Barbarians, Welsh derby and Ospreys in London – Just another Welsh rugby weekend
The Principality Stadium last hosted Wales v Barbarians in 2019 Even in the surreal world of Welsh rugby, the coming weekend will be strange. On Friday night you have the Swansea-based Ospreys playing a ‘home’ United Rugby Championship (URC) game in south-west London against South African outfit Sharks. Less than 24 hours later, Wales will […]
Sioned Harries: Wales great hopeful of playing club rugby again
Sioned Harries has represented Wales at four Rugby World Cups and 10 Six Nations championships Venue: Go Media Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Date: Friday, 3 November Kick-off: 06:00 GMT Coverage: Live on S4C, commentary on BBC Radio Wales Extra, BBC Sounds and BBC Sport website, plus live text updates and match report on BBC Sport […]
South Africa rugby champions get heroes' welcome
The record-breaking team were met at the airport in Johannesburg by a huge, rapturous crowd. Source link
Tony Sutton: RFL chief executive says rugby league can enter ‘new phase’ with grading changes
Tony Sutton took over as chief executive of the Rugby Football League on a permanent basis in March 2023 It is the biggest transformation of rugby league for a generation – and not without its critics. Earlier in October, under Rugby League Commercial’s ‘Reimagining Rugby League’ initiative, media giant IMG awarded clubs in Super League, […]
Eddie Jones: Australia head coach resigns following early Rugby World Cup exit
Eddie Jones succeeded Dave Rennie as Australia head coach in January Eddie Jones has stepped down from his position as head coach of Australia. The Wallabies exited the recent Rugby World Cup in the pool stage – the first time in the tournament’s history they failed to reach the knockout stage. Jones, who began a […]
Rugby World Cup 2023: Memorable moments from France
The 2023 Rugby World Cup began on 8 September when France hosted New Zealand After 51 days of of fierce competition, the 2023 Rugby World Cup is over. The first tournament in France since 2007 featured the drama of the hosts’ captain Antoine Dupont’s injury, the “biggest moment in Fiji sport”, Portugal winning their first […]
Welsh rugby: Five things we learned from URC week two
Cardiff edged out Dragons in the first Welsh derby of the URC season The second round of the United Rugby Championship (URC) brought mixed fortunes for the Welsh regions. From an Ospreys bonus-point win and an east Wales derby to another humbling defeat for Scarlets in South Africa. The regions began to welcome back their […]
World Rugby awards: Ardie Savea named men’s player of the year
Despite losing the World Cup final New Zealand’s Ardie Savea was named World Rugby’s men’s player of the year New Zealand number eight Ardie Savea was named men’s player of the year at the World Rugby Awards on Sunday. The 30-year-old beat Ireland’s Bundee Aki, France’s Antoine Dupont and South Africa’s Eben Etzebeth to the […]
New Zealand 11-12 South Africa: Sam Cane red card in Rugby World Cup final will live with him ‘forever’
Sam Cane was only the fourth All Black to captain his nation in a World Cup final New Zealand captain Sam Cane said his red card in the Rugby World Cup final defeat by South Africa was something he would have to “live with forever”. Cane’s high tackle on Jesse Kriel in the 27th minute […]
Argentina 23-26 England: England overcome Pumas to win Rugby World Cup bronze-medal match
Argentina:(10) 23 Tries: Cubelli, Carreras Pens: Boffelli 2, Sanchez; Cons: Boffelli 2 England:(16) 26 Tries: Earl, Dan Pens: Farrell 4; Cons: Farrell 2 England completed their Rugby World Cup campaign with a victory as they narrowly overcame a proud Argentina performance in the third-place play-off in Paris. Ben Earl slid over as England shot out […]