Scrum-half Danny Care has been omitted from England’s training squad for the Autumn Nations Series in November. Ben Youngs returns to the squad after missing out on the tour to Australia in July and is joined by Jack van Poortvliet and Alex Mitchell as the scrum-halves named in the squad. Tuilagi return Manu Tuilagi returns …
Public image in the world of football has become more important than ever, and remains a side of the sporting industry in which many tread lightly. Since arriving to the French capital in the summer of 2016, Thomas Meunier has stood out amongst the French media, for his sincerity and his eloquence when talking with …
Edinburgh coach Mike Blair was frustrated with referee Frank Murphy’s decisions at scrum time in his side’s 34-18 loss against the Stormers in Cape Town on Saturday. Blair’s men scrummed well and put the defending champions under huge pressure holding a 10-0 lead for most of the first half but failed to keep the Stormers …
A host of European sides have lodged propositions for out-of-contract Strasbourg striker Stéphane Bahoken, according to our colleagues at RMC. The 25-year-old Cameroonian international has received formal contract offers from Aston Villa and Barnsley in England, as well as Udinese in Italy. The latter proposition is currently most interesting to the former OGC Nice man. In …
Saracens head coach Joe Shaw has jumped to Mako Vunipola’s defence after the England prop received the first red card of his career in Sunday’s victory over Newcastle at Kingston Park. Vunipola received his marching orders in the 54th minute for a dangerous clear-out on Tom Penny but, despite playing with 14 men for most …
Ligue 1 champions PSG’s summer transfer window will be dictated by UEFA’s verdict on their Financial Fair Play situation, which will be announced this Friday. Click Here: vodacom bulls rugby jersey In the meantime, Les Parisiens are looking at which bankable assets they might be able to sell this summer, if necessary. One of those …
England scrum-half Raffi Quirke has been named in Sale Sharks’ starting team for their Premiership clash with London Irish at the AJ Bell Stadium. He’s included in the XV for the first time in six months and Sam Hill makes his first league start this season as Sale go in search of a fifth win …
Liverpool have in recent hours submitted an opening offer worth just below €60m for Lyon attacking midfielder Nabil Fékir, according to Le Parisien, whose reliability in terms of football transfers is somewhat mixed. As it stands, a deal is believed not to be close for multiple reasons: the player and his entourage are not entirely certain, …
Bulls back Johan Goosen has been selected in a 26-man South Africa squad as they prepare for their upcoming Autumn Nations Series games. Goosen has not played for the Springboks since 2016 but is their only designated fly-half, with Handre Pollard currently injured and Elton Jantjies still in the wilderness after alleged off-field issues. The …
Lyon President Jean-Michel Aulas gave an update on the future of Nabil Fékir this afternoon, as speculation linking the player to Liverpool continues. “There is nothing there. As I announced a long time ago, the situation has not advanced at all…” Then, Aulas was asked if his situation could be resolved before or during the …