“London Irish was never about one person. Our mission is, and will always be, to build something lasting – something rooted in Irish identity, global ambition and community,” Kyle said in a statement, external on LinkedIn. “While Dad was a huge inspiration behind this journey, our plans were always built to move with him in...
Despite suggestions before the SGM that it would be just the start, not the end, of the rebellion, Sweeney’s opponents struck a more conciliatory tone when they spoke to the BBC afterwards. They stressed that forcing the SGM and making the RFU board answerable to the game at large was a victory in itself. Meanwhile,...
Watch highlights as Hull FC claim their fourth win in six Super League games this season with a 24-14 victory at Castleford. Read article in full at source...
Herman Ese’ese has signed a new contract to stay at Hull FC until the end of the 2029 Super League season. The Auckland-born prop was already contracted until the end of next season, but he has added three more years on, while the club has an option to extend it by another year to 2030....
Barnes fully supportive of RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney Read article in full at source...
McCloskey did not play representative rugby while at Bangor Grammar and was not offered a place in the Ulster Rugby Academy after leaving school. Instead, he caught the eye playing for Dungannon in the All-Ireland League before belatedly joining the professional set-up. “There’s been hard work and all that, but a lot of luck,” he...
Castleford: Hoy, Simm, Cini, Wood, Senior, Asi, Milnes, Lawler, Rimbu, Singleton, Hodson, Mellor, Westerman. Interchanges: Robb, Mustapha, Okoro, Griffin. Hull FC: Rapana, Briscoe, Litten, Chamberlain, Martin, Cust, Sezer, Ese’ese, Bourouh, Knight, Fash, Lane, Asiata. Interchanges: Ashworth, Eseh, Kirby, Moy. Referee: Liam Moore. Read article in full at source...
Salford Red Devils have failed to pay players and staff on time for the second occcasion this season, as their financial issues continue. The club had a tumultuous off-season and were granted an early payment of their 2025 revenue share before the current campaign had begun. The Red Devils were taken over by a consortium...
Bristol prop Max Lahiff and back row Ben Grondona have signed new contract extensions to stay at the Premiership club. Lahiff has made 104 appearances for the club since joining in 2019 from West Country neighbours Bath. The 35-year-old, who can operate on both sides of the scrum, has scored two tries in 15 matches...
St Helens can build consistency as the season draws on if they can keep finding measures to improve their game, head coach Paul Wellens said. Having won their first four games of the season – including a record 82-0 thrashing of Salford Red Devils – Saints have lost two of their past three games. Wellens’...
Salford Red Devils’ squad will always be consistent in their attitude no matter the club’s situation off the field, head coach Paul Rowley has said. The club have twice been placed under a sustainability cap by the RFL over financial troubles, with delays in funds being transferred by the investment group buying the Red Devils...
Wales: Jasmine Joyce; Lisa Neumann, Hannah Jones (capt), Kayleigh Powell, Carys Cox, Lleucu George, Keira Bevan; Gwenllian Pyrs, Carys Phillips, Jenni Scoble, Abbie Fleming, Gwen Crabb, Kate Williams, Bethan Lewis, Georgia Evans. Replacements: Kelsey Jones, Maisie Davies, Donna Rose, Alaw Pyrs, Bryonie King, Meg Davies, Courtney Keight, Nel Metcalfe. Read article in full at source...
Edinburgh: Wes Goosen; Darcy Graham, Matt Currie, James Lang, Duhan van der Merwe; Ross Thompson, Ben Vellacott (co-capt); Pierre Schoeman, Paddy Harrison, D’arcy Rae, Marshall Sykes, Grant Gilchrist (co-capt), Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Magnus Bradbury. Replacements: Dave Cherry, Boan Venter, Javan Sebastian, Glen Young, Freddy Douglas, Ali Price, Cammy Scott, Ross McCann. Dragons: Huw Anderson;...
There could be debuts for prop Molly Poolman and second row Becky Boyd who are among the replacements. Leah Bartlett remains on the bench after her try against Wales. France also started with a win last weekend, beating Ireland 27-15 in Belfast, and will have a sell-out crowd cheering them on in La Rochelle for...
Bristol Bears forward Santiago Grondona has been given a three-match ban by the Rugby Football Union after being sent off during their Premiership win against Exeter. The Argentina international was shown the red card in the 29th minute of the match last Saturday for a head-on-head tackle on Chiefs’ back row Martin Moloney. The 26-year-old...