Raffi Quirke’s hopes of forcing his way back into the England squad for the Six Nations championship are being severely hampered following an operation on his broken wrist that will keep him out of action until the end of January. Scrum half Quirke , who has won two England caps, damaged his wrist against Gloucester Read More …
Gary Gold, the USA Eagles head coach, has drafted in experienced coaches Mario Ledesma and John Plumtree in a bid to grab the final place at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France by winning the qualifying tournament in Dubai against Portugal, Hong Kong and Kenya. The tournament takes place in the Dubai heat over Read More …
Francis Baron, the former Rugby Football Union chief, executive, is calling for a radical reform of the governing body including the axing of ”inappropriate” multi-million pound funding of Premiership Rugby despite the current crisis that has seen Wasps and Worcester enter administration. Baron has produced an exhaustive review of the current financial difficulties facing the Read More …
Sale Sharks are to help prepare Argentina for their opening Autumn international with England at Twickenham on November 6 with the Pumas training for three days at the Premiership club’s Carrington base next week. The Pumas are training in the North West as Argentina head coach Michael Cheika is also in charge of Lebanon at Read More …
Fears are growing that Dan Biggar will be unable to lead Wales in their Autumn internationals with the outside half seeking specialist advice on his knee injury but Courtney Lawes has taken the first important steps on his return from concussion and could become a captaincy option for Eddie Jones, the England head coach. Phil Read More …
Exeter boss Rob Baxter believes a 13 team Premiership is hindering the game in England and is calling for an end to constant rule amendments in the sport insisting: “I cannot think of many changes in the last five years that have improved the game.” The current financial woes of Worcester and Wasps have raised Read More …
Steve Diamond, the most experienced director of rugby in the Premiership, is facing the toughest 10 days of his career and has asked his Worcester Warriors players to continue training despite the looming threat of closure as the club enters administration. If the Worcester players and staff are not paid their wages at the end Read More …
The Fiji Rugby Union is conducting an internal investigation with three staff members sacked while John O’Connor, the chief executive, has agreed to take annual leave. Over the years various Pacific Islands rugby unions have faced investigations over the financial handling of their affairs and now Fiji is dealing with speculation and rumour at a Read More …
England’s bid for Rugby World Cup glory in France next year is about to become tougher with Samoa aiming to add former All Blacks Lima Sopoaga and Steve Luatua to their Pacific Nations Cup winning squad, although including 103 cap Ma’a Nonu looks unlikely. Head coach Seilala Mapusua has revealed his plans to RugbyPass as Read More …
European rugby chiefs are driving plans to create a Club World Cup to be played every four years involving eight teams from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres but English officials insist that nothing has been signed or agreed. The Club World Cup is understood to be driven by Mark McCaffery, formerly in charge of Premiership Read More …
