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Gloucester Rugby are currently sat at the bottom of the Gallagher Premiership and need to do something about it if they are to change their current state of affairs. With this in mind, on Wednesday the club announced the signing of Argentinian hooker Santiago Socino. Embed from Getty Images The announcement also included the news […]
Eddie Jones has revealed his starting line up ahead of the 2021 Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday. South African Jones will be looking for his fourth Six Nations title in six years. The big inclusion into the team is uncapped Beno Obano, who will be the only uncapped man in the matchday 23. […]
Cardiff Blues and Wales winger Josh Adams has been released by Wales after being suspended for the first two matches of the 2021 Six Nations following a breach of Covid-19 protocols. The suspension follows after images of the top try scorer at the 2019 World Cup was leaked of him at a family gathering for […]
Further COVID-19 restrictions in both the U.K and South Africa have left further uncertainty regarding the Lions tour in the summer. Many are calling for the Tour to be hosted in the U.K but as of yet no decision has been made. A decision is expected to be made by February. There are currently three […]
England Rugby will be without head coach Eddie Jones for the start of Six Nations training after being told to self-isolate. Jones had come into contact with forwards coach Matt Proudfoot who has recently tested positive. Proudfoot is currently showing no symptoms. Embed from Getty Images The positive case was caught during pre-tournament screening, along […]
Embed from Getty Images Wales coach Wayne Pivac unveiled his 36-man squad for the 2021 Six Nations, selecting the uncapped Josh MacLeod of the Scarlets along with Gloucester Rugby’s own Louis Rees-Zammit, who retains his place in the team. There was much talk of the possibility of a WRU-approved exceptional circumstances clause that would allow […]
Bath Rugby Club have been forced to shut down their training ground at Farleigh House following a number positive COVID-19 cases just 10 days out from their derby game with Bristol Bears. The number of cases is undisclosed, and both Bath players and staff have returned positive results following the weekly PCR COVID-19 testing programme […]
The #icare campaign has taken over Instagram since online trolls have targeted Women’s rugby on comment sections on the social media site. The news last Friday regarding the current state of professional women’s rugby in the UK, it was that the Allianz Premier 15s will be suspended for 2 weeks and the Women’s Six Nations […]
The 7th round of the Women’s Allianz Premier 15 will see Gloucester Hartpury take on local rivals Worcester Warriors at Sixways this Saturday. In what will be the first game of the season where fans will be in attendance. Both sides will be looking to bounce back from defeats in the previous round. Gloucester-Hartpury were […]
Eddie Jones’ England will host France at Twickenham on Sunday in the first Autumn Nations Cup Final. This game will also be England’s first game since March with fans in attendance. Twickenham will welcome 2,000 to the stadium for the final, with the RFU gifting 400 seats to NHS workers to thank them for their […]