[ad_1] A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size All Blacks star Ardie Savea is close to signing a new Super Rugby deal that will help him honour his Samoan heritage.The New Zealand Herald reports Savea is on the verge of signing for SRP strugglers Moana Pasifika for the 2025 season, after returning from a sabbatical season in Japan.It was reported that
[ad_1] England: Jones; Redshaw, Waghorn, Kerr, Wills; Coen, Allan; Opoku-Fordjour, Wright, Fasogbon, Bailey, Kpoku, Carnduff (capt), Pollock, James.Replacements: Isaacs, Miell, Halliwell, Sodeke, Green, Friday, Bellamy, Hall.France: Ferte; Biasotto, Brau-Boirie, Taccola, Mousques; Reus, Carbonneau; Julien, Massa, Duchene, Gambini, Mezou, Quere-Karaba, Malaterre, Castro-Ferreira.Replacements: Lacombre, Jean-Christophe, Marceline, Kante-Samba, Liufau, Tolofua, Belaubre, Desperes-Rigou. [ad_2] Amazon Rugby Most Wished For
[ad_1] By James Orpin Scotland have secured their spot back in the big time of age-grade rugby. They won the Rugby Trophy on home soil at the Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, against the USA on Wednesday evening, to confirm their promotion. The Scots won the game with a convincing 48-10 shoreline. Second row Euan Mcvie led the charge scoring a hattrick for his side, then Jerry Blyth-Lafferty managed to add
[ad_1] Tomas Appleton will captain Portugal this Saturday against South Africa in Bloemfontein, replacing Nicolas Martins, who misses the match.Martins is one of five changes to the starting XV from the team that beat Namibia 37-22 last week.The flanker has been replaced by Diego Pinheiro in the No.7 jersey, with Vasco Baptista also taking the place of Joao Granate in the back row at No.8.Boks Office on the Springoks performance
[ad_1] Former referee Nigel Owens says Ireland forwards Caelan Doris and James Ryan are fortunate not to face a harsher punishment for their clear-out on Bok star Malcolm Marx. Marx faces up to six weeks on the sidelines with a fractured tibia following a horrific croc roll that earned Doris a yellow card in the second half of the Test between the world’s top-ranked teams in Durban last week. The
[ad_1] Despite overhauling their starting side for Saturday’s Test against Georgia, Joe Schmidt says he has “huge respect” for the rising European nation even if Richard Cockerill’s men have “something to say about that”.As first reported by The Roar on Wednesday, the Wallabies unveiled ten changes for their afternoon fixture at Allianz Stadium against the 12th-ranked nation.The sweeping changes are just one less than the number Dave Rennie made to
[ad_1] Queensland Reds: Jock Campbell (capt); Floyd Aubrey, Tim Ryan, Dre Pakeho, Mac Grealy; James O'Connor, Louis Werchon; Sef Fa'agase, Richie Asiata, Jeffrey Toomaga-Allen, Connor Vest, Ryan Smith, Seru Uru, John Bryant, Joe Brial.Replacements: George Blake, Matt Gibbon, Massimo De Lutiis, Josh Canham, Connor Anderson, Will Cartwright, Mason Gordon, Lachie Anderson.Wales: Cameron Winnett; Rio Dyer, Nick Tompkins, Eddie James, Regan Grace; Sam Costelow, Gareth Davies; Kemsley Mathias, Evan Lloyd, Archie
[ad_1] The former rugby league star played twice for Bath last season. Regan Grace will start for Wales in only his third game of rugby union when Warren Gatland’s team face Queensland Reds on Friday. Wales’ Australia tour finale in Brisbane – a non-cap game – sees 27-year-old Grace selected among 10 changes following the second of two Test defeats against the Wallabies. Grace, who scored 89 tries for St
[ad_1] Former All Blacks prop Alex Hodgman is in line to debut for the Wallabies this weekend after being named to come off the bench against Georgia at Sydney’s Allianz Stadum.Hodgman played four Tests for New Zealand in 2020 before later making the move across the ditch after signing with the Queensland Reds. The prop was solid during Super Rugby Pacific this season and was rewarded with an international call-up.The
[ad_1] Rassie Erasmus has cut the Springbok squad from 41 to 25 players as preparations for the historic Test against Portugal wrapped up on Wednesday. According to a press release from SA Rugby, the decision has been made to give a group of players a well-deserved break before the Boks regroup for the 2024 Rugby Championship. MORE: Marx back for Rugby Champs? Erasmus released 16 players from camp on Wednesday
