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July 13, 2024

Frawley’s last-gasp drop goal seals stunning win for Ireland in South Africa

South Africa 24-25 Ireland
Jack Crowley scores 14 points in thrilling Durban victory

Ciarán Frawley coolly landed a last-gasp drop goal as Ireland weathered a second-half storm to pull off a stunning 25-24 victory in Durban and secure a 1-1 series draw against South Africa. Frawley stepped off the bench to split the posts in dramatic fashion with the final action of a thrilling encounter at Kings Park Stadium after a similar effort 10 minutes earlier.

Andy Farrell’s side had looked set to slip to an agonising defeat to the back-to-back world champions after Conor Murray’s try helped reward a ferocious first-half display with a 16-6 lead. The flawless fly-half Handré Pollard slotted eight penalties to turn the contest in the Springboks’ favour on the back of their 27-20 triumph last weekend in Pretoria.

July 13, 2024

Australia 36-28 Wales: rugby union international – as it happened

The Wallabies remain unbeaten in 2024 after victory over Wales in Melbourne gave coach Joe Schmidt a second win

“Replicate some of the things we did well and hopefully solve some of the things we didn’t do so well.”

How’s that for some cutting edge rugby insight from Joe Schmidt?

July 11, 2024

Newly minted Wallabies captain Liam Wright to miss Wales clash, James Slipper to captain

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says his new-look team learned “a bit about ourselves” in last week’s win over Wales as he named a largely unchanged line-up, albeit with a new captain, for Saturday’s second clash in Melbourne.

July 9, 2024

France’s Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jégou arrested on sexual assault charges

Players currently on Les Bleus’ South America tour
FFR president says an investigation is under way

Two France international rugby players have been arrested after an allegation of sexual assault was made against them during Les Bleus’ South America tour. The president of the the French rugby federation’ (FFR), Florian Grill, told reporters in Buenos Aires that if the facts are proven they are “incredibly serious”.

The two players – the 20-year-old Pau lock Hugo Auradou and the La Rochelle flanker Oscar Jégou, 21 – are set to be taken from the Argentinian capital to Mendoza, where the alleged incident happened. Mendoza staged the first Test between Argentina and France on Saturday, when Auradou and Jégou both started.

July 7, 2024

Bagnaia tops MotoGP standings after Martín crashes out in Germany

Martín slid off track with two laps to go
Brothers Marc and Álex Márquez finish second and third

Ducati’s reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia went top of the MotoGP championship after winning the German Grand Prix on Sunday ahead of Marc Márquez after title rival Jorge Martín crashed while he was leading the race with two laps to go.

Márquez’s brother Álex finished third to make it two brothers on a MotoGP podium for the first time since Japan’s Nobuatsu and Takuma Aoki finished second and third in Imola 27 years ago.

July 6, 2024

South Africa 27-20 Ireland: first rugby union Test – as it happened

The Springboks’ bench won a penalty try at the death to settle a thrilling contest between two true heavyweights

The players are making their way out to the field.

They pass under a sign that reads, “Altitude. 1 350m. It matters”.

July 6, 2024

South Africa hold firm to seal narrow win over Ireland in pulsating first Test

South Africa 27-20 Ireland
Late tries from Murray and Baird not enough for tourists

The Ireland wing James Lowe went from hero to zero as the world champions, South Africa, underlined their status as Test rugby’s top-ranked nation with a gripping 27-20 win in Pretoria.

Lowe produced a sensational offload to set up a debut try for Jamie Osborne and thought he had brought Andy Farrell’s men level with a superb breakaway score in the second half.

July 6, 2024

Aussie humiliates rival with vicious move as new Wallabies boss exacts RWC revenge

Joe Schmidt’s reign as Wallabies coach got off to a flying start in Sydney on Saturday with a hard-fought 25-16 defeat of Warren Gatland’s Wales, who slumped to their eighth straight loss.

July 4, 2024

Wallabies get seventh captain in a year as new coach Joe Schmidt names first team

Liam Wright will return to the Wallabies for the first time in five years as captain of the national team with up to seven players set to earn their debuts as new coach Joe Schmidt put a full stop on the disastrous Eddie Jones era.

July 1, 2024

A racing certainty? What a Labour government would mean for the sport

British Horseracing Authority says it has been preparing for a change of government for many months

Few could have guessed when the field came under starter’s orders for the general election in May that betting and the Gambling Commission would turn out to be such fixtures on the daily news grid. Or, for that matter, that Keir Starmer would suggest, in response to a question on his political punting habits, that he “only bets on the horses”.

Assuming the price of around 1-33 is correct and that a Labour administration with a significant majority takes the reins this week, that may well prove to be the first and last significant mention of the turf – or gambling, for that matter – by a member of the new government for some while.

June 30, 2024

Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper announces retirement from international rugby

Michael Hooper, who holds the record for the most caps as Australia captain, put an end to his international rugby career on Sunday after missing out on selection for the Paris Olympics.

June 27, 2024

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt doesn’t know his line-up or captain nine days out from clash with Wales

New Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt concedes he’s never been so “underprepared” as he remains without a clear idea of his first team let alone a potential captain just nine days out from the opening Test against Wales and even after a four-day camp in Brisbane with his maiden squad.

June 22, 2024

Blues break 21-year title drought after thrashing Chiefs in Super Rugby Pacific final

Caleb Clarke scored a hat-trick as the Auckland Blues crushed the Waikato Chiefs 41-10 on Saturday to win their first full Super Rugby title since 2003.

June 22, 2024

Eddie’s warning to England falls flat as Japan thrashed in first game back in charge

Eddie Jones said Japan were “going in the right direction” despite being thrashed 52-17 by England in Tokyo on Saturday in the first game of his second stint in charge.

June 22, 2024

Blues beat Chiefs to break 21-year Super Rugby title drought

The Blues sweep aside the Chiefs in a 41-10 drubbing at Eden Park
It was the first final between the NZ sides in their 28-year history

The Blues have broken a 21-year Super Rugby title drought, sweeping aside the Chiefs in a 41-10 drubbing at a sold-out Eden Park.

In the first ever final between the two New Zealand sides in their 28-year history, the Blues were dominant.