Women’s Six Nations: Wales v England Venue: Principality Stadium, Cardiff Date: Saturday, 29 March Kick off: 16:45 GMT Coverage: BBC One, BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text commentary, followed by report and reaction on the BBC Sport website and app. Read article in full at...
Ireland forward coach Paul O’Connell – a former Lions captain and three-times a tourist as a player – had been widely expected to take charge of the Lions pack. But with O’Connell out of the running, Farrell has turned to Dalziel. The former Glasgow coach will share forwards duties with Fogarty, with Easterby likely to...
Selection under England head coach John Mitchell is “clear” and competition for places “very healthy”, says Red Roses back row Maddie Feaunati. A much-changed England started their Six Nations title defence with a bonus-point win over Italy in York, despite Mitchell making seven personnel changes from his side’s last outing in October’s WXV1 win over...
Millard has overseen the men’s and women’s teams during his time in charge, with both winning their respective league titles in 2021. The men’s team reached the European Champions League semi-finals for the first time last season, losing to eventual winners Toulouse. Quins are currently fourth in the Premiership table with six games of the...
Wales flanker Tommy Reffell has signed a new deal with Leicester Tigers to keep him at the club next season. The 25-year-old made his 100th start in Friday’s 33-0 East Midlands derby win at Northampton. He played for Wales at the 2023 World Cup and has won 27 caps in total, four of them during...
Until a new owner is found to replace current incumbent Semore Kurdi, worries will abound that Newcastle will go the same way as folded trio Worcester, Wasps and London Irish. Having been at Sixways in their dying days, Diamond insists the situation in the north east is not as dire as that, as they await...
Director of rugby Phil Dowson said Northampton needed to look back “forensically” at the Leicester game to assess exactly why that performance happened. “There’s loads of context around it,” he told BBC Radio Northampton. “We’re a playing group, with a playing style, that requires a high level of connection and cohesiveness and we didn’t have...
Wales winger Lisa Neumann has extended her contract at Harlequins for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby campaign. The 31-year-old has scored six tries in 22 appearances since moving to the London club just over a year ago. Neumann has played 41 times for Wales and started their 24-21 Six Nations loss to Scotland in Edinburgh...
Chris, Danny and Ashy dissect a chaotic weekend of Premiership action. View original article...
One of the claimants in the rugby league case is Roy Heaney, 64, who played for Wigan and Salford in the 1980s having initially played football for Liverpool reserves and Bolton Wanderers. He has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE. He told BBC Sport he sustained regular concussions during his careers in both...
England senior coach Richard Wigglesworth is set to join the British and Irish Lions coaching staff for this summer’s tour of Australia. Lions boss Andy Farrell has recruited the former England scrum-half, 41, as part of an Ireland-influenced coaching group. Ireland interim head coach Simon Easterby is also expected to join Farrell’s team, while the...
4,739 days. Harlequins’ wait for an away win over London rivals Saracens has been a long one, going back to March 2012 and a showpiece game under the Wembley arch. In the shining surrounds of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it seemed like Quins’ losing streak at the neighbours might stretch even longer. Saracens, who included England...
Watch highlights as Super League leaders Hull KR extend their advantage at the top of the table with a 30-0 shut-out of Leigh Leopards. Pictures courtesy of SuperLeague+. Available to UK users only. MATCH REPORT: Clinical Hull KR beat Leigh to extend lead at top View original article...
Cornwall earned their first League One win of the season as they beat winless Newcastle Thunder 32-22 in Penryn. The win moves the Choughs up to seventh in the table and ends a three-game losing run in all competitions since the start of the season. Thunder took an early lead before Henry Symons levelled in...
Tom said he is “incredibly honoured” to have been chairman for more than three decades. His involvement in Tiger spans 61 years, starting as a player who made 130 appearances for the club. “It has always been about playing the role of custodian to me, ensuring this club continues long into the future for the...