Rugby

9:59 AM BST The Six Nations game between Wales and Scotland on Saturday in Cardiff has been postponed, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) confirmed in a statement. All other Six Nations games planned for this weekend have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. 2 Related “Whilst medical advice remains consistent, we have decided that
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5:04 PM BST The 2019-20 Guinness PRO14 season has been suspended indefinitely due to the growing coronavirus outbreak, organisers have announced. The league had previously postponed the Round 14 and 15 matches involving Benetton and Zebre due to restrictions on travelling implemented by the Italian government, but have now suspended all league matches indefinitely. 2
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9:21 AM BST The French Rugby Federation has suspended all of its competitions to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the organisation’s president Bernard Laporte announced in a statement on Twitter on Friday. The announcement comes a day after the 2019-20 Guinness PRO14 season was suspended indefinitely. 2 Related “It is our responsibility to take the
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12:05 PM BST Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes to his side ahead of their final Six Nations game against Wales on Saturday. Scotland are set to play Wales in the only Six Nations fixture scheduled to go ahead this weekend amid the coronavirus outbreak, after France vs. Ireland and Italy vs.
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4:37 PM BST The United States captain Blaine Scully has announced his retirement from professional rugby after a decade in the sport. Scully, 32, earned 54 international appearances and featured at three World Cups, seven World Rugby Sevens Series tournaments and won bronze at the 2011 Pan American Games. The wing became captain of the
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2:41 PM BST PRO14 has postponed all Round 14 and 15 fixtures involving Benetton and Zebre due to restrictions on travelling implemented by the Italian government. The decision affects the Round 14 game between Cardiff Blues and Zebre and the Round 15 game between Munster and Benetton, due to be held in Wales and Ireland
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4:10 PM BST James Harrington There is some difference between Fantasy Rugby points and on-pitch impressions. The two things are not, necessarily, closely related. And the metrics can be easily questioned but they are the same for everyone and are easy to follow. Scotland were far more than the sum of their individual Fantasy Rugby-scoring
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Mar 9, 2020 England prop Joe Marler has been cited after he appeared to grab Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones’ around the groin area during his side’s 33-30 Six Nations victory on Saturday. After just 10 minutes of the Twickenham game a melee broke out when Wales had a try disallowed for a George North
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12:17 PM BST French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu confirmed on Monday that France’s final Six Nations rugby international game against Ireland had been postponed. Maracineanu did not specify the new date for the game, nor whether the other final Six Nations matches had also been postponed. There has been no announcement as yet over the
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9:08 PM GMT England coach Eddie Jones broke his own rule about never criticising match officials when he described the late red card for Manu Tuilagi as “absolute rubbish” and claimed England ended up playing against 16 men in their 33-30 Six Nations win over Wales on Saturday. 1 Related England looked to be cruising
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