Simon Middleton takes day off England training camp to collect royal honour
England’s Simon Middleton, who was the first women’s team coach to win World Rugby Coach of the Year, took a day off training camp for the Six Nations to collect his MBE.
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Crackdown in rugby league foul play reflected by difference in number of bans between 2021 and 2022
There has arguably been no greater talking point across rugby league for years. The number of disciplinary cases in the opening weeks of the new season has never been higher, and that is particularly true in Super League, where more players than ever before appear to be picking up suspensions.
Four key Cardiff Rugby players fly home early from South Africa in major blow
Cardiff have suffered a hefty blow after four frontline players were forced to fly home from South Africa after picking up injuries.
Charlie Ewels: England lock banned for three games after red card against Ireland
England lock Charlie Ewels has been banned for three games after being sent off in the Six Nations defeat against Ireland on 12 March.
England's Ewels gets three-week ban for Ryan tackle
England second row Charlie Ewels has been banned for three weeks after his red card in the opening minutes of their defeat to Ireland in the Gunness Six Nations on Saturday.
What would the old Eddie Jones say about today’s Eddie Jones?
Remember that night in Paris? This same March week back in 2016, Eddie Jones’s England went there with the grand slam on the line. Of course they won it, beating France 31-21 thanks to fine tries from Danny Care, Dan Cole and Anthony Watson. Afterwards, James Haskell and Chris Robshaw were walking around the Stade de France in custom-made shirts with the number six-and-a-half on the back (a sly and affectionate dig at their coach after he told them they couldn’t play seven), while the Vunipola brothers belted out Backstreet Boys covers in the dressing room. It was the start of a party that stretched long into the next morning.
Winless Lions' misery continues after another Currie Cup hiding
The Lions' woeful Currie Cup campaign continued on Wednesday with a 49-17 defeat to Griquas at Tafel Lager Park in Kimberley.
Stormers doctor on lock's shock retirement: 'The right call with his future in mind'
Stormers team doctor Jason Suter says they were alert to lock David Meihuizen's issues with concussion for some time.