Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Former All Black and new Melbourne Rebels signing Matt Proctor believes young New Zealand players could benefit from the chance to play for Australian teams if Super Rugby Pacific pushes on with the introduction of a player draft. Proctor, who won a Super […]

Warren Gatland says ‘strength in depth’ will help Wales after Ken Owens is ruled out of the World Cup … with the head coach weighing up making tyros Lake and Morgan co-captains Warren Gatland says strength in depth will help Wales in the World Cup  It comes after Ken Owens became the fifth player ruled out of the tournament Owens […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Wales captain Ken Owens has been ruled out of their World Cup training squad due to injury. The hooker has been released […]

EXCLUSIVE: Talks have been held over a potential merger with Welsh sides Cardiff and Ospreys… as British rugby continues to battle financial hardship after the demise of three Premiership sides this season Wales has four professional sides – Dragons, Cardiff, Ospreys and Scarlets  Mail Sport understands Wales can operate with three teams if one hits trouble  Cardiff and Ospreys have […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A trip down memory lane for Eddie Jones in Coogee this week had appeared to finish with a willing practice match between two Wallabies’ teams in the sunshine on Friday, watched on by a couple of hundred lucky fans. But as the crowd […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When Laurie Fisher was embarking on a coaching career in the mid-1990s, he took a job overseeing the athlete residences at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. On the runway to the Sydney Olympics, the joint was buzzing. Stars like Michael Klim […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Had Clyde Rathbone not been tackled by Aaron Cruden in a crucial moment from the 2013 Super Rugby final between the Brumbies and Chiefs in Hamilton, the Brumbies would have probably won that game instead of losing 27-22. Finals games over the subsequent […]

La Rochelle won their second straight European crown last month Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email The Heineken Champions Cup will return to a multi-pool format next season. […]

Danny Care has been brought back into the England squad Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email Number eight Zach Mercer has been named in England’s first Rugby World […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Flanker-turned-banker Phil Waugh knows better than most that money talks. The old saying goes that the love of money is the root of all evil, but in rugby terms an imbalance of money has been the root of all mischief in the troubled […]