Rugby Union

Exeter are waiting to find out the full extent of the dislocated shoulder suffered by their Italy forward Ross Vintcent. The 23-year-old was hurt while playing for the Azzurri in last Saturday’s 32-14 loss to South Africa. Vintcent has scored three tries in three Prem appearances for the Chiefs this …

South Africa assistant coach Mzwandile Stick claims the Springboks have been treated unfairly following red-card incidents in their wins over France and Italy. Lood de Jager was handed a four-game suspension after being sent off for a high tackle on France full-back Thomas Ramos in Paris, while Mostert was given …

South Africa-born Herring initially found himself at London Irish as an academy player in 2009, having made the switch to the northern hemisphere when leaving school. Following a spell playing provincial and university rugby back in his homeland, he was enticed back north by then Ulster Director of Rugby, David …

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Rob Herring on what it means to play for Ireland and his greatest moments in green. BBC News

The draw for the pool stage of the 2027 Rugby World Cup will take place on Wednesday, 3 December in Sydney. The tournament, which will be staged in Australia from 1 October to 13 November, will be expanded from 20 to 24 teams. The 12 teams that finished in the …

Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw believes their final autumn nations series fixture against world champions South Africa will be a “proper test” in terms of assessing where the squad is at. Ireland suffered a dispiriting loss to New Zealand before a below-par victory over Japan, but bounced back in ruthless fashion …

Available for over a year Are England now ready to win silverware? Why do Scotland keep choking on the big stage? Does the new Nations Championship devalue the World Cup? There is loads to discuss following another eventful weekend and the launch of World Rugby’s long-awaited tournament. Ugo, Danny and …

Former world player of the year Ruahei Demant will join Bristol Bears on a four-month deal at the end of the month. The 30-year-old New Zealand international was named player of the match when the Black Ferns won the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup (played in 2022). Demant, who can …

Ireland pair Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier are both available for Saturday’s Test against world champions South Africa, but Stuart McCloskey has been ruled out of the match through injury. Centre Ringrose and back-row van der Flier have both recovered from hamstring strains in time to be available …

Gloucester-Hartpury have averaged 40 points scored in their four PWR games so far, with an average of six tries in each. Former England back Matt Banahan joined the staff as attack coach this summer and Murphy said the way the players have adapted to his ideas has been impressive. “The …

Borthwick was without many of his top stars for the summer tour of Argentina and the United States as it coincided with the British and Irish Lions’ trip to Australia. A relatively inexperienced squad won all three matches on that tour to continue the momentum of England’s fine end to …

Following a dispiriting defeat by New Zealand and an underwhelming win over Japan, Ireland were back to near their best against the Wallabies, with Mack Hansen scoring a first-half hat-trick before second-half tries from Caelan Doris, Ryan Baird and Robbie Henshaw. But Farrell insists his players must find an even …

Former scrum-half Conor Murray said that Mack Hansen has “world-class ability” after his first-half hat-trick in Ireland’s 46-19 win against Australia on Saturday. Hansen, who was starting an Ireland game at full-back for the first time, starred on his return from a foot injury with three tries inside the opening …

Available for over a year Former Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray and Gavin Andrews discuss Ireland’s win over Australia. Why Mack Hansen is so good, how Paul O’Connell got the line-out back firing, concerns over maul defence and why next week’s match against the Springboks is massive for Ireland’s future. Programme …

Ireland round off their autumn against world champions South Africa, who Conan says are “deservedly the best in the world”. After winning the Rugby Championship, the Springboks have won all three of their November matches in the northern hemisphere and will look to claim a tour clean sweep in Dublin …

Japan head coach Eddie Jones agreed with Tandy on Adams’ verdict. He was also incensed that Epineri Uluiviti, Faulua Makisi and Harry Hockings were shown yellow cards for what were deemed dangerous tackles. “It is almost farcical now the sin-bin situation,” said Jones. “We are absolutely ruining the game of …

Available for over a year Chris is with Matt Dawson and Paul Grayson to bring you reaction to England’s first victory over the All Blacks at home in 13 years. We chat to the superb George Ford who dropped two goals and scored a crucial penalty to help extend their …

Saturday’s game presented an opportunity for both sides to deliver a much-needed statement performance, with the wounded Wallabies chasing a first win in Dublin since 2013 after bruising defeats by England and Italy. But Australian confidence was further punctured by a fired-up Ireland, who immediately set about atoning for their …

Evans was memorably the hero at the death when Cardiff beat Leinster at the Arms Park in 2022 and he also conquered the Galway wind for a success at Connacht in 2017. The 29-year-old from Pontypridd now has a Test moment to add to his highlights reel. “I’ve experienced it …