Erasmus was appointed as South Africa’s director of rugby in March 2018, after they had slipped to sixth in the world rankings and won only 11 of their previous 25 Tests. His predecessor Alliste...
Sale: Reed; O’Flaherty, Ma’asi-White, Louw, Wills; Du Preez, Quirke; McIntyre, Jibulu, John, Burrow, Bamber, Vermeulen, Van Rhyn, T Curry. Replacements: Caine, Onasanya, Harper, Andrews, B...
Jamie George says England team-mate Henry Pollock is a personality without precedent in rugby, adding the 20-year-old back row is a “genuinely fascinating” character. Pollock enjoyed a bre...
Team newspublished at 19:32 GMT 19:32 GMT Sale Sharks v Glasgow Warriors (20:00 GMT) Sale are without England duo George Ford and Asher Opoku-Fordjour for this. Champions Cup opener. Rob du Preez swit...
Exeter boss Rob Baxter says he will face a selection “juggling act'” in their forthcoming European Challenge Cup matches. The Chiefs opted to select seven internationals in their impressiv...
Harlequins wing Cadan Murley says his side have to play with bravery when they start their Investec Champions Cup campaign at Leinster on Saturday (17:30 GMT). Quins head to Aviva Stadium in Dublin fo...
“It’s a different set-up this time compared to the last two World Cups but you want to get out of the pool by winning it,” Townsend said. “It’s an easier road to the quar...
Dragons are already without Wales tight-head Dillon Lewis, who suffered a calf injury on his fourth appearance since signing from Harlequins. The 29-year-old is out of the European games against Perpi...
England flanker Tom Curry will escape any punishment for a tunnel tussle with Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi in the ill-tempered aftermath of their teams’ autumn international. Contepomi accus...
Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says the postponement of proposed global franchise league R360 is positive for the Prem. The new league was set to start next year, but has been put back until at l...
