As he surveyed the wreckage that is Welsh rugby around him and looked back on his team’s disastrous Six Nations, Wayne Pivac cut a reflective figure on Wednesday. There was, after all, much to discuss. Among the many talking points raised by his selection of… Read More »Wales coach Wayne Pivac urges Welsh rugby chiefs to seriously consider axing one region
The Premiership will not have a representative in the Champions or Challenge Cup final for the first time in NINE years following Saracens’ defeat against Toulon… with a reduced salary cap of £5million potentially limiting English clubs in Europe By Nik Simon for the Daily… Read More »Premiership without Champions Cup or Challenge Cup final representative for first time since 2013
At the end of every rugby match played by the Barossa Rams rugby team, you might be able to hear a hymn. Key points: Fijian migrant workers are in the Barossa Valley to fill much-needed job vacancies Fiji is one of the strongest rugby playing… Read More »Fijian migrant workers bring rugby skills and song to Barossa Rams
Watching the Champions Cup games last weekend, with no English sides now left in the competition, made me realize the main difference between the Gallagher Premiership clubs and the teams left from Ireland and France. While there are arguments that it comes down to squad… Read More »No backstabbing, no secret talks
Bristol Bears defense coach Omar Mouneimne was confronted by the club’s senior players as the prime suspect of a Twitter ‘burner’ account criticizing director of rugby Pat Lam, Telegraph Sport understands. Bristol, who are languishing in tenth place after a disappointing season on the field,… Read More »Bristol Bears coach confronted over ‘Wagatha Christie’ criticism of Pat Lam
“If it doesn’t work now, I am sure it will take a totally different shape and it might be a private equity group coming in and doing that. Ideally for rugby as sport, we do this ourselves, and so we keep the benefits that will… Read More »Rugby chiefs warned to resolve global calendar now or risk losing sport’s future to private equity
Ben Kay crossed the border into Edinburgh, where he was faced with a simple choice: left or right. His decision, in theory, would help determine whether life was heading one way. Or down another, darker path. ‘The image would come up,’ the 2003 World Cup… Read More »World Cup winner Ben Kay insists rugby might not be here in 50 years
The people in charge of rugby are constantly looking for ways to make the game more beautiful. I am probably not a good guy to ask about beauty contests but I certainly have views on how we could move the sport forwards. Unless we can… Read More »RASSIE ERASMUS: Get Joe Marler as a specialist scrum ref – all part of my plan to save the game
Spain have been disqualified from next year’s Rugby World Cup in France after fielding an ineligible player in two matches during the 2021-22 Rugby Europe Championship, the Spanish federation (FER) and World Rugby announced on Thursday. Key points: Spain were disqualified after an investigation found… Read More »Spain kicked out of 2023 Rugby World Cup after alleged passport fraud
Rugby needs ‘to open its doors’ like Formula One to appeal to a wider audience, insists Beno Obano – with England prop hoping launch of new behind-the-scenes documentary on Premiership holders Harlequins can be a step towards that Beno Obano is trying to raise rugby… Read More »Rugby needs ‘to open its doors’ like Formula One to appeal to a wider audience, insists Beno Obano
