‘Seething’ Barbarians president considers legal action against Jonathan Davies and Dylan Hartley for branding the 11th hour cancellation of Saturday’s Samoa clash ‘an utter shambles’ and ‘beyond embarrassing’ Barbarians called off their match against Samoa just 90 mins before kick-off There were six positive Cvoid-19 tests in the Barbarians camp before the game Dylan Hartley […]

Saracens 25-14 Sale: Snubbed England forward Billy Vunipola stars on return from knee injury as Byron McGuigan sees red after moment of madness on Alex Sanderson’s homecoming Alex Sanderson’s Saracens homecoming was ruined by red-hot Billy Vunipola  Sale wing Byron McGuigan was shown a red card for throttling Nick Tompkins The visitors scored twice a […]

CHRIS FOY: Eddie Jones is spot on… Maro Itoje is NOT a future England captain – and with Owen Farrell is still a work in progress as a skipper, Courtney Lawes is the right man to lead England England boss Eddie Jones has discussed leadership skills of several players  He admitted he does not see […]

The recent autumn internationals produced a plethora of scores boasting world-class quality, but arguably the best try in rugby this year belongs to a player in the top flight of Wales ' club system. Amid the sea of stellar scores recorded over the past month, November will come to an end with Bridgend Ravens full-back […]

For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. A fourth Wallabies player and a staff member contracted COVID-19 and are isolating in the United Kingdom, the Herald has learned. The player and staff member returned positive tests the day after Australia’s loss to Wales and have been in isolation since Sunday, a Wallabies spokesman […]

A late Sam Simmonds try proved to be the difference for Exeter Chiefs as they wheeled away from Bath as 23-16 victors on Friday, but the hosts had good reason to feel somewhat aggrieved. That was after a first-half face-off between Stuart Hogg and opposing full-back Tom de Glanville perhaps should have ended with the […]

The Barbarians have once again seen a fixture cancelled following a coronavirus spike after it was confirmed Saturday's clash against Samoa was called off 90 minutes before kick-off. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced four players and two members of staff from the Barbarians squad had tested positive for Covid-19, leading to the cancellation of […]

Raffi is a Quirke of nature: England star who scored first international try in famous win against South Africa is a part-time barber, a former age-group triathlon champion and a food expert Raffi Quirke scored his first try for England in 27-26 win over Springboks  Sale scrum-half was an age-group triathlon champion at 15-year-old Quirke […]

Hosts Bath ask Exeter Chiefs rugby fans NOT to wear ‘disrespectful’ Native American-style head dresses at tonight’s derby match – with the visitors planning to ditch their logo as part of a re-brand Sportsmail has seen correspondence sent to Exeter supporters from Bath  They have been requested not to bring any ‘Native American cultural symbols’  […]

Australia’s dream of hosting the 2027 Rugby World Cup began four years ago at London’s Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington on a day shrouded in controversy. When World Rugby chairman Bill Beamount walked to a lectern in front of hundreds of rugby officials and reporters, he was expected to confirm South Africa as hosts of […]