World Cup squads face wait for Premiership players due to insurance dispute
7 years ago by The Guardian• Premiership Rugby may hold back players until mid-August• Wales and Scotland among those who would be hardest hitAn insurance wrangle between World Rugby and the Premiership is threatening to severely...
Gareth Anscombe: ‘Wales are now genuine heavyweights. Warren’s one of the best’
7 years ago by The GuardianCardiff Blues fly-half, who faces Saracens in the Champions Cup on Saturday, on Wales’ potentially defining 2019 and the social media abuse that rocked him after his move from New ZealandBeneath the...
Five contenders to be the next All Blacks coach
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbySteve Hansen will be a hard act to follow, but Ian Foster could step up and Joe Schmidt will be well fancied to take over the All Blacks. Joe Schmidt and Ian...
Highs and highs of Steve Hansen's All Blacks reign
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWith Steve Hansen announcing his intention to step down from the New Zealand job next year, we run through his career highlights. Steve Hansen has announced...
Hansen to leave All Blacks after World Cup
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNew Zealand will be on the lookout for a new coach following next year's Rugby World Cup after Steve Hansen announced his planned departure. Steve Hansen...
The Breakdown | England’s dilemma: undermine Jones or risk missing best next options
7 years ago by The GuardianThe RFU may distract from a World Cup year as the scramble for coaches sees the available talent snaffled upThe start of the World Cup is nine months away, but countries are already thinking about their...
Show him respect but there's no need to call Nigel Owens 'Sir'
7 years ago by Rugby DumpHe's known as the king of one-liners so when Oxford and Cambridge met in the annual Varsity Match a few days back, Nigel Owens did not disappoint as he came out with another comment that led to a few chuckles...
Sefa Naivalu signs for Queensland Reds
7 years ago by Queensland RedsThe Queensland Reds have added firepower to their backline ahead of the upcoming Super Rugby season after signing Australian Test star Sefa Naivalu. The Fijian flyer,...
Zebo and his European Dream
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyRacing 92 wing Simon Zebo has admitted he has “always dreamed” of winning the European Cup, ahead of his side’s Heineken Champions Cup Round 3 clash with Leicester Tigers at...
Scarlets play-off hopes fade with loss to Ulster
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyScarlets' run to last season's European Champions Cup semi-finals will feel like a distant memory after they fell to a third consecutive defeat in this year's competition. The Welsh region lost out to...
