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The Rugby Football Union has cancelled the 2019/20 season for all domestic rugby in England – with the exception of the Premiership – due to the coronavirus crisis. English rugby’s governing body remains in constant discussion with its top-flight over the future of the current campaign, which has been suspended for five weeks. The fate…
Saracens will be relegated from the top flight of English rugby at the end of the 2019/20 season. The club were deducted 35 points and fined £5.3million in November having breaching the salary cap regulations for the past three seasons. Saracens are now on -7 points and bottom of the Premiership tableGetty Images – Getty…
Saracens have confirmed they will not be appealing against the £5.4million fine and 35-point penalty imposed for breaching the Premiership Rugby salary cap. The back-to-back Premiership winners and reigning European champions had initially announced their intention to contest what they deemed to be ‘heavy-handed’ punishments, with club chairman Nigel Wray describing the sanctions as ‘absolutely…
Tottenham have reached an agreement with Premiership Rugby side Saracens to host their annual ‘Big Game’ at their stunning new stadium, the Premier League club have announced. The fixture, which usually takes place during March, has previously been held at both Wembley and the London Stadium. The latter held this year’s match, which Sarries won…
Gloucester Rugby have signed scrum-half Joe Simpson from Wasps and have become the next sports club to announce a new player with a superb signing video. Burnley recently announced the signing of Peter Crouch from Stoke City with a hilarious robot video – in memory of the iconic robotics celebration he showboated for England 13…
Exeter Chiefs have signed Scotland international full-back Stuart Hogg on a two-year deal from next season, the Premiership club have announced. Hogg, who has won 63 caps and toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, will move to Sandy Park from Glasgow Warriors. Scotland international Hogg joins Exeter from Glasgow Warriors The 26-year-old is…
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English rugby will introduce in-season breaks for players under a new structure for the next three seasons, the Rugby Football Union have announced. Beginning in the 2019/20 campaign, the new plans are designed to improve player welfare and protect players during a demanding schedule, which includes the 2019 World Cup and 2021 British and Irish…
England rugby star Danny Cipriani is due to appear in court accused of assaulting police during an incident at a Jersey nightclub. The fly-half, 30, was also charged with resisting arrest, common assault, larceny and being disorderly on licensed premises after he was detained in the early hours of Wednesday. Cipriani trains with his new…
Georgia international prop Zurabi Zhvania has agreed a deal to join Wasps, the Premiership club have confirmed. New Wasps signing Zurabi Zhvania (right) The 26-year-old will head to Wasps ahead of the new Premiership season, which starts late next month. Zhvania arrives at the Ricoh Arena after six seasons with Paris-based Stade Francais. He has…
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Chris Ashton has asked to leave Toulon after just 12 months in France and could be set for a return to England. The winger broke the Top14 try-scoring record with 24 in his debut season with the three-time European champions, but under RFU rules is ineligible for selection by his country while playing his domestic…
