Saturday, October 10, 2026
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Australia hold on for tight victory despite first-half red card for Miles Amatosero in 32nd minute; Les Kiss wins his first match in charge since taking over from former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt last month
New Zealand start South Africa tour with unconvincing win over Stormers; All Blacks playing eight matches including four Tests against Springboks, with final game taking place in USA; <strong>Watch New Zealand's Tour of South Africa until Saturday September 12, live on Sky Sports</strong>
Eddie Hearn says Henry Pollock can help unlock rugby union’s untapped potential, arguing the England and Lions flanker deserves a £1m-a-year contract and and English rugby’s salary cap restricts player earnings and limits the sport’s commercial growth
Tomas Albornoz has been suspended for four matches following ugly scenes at the final whistle against England in July; the playmaker accepted that his conduct amounted to intimidation of a match official
South African, New Zealand, Australian and Argentina Rugby (SANZAAR) and Sky Sports have extended their rights deal for international rugby from 2026-2030; <strong>It will feature New Zealand's eight-match tour of South Africa which starts on Friday August 7, live on Sky Sports </strong>
Henry Pollock's contract with Northampton expires in summer 2027; Pollock's agent Eddie Hearn says the England forward merits a salary of more than £1m per-year; the 21-year-old's current deal is understood to be around £150k per -year
Sione Fukofuka has left her role as Scotland Women head coach after eight months in charge; Fukofuka led Scotland to a win over Wales in the Six Nations but departs due to personal reasons; Scottish Rugby "respect and understand the reasons why"
Scottish Rugby chief executive Alex Williamson has been sacked following an independent investigation into his conduct; Williamson's exit follows a period of extended leave; chairman of Scottish Rugby Limited John McGuigan said the conduct "fell significantly below the standards we set"
The Welsh Rugby Union has confirmed plans to reduce Wales' professional men's regions from four to three from the 2028/29 season; One of Ospreys or Scarlets will lose its licence, with Cardiff and Dragons retained
Ben Earl slams 'brutal' Nations Championship schedule after travelling 25,000 miles in July; England have played three Tests on three different continents in successive weekends, most recently beating Argentina 31-34 in Santiago del Estero
Contepomi frustrated by the sound of England's dressing room celebrations after controversial night that saw seven players in the sin bin; Steve Borthwick lashes out at 'negativity committee' journalists who criticised England's lack of discipline
England survive fierce Argentina fightback and a chaotic finish to claim a 31-24 Nations Championship win in Santiago del Estero, overcoming four yellow cards and a late TMO scare to end season with victory
Springboks thrash Wales without conceding a point to record third straight Nations Championship win; South Africa score seven tries to sit top of Southern Hemisphere table after wins over England and Scotland; Wales have conceded 116 unanswered points in two Test against world champions
Gregor Townsend made 14 changes for Scotland's final match of the summer and was almost made to pay as Fiji led 17-7 at half-time; however four second-half tries ensured a bonus-point win at Murrayfield
Patrick Tuipulotu, Ardie Savea, Will Jordan, Asafo Aumua, Damian McKenzie, Anton Lienert-Brown score tries as New Zealand's All Blacks snuff out Ireland at Eden Park in Nations Championship; Ireland score through Jack Conan, Joe McCarthy, Hugo Keenan but come away with nothing
Jamie George won't flinch taking matters into his own hands if racial abuse directed at Asher Opoku-Fordjour and Chandler Cunningham-South occurs again in Argentina; Los Pumas host England in Santiago del Estero on weekend three of rugby's inaugural Nations Championship
Hundreds of thousands of fans gathered in the capital on Wednesday night to celebrate Argentina's World Cup semi-final victory over England; Steve Borthwick's side face the Pumas in the Nations Championship on Saturday (8pm BST)
England second-row Alex Coles reveals the rugby squad will avoid wearing national shirts in Argentina this week ahead of Nations Championship contest against the Pumas on Saturday (8pm kick-off BST), in light of Wednesday's FIFA World Cup meeting between England and Argentina in the USA
