Friday night. The only time all …

Adam Hastings will return for Scotland in an entirely new starting line-up named by coach Gregor Townsend for the second Test of the summer against the United States. None of the players that featured in the 73-12 victory against Canada will start the game against the US in Washington DC …

Chris, Tom and GRO look ahead to the 2nd Tests after defeats for England, Wales & Ireland Source link

World champions South Africa will field an unchanged team for the second Test against Ireland in Durban on Saturday. The starting XV named by Rassie Erasmus is the most experienced in the history of South African rugby, with 990 caps across the 15 players – 12 of whom started in …

Ireland’s final pool game in the World Rugby Under-20 Championship against Australia has been cancelled because of heavy rain in Cape Town. The game was scheduled to kick off at 13:00 BST at Athlone Stadium but was delayed before eventually being called off. World Rugby said: “Final call for Athlone …

A generation of New Zealand fans will never have experienced defeat in Auckland. But many others will still remember 1994 well, as Jones does. “It was Jonah Lomu’s first series for the All Blacks,” he recalled. “We had lost the week before at Lancaster Park. So this game was a …

Unbeaten in 30 years, Chris looks at what makes Eden Park so special to New Zealand rugby Source link

Two France international rugby players have been arrested in Argentina following allegations of sexual assault. Oscar Jegou, 21, and Hugo Auradou, 20, were detained in Buenos Aires on Monday and will be transported to Mendoza, where local reports claim the crime allegedly took place against a woman. France are on …

Number eight Aaron Wainwright is a major doubt for the second Test against Australia in Melbourne but Wales say they have not officially ruled him out. Wainwright, 26, was Wales’ leading performer during his 50th international in the 25-16 first Test defeat in Sydney but limped off in the final …

Dan Sheehan and Craig Casey will miss Ireland’s second Test with South Africa after being injured in Saturday’s defeat by the Springboks. Uncapped Ulster scrum-half Nathan Doak and Connacht’s Dave Heffernan have been called up to the squad for the second Test in Durban. Hooker Sheehan was forced off at …

Scotland full-back Chloe Rollie has joined Ealing Trailfinders for the 2024-25 season. The 29-year-old has 65 international caps, scoring 19 tries for her country. She moves to west London from Loughborough Lightning, having previously represented Lille, Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs. “I am super excited to be joining Trailfinders – I …

England will not be fixating on New Zealand’s amazing record at Eden Park as they prepare to face the All Blacks in Saturday’s second Test in Auckland, says lock Alex Coles. The All Blacks have not lost at their spiritual home for 30 years, a remarkable run of 49 matches …

Having previously played for England’s Under-20 side, he would have to serve a five-year qualifying period to be eligible to play for Japan. “My partner’s going to move out in September with the dog, if we can get his vaccines sorted. I’m going to dig my teeth in for two …

Rugby player Ellie Boatman had to overcome body confidence issues and eating disorders to rekindle her love of the game and book her place at the Olympics. Unhappy with being one of the only girls playing rugby and the stigma that came with it, she stopped playing at the age …

Ugo, Ashy and Danny pick through the bones of a busy weekend of games. Source link

France have suspended full-back Melvyn Jaminet after he posted a video on social media with a racist comment. Jaminet, who plays for Toulon, came off the bench in his national team’s win away to Argentina on Saturday. He put the video up on his Instagram account and, despite deleting the …

Ireland look sure to be forced into changes for the second Test in Durban next week after hooker Dan Sheehan, centre Robbie Henshaw, debutant full-back Jamie Osborne and scrum-half Craig Casey all left the game in Pretoria through injury. Springbok’s head coach Rassie Erasmus is expecting an even greater challenge …

There were five debutants in Townsend’s starting XV – and five more came off the bench – with Scotland’s head coach looking to provide opportunities to some of the younger and less experienced members of his set-up. However, they struggled to gel in the opening 10 minutes. The hosts went …

Kurt-Lee Arendse’s early try and the boot of Handre Pollard gave the Springboks a 13-8 half-time lead over the Irish, whose try came from debutant Jamie Osborne. Wing James Lowe had a try disallowed before Cheslin Kolbe extended the hosts’ advantage midway through the second half. Conor Murray’s late score …

On the whistle reflections as the All Blacks edge out England. Source link