Rugby morning headlines as Ospreys owners announce stake in Super Rugby side
Here's your round-up of all the latest rugby headlines for Wednesday, April 27.
New Zealand Sport News
ECB advertises for separate red and white-ball coaching job
Rob Key made his first major decision by advertising for two new head coaches. The split in roles is on expected lines as Key had previous called for it while working as a pundit. Both coaches will report directly to Key and be "accomplished strategists with clear and ambitious plans for how they will develop and build success for English cricket moving forward," according the advertisement.
Rugby-NZR appoint Bunting as 'Black Ferns' culture, leadership manager
(Reuters) - New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Wednesday that Allan Bunting has been appointed to the newly-created role of Manager of Culture and Leadership for the national women's side following a review of the 'Black Ferns' team culture.
NZR appoint Bunting as 'Black Ferns' culture, leadership manager
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) said on Wednesday that Allan Bunting has been appointed to the newly-created role of Manager of Culture and Leadership for the national women's side following a review of the 'Black Ferns' team culture.
IPL 2022: Sanju Samson wasting good form and opportunity to press for international recall, says Ian Bishop
Ian Bishop reckons Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is wasting good form and opportunity to press for a recall in the Indian T20 set up by not playing impactful innings in the IPL. The wicketkeeper-batter is still on the fringes of the Indian T20 team and a stellar show in the IPL could be help him stake a claim in the T20 World Cup squad. "That Sanju is wasting good form and good opportunity to score runs to press for an international recall, to lead his team when Jos Buttler doesn't score," Bishop said on ESPNcricinfo's 'T20 Time Out'.
On This Day in 2006 – Gareth Jenkins was appointed new Wales coach
Gareth Jenkins was hailed as “the right man at the right time” after being appointed as Wales coach on this day in 2006.
IPL 2022, SunRisers Hyderabad Predicted XI vs GT: Will SRH Tinker With Winning Combination?
SunRisers Hyderabad have won five matches on the bounce and the side will look to march ahead with the winning momentum when they take the field against Gujarat Titans on Wednesday at the Wankhede Stadium. Kane Williamson has won tosses in all the seven games and the bowling attack comprising Umran Malik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan and Marco Jansen have kept the opposition under check and not once have they conceded more than 180 runs in the matches they have won. Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran have all scored crucial runs and as a batting unit, they have managed to chase down totals ranging from 150-170.
IPL 2022, GT vs SRH: Gujarat Titans look to settle scores with Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad have the wood on them, Gujarat Titans would look to settle scores and maintain their good position. The Titans have been consistent in their first season of IPL and the return leg between the two sides promises to be a keen contest at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. The eight-wicket defeat to Sunrisers is the Titans' only blemish in a run that has seen them log six wins in seven outings. Rashid Khan has revelled in the role of a captain but with Hardik Pandya back and among runs in the eight-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders, the Afghan leggie will have a greater role to play against a team he was part of till last season.