Portugal will replace Romania as Europe 2 in the 2022 World Cup. Spain replacing them in Pool A. The advisory group expressed that concerning World Cup capability. The 10-point allowance applied to the European capability table by the IJCs. Spain’s allure against their exclusion from the following year’s Rugby World Cup in France for handling … Read more
Phil Bennett has kicked the bucket at the age of 73. His previous group Scarlets declared on Sunday, provoking an overflow of misery for the Welshman. He is one of the country’s most cherished legends in the game. Bennett directed Wales to two Five Nations Grand Slams during the 1970s and furthermore assumed a vital … Read more
Quade Cooper, Samu Kerevi and Marika Koroibete named in Australia squad for three-test series against England. The Wallabies lost every one of the three tests on that visit, crushed by Scotland, England and Wales. Rennie said flyhalf Cooper and focus Kerevi had shown up in Sydney for clinical checks, while winger Koroibete was expected back … Read more
Sally Horrox has been appointed as World Rugby’s director of women’s rugby, the global governing body announced Wednesday. Horrox will take up her new post in May, just months away from the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, after leaving the international sports and brand consultancy which she co-founded in 2015. The 12th and final … Read more
World Rugby announced a new global education campaign on Wednesday “to increase understanding of the importance of brain health” for players. The initiative, in conjunction with the International Rugby Players union, follows the revelation this month that former All Blacks prop Carl Hayman has early-onset dementia aged just 41. Hayman has joined a concussion legal action launched by ex-players … Read more
Eddie Jones has confirmed the 2023 World Cup will be his final campaign as England coach, saying he has “never been so excited in my life” as he targets South Africa’s crown. It is the first time Jones, who has been in charge since 2015, has indicated that he will step down after the tournament … Read more
Sports Governing Body, World Rugby has taken an initiative to support financially to the nations who are suffering from the global pandemic. World Rugby announced that it will provide financial assistance to the nations facing hardships amid the coronavirus outbreak. World Rugby pledged to give $166 million in relief fund to assist unions.Media reports said … Read more
