17-year-old Tyler Offiah (right) is already taller than his father Martin (left) Tyler Offiah, son of rugby league legend Martin, will join Bath on a three-year deal after rejecting interest from Leicester Tigers, Gloucester, Sale Sharks and Wigan Warriors. The 17-year-old player, who played for the England Under-18 Team at the Six Nations Rugby Festival… Read More »
Ardie Savea in action against South Africa in last year’s World Cup final – points out Springboks’ use of overseas players – Getty Images/Anne-Christine Poujoulat Backrow Ardie Savea has confirmed he will feature in the All Blacks’ summer series against England despite warning the New Zealand Rugby Union must reform its policy towards foreign players.… Read More »
Irne Herbst’s time in the sin bin was cut short during Harlequins’ thrilling win over Bath – Getty Images/Steve Bardens The Rugby Football Union has apologized “to both teams” for a refereeing error that saw Irné Herbst serve just seven minutes in the sin bin during Harlequins’ thrilling win over Bath, with the governing body… Read More »
Tackling height change will be just one of the initiatives being considered by the working group – Getty Images/Adrian Dennis World Rugby is considering lowering the height of tackles in the elite game and introducing a global footprint of 20-minute red cards as part of a radical plan to step up the sport and increase… Read More »
Maro Itoje played a total of 1,881 minutes for the club and national team this season – Getty Images/Andrew Kearns Maro Itoje and Finn Russell are on their way to breaking critical player welfare boundaries. Telegram Sports It can reveal rugby officials have been accused of risking the health of the Premiership’s “valuables”. Under an… Read More »
RFU Chief Executive Bill Sweeney attends a press conference to announce Steve Borthwick as England Rugby Men’s Head Coach at Twickenham Stadium on December 19, 2022 in London, England Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney’s ultimatum regarding Premiership 2 has been branded “unacceptable” by Championship clubs, who have warned the England squad would suffer… Read More »
Kerry Packer wanted to revolutionize rugby union in 1995 as he did cricket in 1977. It has been locked in a vault for almost 30 years but the original player contract is now valid for ‘World Rugby Corporation’, the £200 million Kerry Packer-backed rebel rugby circus that threatened to launch a global franchise league in… Read More »