Bath lock Elliott Stooke admitted he was “incredibly lucky” not to have killed someone or died after crashing his car when over the legal alcohol limit in evidence submitted to an independent disciplinary panel. The 27-year-old was one of three Premiership players charged by the RFU for conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game after he and Wasps hooker Gabriel Oghre […]

Progressive Rugby has written an open letter to World Rugby calling for urgent reform in rugby union. The group has been formed by Jamie Cudmore, James Haskell, Professors John Fairclough and Bill Ribbans, plus various other senior names from the game. It comprises of current and former players, coaches, club representatives, referees, refereeing coaches, medics, sponsors, politicians and teachers at […]

Wales head into Triple Crown clash against England stacked with options as Josh Adams, Jonathan Davies, Josh Navidi and Johnny Williams return to training, giving Wayne Pivac a Six Nations selection headache  Wales boss Wayne Pivac is set for selection headache ahead of England game  Several key men are ready to return after injuries and bans for February 27 clash […]

Eddie Jones speaks to Billy Vunipola There are few tougher coaching challenges in sport than when your stars are off-colour. While fringe deficiencies might be compensated for, fissures in the foundational pillars of a side threaten to bring its very construct crashing down. That is, perhaps, where Eddie Jones finds himself. Two losses in a little over 12 months may […]

Scotland’s Zander Fagerson will miss the rest of the Six Nations after being handed a four-match ban following his red card against Wales. Fagerson, 25, was sent off 13 minutes into the second half of Scotland’s 25-24 loss at Murrayfield on Saturday, having made contact with Wyn Jones’ head when launching himself into a ruck. After the match, team-mate Hamish […]

Eddie Jones reveals England are looking at ways to improve the ‘arousal’ levels of players to boost Six Nations displays after a lack of aggression against Scotland – as he compares his side’s struggles without fans to Liverpool’s England haven’t been at their best in their opening two Six Nations matches Eddie Jones is seeking ways to boost his players’ […]

England flanker Jack Willis will be given further specialist advice in the next fortnight to gauge the full extent of a knee injury that looks likely to end his season. The Wasps forward suffered extensive damage to his left leg after he was pulled out of a ruck during England’s 41-18 Guinness Six Nations victory over Italy at Twickenham on […]

England flanker Jack Willis will be given further specialist advice in the next fortnight to gauge the full extent of a knee injury that looks likely to end his season. The Wasps forward suffered extensive damage to his left leg after he was pulled out of a ruck during England’s Six Nations victory over Italy. Wasps head coach Lee Blackett […]

France players celebrate on the final whistle in their Six Nations match against Ireland France’s Six Nations squad have gone into isolation following a positive Covid-19 test from a staff member. Following Sunday’s 15-13 victory over Ireland, the French rugby federation confirmed a staff member’s positive test in a statement. While they also revealing that while head coach Fabian Galthie […]

Andy Farrell wants greater spark from Ireland’s backs after dreams of Six Nations glory were abruptly ended at the hands of Antoine Dupont-inspired France. Farrell’s men set the unwanted record of becoming the first Irish side to suffer successive defeats at the start of a Six Nations campaign following Sunday’s loss to Les Bleus and defeat in Wales a week […]