Schmidt completes Wallabies coaching staff
Geoff Parling is the final member of Australia coach Joe Schmidt’s backroom team, the former England lock joining ahead of two Tests against Wales in July.
Geoff Parling is the final member of Australia coach Joe Schmidt’s backroom team, the former England lock joining ahead of two Tests against Wales in July.
Wales hooker Ken Owens announced his retirement after failing to recover from a persistent back injury.
In a major coup for Fijian rugby, the Pacific Islands nation has appointed one of the most experienced tacticians from Australasia to the top job with the national team.
Eben Etzebeth has emphasised team unity and success amid the Springbok skipper speculation, yet the two-time world champion says it would be “great” if he got the job.
Veteran playmaker Kurtley Beale said he hopes to force his way back into Wallabies contention after signing a short-term contract with the Force.
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney said there were no plans to alter rules banning overseas-based players from England duty despite several internationals joining French clubs.
Rassie Erasmus, Jacques Nienaber and Felix Jones, in a clip from Chasing the Sun 2, explain how Ireland has surpassed the All Blacks to challenge the world champion Boks.
Two-time World Cup-winning skipper Siya Kolisi said he fully expects to relinquish the Springbok captaincy as he is based abroad.
Sam Whitelock, the most-capped player in All Blacks history, will retire from professional rugby at the end of the current club season in France, the veteran lock has announced.
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter has slammed World Rugby’s proposal for further law changes to attract new fans as “madness”.