Rugby

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 23, 2024, 02:36 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Ireland have named Caelan Doris as captain for their November Tests with Andy Farrell including two

Oct 23, 2024, 01:57 PM Open Extended Reactions Centre Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in their November internationals, coach Gregor Townsend announced on Wednesday, as he named an expansive 45-player group for the Tests against Fiji, South Africa, Portugal and Australia at Murrayfield. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The Australia-born Tuipulotu, who qualified through his Scottish

Liam Napier Oct 23, 2024, 12:28 AM Open Extended Reactions Japan is the land of opportunity for fringe All Blacks. That theme rings true this week as the All Blacks make their first stop on a gruelling five-match northern tour that will shape the complexion of Scott Robertson’s precariously balanced maiden season at the helm.

Oct 22, 2024, 10:16 AM Open Extended Reactions Zoe Aldcroft of England and Kate Zachary of the United States. World Rugby/World Rugby via Getty Images The 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup will kick off on Aug. 22 with hosts England taking on 1991 winners United States, two days before defending champions New Zealand face Spain, organisers

Sam Bruce, Deputy Editor, espn.com.auOct 22, 2024, 02:30 AM Close Sam was brought up on long drives and the dusty fields of north-west New South Wales, where he developed his love of rugby from an early age. He joined ESPN after a five-year stint heading up Fox Sports Australia’s digital rugby coverage. Open Extended Reactions

Oct 21, 2024, 03:56 PM Open Extended Reactions Dewi Lake previously captain Wales on the tour of Australia in July, as well holding the co-captaincy at last year’s Rugby World Cup. Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images Dewi Lake will retain the captaincy of Wales for their November Tests as coach Warren Gatland on Monday named

Oct 21, 2024, 12:11 PM Open Extended Reactions The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is to roll out a new, non-contact form of the game in schools in a bid to arrest the decline in the sport at school level, the governing body said on Monday. The plan is the result of a widespread review that

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 19, 2024, 11:00 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Louis Rees-Zammit was fresh off the practice field on the banks of St. Johns River in

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 18, 2024, 03:40 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Players who received a red card could be replaced after 20 minutes. Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 18, 2024, 10:47 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions London is the leading candidate to host the first final of the Nations Cup in 2026,

Oct 17, 2024, 08:14 PM Open Extended Reactions Hosts and favourites England were grouped with Australia and the United States while six-times winners New Zealand will face an awkward clash with Ireland after the draw for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup was made on Thursday. Reflecting huge growth in the women’s game, the tournament

Oct 17, 2024, 04:06 PM Open Extended Reactions Gareth Davies played 77 times for Wales. Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies announced his retirement from international rugby on Thursday, bringing down the curtain on the 34-year-old’s decade-long career with his country. Davies, who made his Wales debut in 2014 against South Africa and

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 16, 2024, 06:00 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Steve Borthwick has had to deal with two departures from his coaching staff over the summer. David

Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterOct 16, 2024, 11:30 AM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Henry Slade has been named to play in England’s autumn Tests. Hannah Peters/Getty Images England will be

Open Extended Reactions Former Wallabies captain Rocky Elsom has responded to the international warrant seeking his arrest, insisting that he is innocent of the charges and that he was not afforded the opportunity to defend himself in the first place. The warrant and five-year jail term to which it was attached was handed down by

Associated Press Oct 14, 2024, 03:35 PM Open Extended Reactions French authorities are joining forces with players to oppose plans by World Rugby to change its regulations with the introduction of a 20-minute red card, saying it poses a health risk. The sport’s governing body said last week that the possibility of replacing a red-carded

James Regan Oct 10, 2024, 01:09 PM Open Extended Reactions In September 2025, Twickenham will dust itself down for another major showpiece. The Women’s Rugby World Cup final will be in town, and there is immense pressure on organisers to make the tournament the greatest spectacle the female game has ever produced. New Zealand experienced

Oct 7, 2024, 10:44 PM Open Extended Reactions All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has retained former captain Sam Cane and long-serving scrumhalf TJ Perenara in his 36-man squad for the season-ending tour of the northern hemisphere. New Zealand media had speculated Robertson would cut loose forward Cane and Perenara to develop new players given the