Wales preparations for autumn Tests take a blow as Sam Warburton quits as a coach – in order to focus on other commitments – with Gethin Jenkins replacing him in Wayne Pivac’s setup By Will Kelleher For Mailonline Published: 12:41 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 12:41 BST, 15 October 2020 Sam Warburton has quit as … Read more
Four Wasps players and three staff members test positive for Covid-19 just 10 days before Premiership final against Exeter at Twickenham Seven positive results produced during the latest round of Covid-19 testing Wasps have cancelled training for rest of the week as a precautionary measure Wasps are scheduled to face Exeter Chiefs at Twickenham on October … Read more
Wales suffer blow ahead of Six Nations finale and Autumn Nations Cup as Ken Owens is ruled out with a shoulder injury as Elliott Dee is called up Owens injured his shoulder during Scarlets’ defeat to Glasgow last Sunday The hooker, 33, will miss Six Nations conclusion and Autumn Nations Cup Dragons hooker Elliott Dee … Read more
‘He’s in great nick’: Bristol Bears boss Pat Lam backs Kyle Sinckler to shine for England and make the Lions tour next summer as he reveals how the club fixed his persistent calf injury Bristol Bears boss Pat Lam has backed Kyle Sinckler to shine for England Sinckler arrived at Bristol with a persistent calf … Read more
Jonny Hill escapes ban for no-arms hit on Taulupe Faletau and is now free to play Racing 92 and Wasps as Exeter Chiefs target memorable Premiership and European double Hill received a yellow card and not a red as he had not hit Faletau’s head or neck The lock scored two tries as Exeter won … Read more
‘We will make that call early in the week’: Exeter boss Rob Baxter hopeful Jack Nowell will be fit for European Cup final against Racing 92 Baxter hopes Nowell will be fit for the European Cup final against Racing 92 He missed Premiership semi-final win against Bath on Saturday with a foot injury Exeter boss also ruled … Read more
Did you expect anything else to happen? Exeter Chiefs smashed their way into a fifth consecutive Premiership Final after beating up Bath. By the end, after the Chiefs had had their way with them, Bath looked broken. Their newly fired-up pack had been blasted to bits by the big beastly boys in black. Exeter have never … Read more
‘I’m desperate to win something here’: England back Anthony Watson urges Bath to seize their chance of glory in Premiership play-offs Watson was part of the side beaten by Saracens in the 2015 final Bath have failed to finish in the top four until this year’s Covid-hit season Bath face daunting challenge against Exeter on … Read more
Bath focused on avoiding Covid chaos after Sale Sharks hand their Premiership play off place to the Somerset side after their match against Worcester was called off Sale Sharks miss out on play-offs after 27 positive Covid tests in seven days Neal Hartley’s side will now travel to Exeter Chiefs on Saturday afternoon Bath Captain … Read more
Next year’s Six Nations could be delayed as rugby chiefs desperately try to avoid £138m black hole if fans are still not allowed in stadiums by February Next year’s Six Nations could be pushed back in hope that fans will be allowed in 2021 competition is due to commence on February 6 and conclude on … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Covid-hit Sale’s final Premiership game against Worcester tonight is set to be CALLED OFF after further tests on the squad – shattering their play-off hopes Sale Sharks have already had a Covid outbreak leading to 19 positive tests Among those at the Premiership side include 16 players and three staff members By Chris … Read more
Sale wait on fresh test results to discover if Wednesday’s game against Worcester can go ahead after 16 players test positive for coronavirus… with Sharks’ Premiership title prospects hanging by a thread Last week, 16 Sale players and three staff members contracted coronavirus Director of Rugby Steve Diamond named a ‘Covid compliant’ squad on Tuesday … Read more
Sale cobble together line-up to face Worcester in their final Premiership clash after coronavirus outbreak decimated team which saw 16 players test positive last week… but the rescheduled game still needs green light from RFU Sale manage to put together a competitive line-up for their clash with Worcester Sharks were hit by COVID outbreak last … Read more