Rugby

Ireland’s rugby union will hold an urgent meeting with the minister for health on Wednesday after he said its Six Nations rugby fixture against Italy in Dublin should not go ahead on March 7 due to the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. A number of sporting events in Italy have been called off in the

Ireland’s rugby union will hold an urgent meeting with the minister for health on Wednesday after he said its Six Nations rugby fixture against Italy in Dublin should not go ahead on March 7 due to the coronavirus outbreak in northern Italy. A number of sporting events in Italy have been called off in the

Wales winger Josh Adams has been ruled out of the rest of the Six Nations after suffering an ankle injury in the 27-23 defeat by France at the weekend, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said on Tuesday. Adams, who has scored 10 tries in his last 10 tests, was injured in a tackle by France’s

Perry Baker and Carlin Isles, two of the fastest players rugby has ever seen, are in a race to achieve two significant personal milestones as the USA Sevens prepare to host a key leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Los Angeles this weekend. Both men stand on 199 career tries and 997

Wales wing George North should consult an independent specialist to get a full picture of the risks to his long-term health after suffering another head injury at the weekend, the medical director of a sports medicine organisation has told The Times. North fell to the ground following a collision with France centre Gael Fickou 11

The two PRO14 rugby fixtures set to take place in Italy this weekend have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, competition organisers announced on Monday. Games in Italy’s national rugby championship Top 12 have also been postponed ahead of the weekend, as well as all domestic rugby activities. With two confirmed deaths in Italy

The weather, it turned out, did not have as much of an impact on the third week of the 2020 Six Nations as the midweek forecast suggested it was going to. Rome, as predicted, basked in late-winter sunshine as Italy and Scotland traded errors. The conditions were taken out of the equation as the Principality

TWICKENHAM — England’s Rugby World Cup hangover has finally ended. Those headaches of defeat in the final by South Africa are now cleared as England dispatched Ireland — previously unbeaten in this year’s Six Nations championship — with a ruthless display of power, intensity and relentless focus. 2 Related Eddie Jones spoke in the week

England roared back into the Six Nations mix with another comprehensive demolition of Ireland on Sunday as tries by George Ford, Elliot Daly and Luke Cowan-Dickie helped them to a 24-12 Twickenham victory in their best performance of the year. 1 Related Ford and Daly cashed in on Irish hesitancy when dealing with grubber kicks

The Women’s Six Nations match between Italy and Scotland has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Italian Authorities cancelled all sporting events in the Veneto and Lombardi Regions after the confirmed number of cases of Covid-19 rose to 79 in Italy. The match was due to take place on Sunday in Milan, but

There appears to be life in Australian rugby yet, with the Brumbies scoring a historic victory across the Tasman to end their ‘Hamilton Hoodoo’, while the Reds finally got on the board with a record-breaking win against the Sunwolves. Despite the mumps making a mess of Round 4 preparations for the Brumbies, the Australian side

Mercurial flyhalf Romain Ntamack scored 17 points as ferocious France put in a stout defensive effort and claimed a 27-23 victory over Wales to keep alive their Grand Slam hopes at the Principality Stadium on Saturday. Fullback Anthony Bouthier, lock Paul Willemse and Ntamack scored tries as France made a bright start but then had

Scotland defeated Italy 17-0 on Saturday to record their first win of the 2020 Six Nations and go third in the standings after a scrappy affair at the Stadio Olimpico. A sensational solo try from Stuart Hogg lit up the first half as the Scotland captain made up for costly mistakes in his first two

Eddie Jones has made numerous changes for England’s Six Nations clash against Ireland on Sunday, with George Furbank ruled out due to injury and Manu Tuilagi returning. Furbank failed a late fitness test on Friday, while Anthony Watson is still out injured, meaning Elliot Daly comes in at full-back. Gloucester’s Ollie Thorley is once again

Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has backed his men to clinch an against-the-odds Super Rugby victory against the unbeaten Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday. The Australian conference leaders are winless in Hamilton since 2007 and haven’t posted a victory anywhere in New Zealand since 2014. The Brumbies lost a heartbreaker after the siren last week against

Week three of the 2020 Six Nations. England and Italy both in front of their own fans for the first time; while France and Ireland have left the home fires behind after their opening two wins. And, frankly, three cracking games in store – not to mention a bit of a headache for ESPN Fantasy

France coach Fabien Galthie described Wales prop Wyn Jones’s allegations that Les Bleus would cheat at the scrum in their Six Nations clash on Saturday as a lack of respect towards his country. Jones said he hoped France would not get away with bending the rules at the scrum. “It’s a lack of respect towards

France have made one change for Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Wales with Virimi Vakatawa returning from injury. Vakatawa missed France’s round two win over Italy with a triceps injury, but has recovered to start at outside centre. With Vincent Rattez and Damian Penaud injured, Arthur Vincent moves to 12 with Gael Fickou named on