Author: Sports News UK
Evans took full advantage of being the first driver on the road to set himself up for victory on Friday – winning stage two by 7.5 seconds. Posting the fastest time on stage three, and again winning the afternoon’s second run through Isegami’s Tunnel, meant the Welshman led by 15.7 seconds at the end of the first day.Toyota team-mate Oliver Solberg and English co-driver Elliott Edmondson cut that by more than five seconds with two stage wins on Saturday morning, but the 24-year old Swede crashed out of contention on stage 12 – earning a rebuke from veteran Ogier.”Unfortunately it’s…
It’s even harder to talk about the team’s successes without bringing up the impact of veteran flyhalf Jason Robertson. The franchise’s all-time leading scorer is in his fifth season with the team, which finds itself in the midst of a battle to stay above the playoff line. It’s been a roller coaster of a year for The Flags – winners of two of its first three matches before dropping four of its last five – but with two matches remaining, Old Glory DC sits a single table point outside of the No. 4 seed. The opportunity to finish strong…
Fabien Galthié has made two key changes to his France coaching team ahead of the July Nations Championship matches, according to reports. The France head coach has reportedly hired new defence and kicking coaches to replace Shaun Edwards and Vlok Cilliers, respectively. The French coaching team met in Narbonne and Montpellier in recent days to begin preparations for the friendly against England A as well as three Nations Championship matches against New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. Shaun Edwards being forced out However, according to a report by L’Equipe, Edwards is being pushed out, is very close to leaving, and was…
Original El Grande Americano officially revealed as Chad Gable. Headlining week one of Lucha Libre AAA’s Noches de Los Grandes special from Monterrey, Mexico was a Mask versus Mask match that saw El Grande Americano versus Original El Grande Americano. AAA General Manager Rey Mysterio left commentary to head to the ring for the introductions. The crowd in attendance chanted ‘Shorty G’ at the Original El Grande. Original attacked El Grande before the bell. During the bout, Original tried to rip El Grande’s mask apart. He also busted El Grande open with punches to the face. El Grande would go…
WASHINGTON DC- The Hounds moved to 9-0 on the season after a late-game comeback over Old Glory DC, 33-32. The Hounds trailed by as many as 13 points in the game but proved too formidable for an Old Glory team fighting to keep their playoff hopes alive. Chris Hilsenbeck nailed four of his five conversion attempts for eight points while both hooker Theo Fourie and forward Mason Flesch scored a brace. Lock Nathan Den Hoedt added a try in the win as well. Chicago dominated both possession and territory in the opening 20 minutes of the game. Old Glory’s exit…
Cardiff lost head coach Matt Sherratt to Steve Tandy’s backroom staff just a few days before the season started, with forwards boss Corniel van Zyl making the step up to replace him.”We’re proud of the boys from where we started the season into how we finished,” said van Zyl.”To end up sixth, with 16 quality teams, I say would make us proud. Unfortunately we couldn’t push on to the next step and that’s the disappointing part.”Van Zyl guided Cardiff to 11 league victories, with eight of those coming at their Arms Park home. With only one URC win achieved outside…
COTTAGE GROVE, Wis. (WMTV) – Several local high schools got the chance to make history on Saturday afternoon, doing it together as one team.Monona Grove, Madison La Follette and Madison East make up the Eastside Exiles Boys Rugby Team, who brought home Madison’s first state championship dating all the way back to 1996, defeating Elkhorn 19-12 in the title match.Elkhorn struck first, jumping out to a 5-0 lead early. Eastside answered when Eli Law powered through contact and stretched across the line for a try to get the Exiles on the board. But Elkhorn responded again and carried a 12-5…
Following Leinster’s 59-10 victory over the Lions in the United Rugby Championship quarter-finals, here are our five takeaways from the clash at the Aviva Stadium. Top Line Leinster bounced back from their disappointing Champions Cup final defeat to Bordeaux in style as they made light work of URC quarter-final debutants, the Lions, outscoring the South African outfit nine tries to two. The result sets up a home semi-final for Leo Cullen’s charges against the Stormers just three hours after the Glasgow Warriors and Bulls collide at Murrayfield. It was a memorable day for James Lowe, who celebrated his 100th appearance…
Leinster bounced back from their Champions Cup final defeat by Bordeaux-Begles last week by scoring nine tries in an emphatic 59-10 United Rugby Championship quarter-final win over the Lions at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.Dan Sheehan, Hugo Keenan, James Ryan, Scott Penny, Sam Prendergast, Gus McCarthy and Jimmy O’Brien all crossed for the Irish province, with James Lowe, on his 100th cap, scoring twice.The victory books Leo Cullen’s side a place against the Stormers in the second of the tournament’s semi-finals next Saturday (17:30 BST). Glasgow will host the Bulls in the other.Both sides came out with huge intent, but…
The 2025/26 United Rugby Championship semi-finals have been confirmed, with the Glasgow Warriors facing the Bulls and Leinster hosting the Stormers. Franco Smith’s Warriors defeated Connacht 33-21 on Friday evening to secure passage into the semi-finals as they chase a second URC title since lifting the trophy in 2024. They will host the Bulls, who surged to a 45-14 victory over Munster at Loftus Versfeld to continue their bid for a maiden URC title, having lost three finals (2022, 2023 and 2024). The fixture will take place at Murrayfield Stadium in the Scottish capital city of Edinburgh at 14:30 UK…