England Women 1st innings Total 160 for -4, from 20 overs. Batting Runs Balls 4s 6s SR Beaumont c Rowe b Jonas; 15 runs, 14 balls, 3 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 107.14 Dunkley c Gaze b Tahuhu; 32 runs, 24 balls, 6 fours, 0 sixes, and a strike rate of 133.33 … Read more
Australia international Kurtley Beale played his first match in more than 14 months in Brisbane on Saturday, returning to the field in the Australian Club Championship a month after being found not guilty of rape by a Sydney court. Beale was suspended from all rugby after his arrest in December 2022 and the case cost … Read more
Manu Tuilagi has declined to reveal his plans for next season amid expectation that Saturday’s Six Nations clash with France could be his final game for England. Tuilagi has held talks with Top 14 clubs Montpellier and Bayonne in a move that would make the 32-year-old unavailable for Test selection by Steve Borthwick. It has … Read more
Double Rugby World Cup winning skipper Siya Kolisi may not be retained as South Africa captain, head coach Rassie Erasmus said on Tuesday. Erasmus stepped down from his role as director of rugby to return as head coach of the Springboks as they move towards the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia, and has hinted … Read more
Alex Mitchell will start at scrum-half for England against Ireland with Marcus Smith set to make his first appearance in this year’s Six Nations having been named on the bench. Fly-half Smith has not featured for England since the World Cup due to a calf injury, while Mitchell missed out against Scotland after suffering a … Read more
George Horne has been handed a surprise start for Scotland’s Six Nations clash with Italy in Rome on Saturday, with Gregor Townsend making three changes to the side that beat England last time out. Horne has been given the nod to play scrum-half for the first time since the 2019 World Cup. Regular starter Ben White … Read more
Major League Rugby is back for its seventh season with a few familiar teams and some new names. The New England Free Jacks will attempt to capture back-to-back titles after defeating the San Diego Legion in the 2023 championship match. Both teams finished as the top seeds in their respective conferences last year and will … Read more
England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth has told Sky Sports he is hopeful Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell will be fit to face Ireland in Six Nations Round 4 next Saturday. Speaking from England’s three-day training camp in York during the second Six Nations fallow week, Wigglesworth revealed fly-half Smith and scrum-half Mitchell would not train … Read more
Emily Scarratt is targeting a Six Nations comeback with England after returning to rugby for the first time since neck surgery in early 2023. Centre Scarratt played 47 minutes for Loughborough Lightning against Bristol in Premiership Women’s Rugby on Friday. The 34-year-old is now hopeful of adding to her 108 caps for the Red Roses … Read more
It is difficult to imagine anyone associated with Leeds Rhinos who was not excited by the signing of Brodie Croft ahead of the 2024 Betfred Super League season, although there were perhaps few more than his now team-mate James McDonnell. As soon as the initial rumours started swirling that the 2022 Man of Steel would … Read more