Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Over a Speight’s or three, New Zealanders have pondered how their highest-paid athlete – NBA star Steven Adams – would have fared if the 211-centimetre giant played the national religion instead of basketball, pocketing lineout wins instead of blocks and rebounds. With Adams […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. An extraordinary thing happened this week. Eddie Jones, the finest agent provocateur in world rugby, was flown down to the MCG, one of sport’s greatest temples, to promote the Bledisloe Cup, and it barely caused any ripples. Everyone was too busy asking if […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan is considering a tilt at one of the most powerful positions in World Rugby, but could face stern opposition from within the region as political manoeuvring ramps up before a meeting this month. Still mid-campaign in a turbulent […]

South African Rugby says it is ‘too early’ to tell whether captain Siya Kolisi will be fit for the Springboks’ World Cup defence this year after the loose forward underwent ACL surgery The loose forward, 31, suffered a partial tear in the United Rugby Championship SA Rugby and the Sharks had remained tight-lipped about Kolisi’s condition Kolisi’s wife Rachel first confirmed the […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper is set to return from injury in a matter of weeks, as coach Eddie Jones keeps an open mind about the final squad selection for September’s Rugby World Cup. Cooper had previously expressed his hope to play in Australia’s […]

England and France meet at Twickenham 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 England and France are set to again battle for a Women’s Six Nations grand slam in […]

Wigan Warriors jump up to the top of the Super League table after they notch up four tries at the expense of bottom club Wakefield Trinity in a comfortable 22-6 victory The game was over as a contest after 40 minutes with the Warriors leading 18-0  Trinity improved slightly after the break but Wigan secured a convincing victory Wigan’s victory […]

England remain unbeaten as they chase another Women’s Six Nations crown 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 England and France are likely to again be the leading contenders […]

Helena Rowland is regarded as one of England’s brightest talents 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 “I just sat on my bed and cried,” says Helena Rowland, softly […]

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 Emily Scarratt is confident the gap between England and France and the rest of the Women’s Six Nations will be narrowed over […]