Image caption, Warrington’s seven tries included two length-of-the-field interception tries26 July 2024Updated 3 hours agoTries: Lindop 2, Ashton 2, Holroyd, Thewlis, TaiWarrington Wolves leapt to the top of Super League as they stunned Wigan Warriors at the Brick Community Stadium.Wire ran in six tries, two each for Arron Lindop and Matty Ashton, as they handed Wigan a first home defeat in 18 matches – a run dating back to May 2023 – and earned their biggest Super League winning margin in games against the Warriors.Winger Liam Marshall responded to Lindop’s early converted try to make it 6-4 after 13 minutes,…

Wendell Sailor has revealed a desire to spend more time with his family has sparked his decision to quit his role with Triple M radio effective immediately, rather than at the end of the NRL season like he planned. The NRL legend revealed in May that he’d be stepping away from his media commitments at the end of the year, leaving the ‘Rush Hour’ gig in which he’s become hugely popular.But the 50-year-old announced over the weekend that he’s leaving the role immediately, and won’t be on radio for the remainder of the year. “I have made the decision to…

The Stockdale Paradox is a theory based on the life experiences of vice-admiral James Stockdale, the highest ranking US military officer in the infamous Hanoi Hilton prisoner of war camp during the Vietnam War.Captured after his plane was struck by enemy fire in 1965, he was routinely tortured before his eventual release in 1973.With no knowledge if he would ever be freed, his determination to survive and resist was fierce. He even injured his own face with the leg of a stool so he could not be used as unwilling participant in a propaganda video for the enemy.He was one…

Yes, you read that right and no we are not talking about Sevens but 15s. Join us as we take a look at rugby union’s history at the Olympics. 1924 The most recent of four occasions rugby union featured in the Olympic Games which was played in Paris just as this year’s edition is. On the day the USA beat hosts France 17-3 to win the Gold medal, which remarkably still makes the country the reigning champions. The Bronze medal was a certainty for Romania as only three teams entered the category that year. 1920 The USA did not only…

England have qualified for their first World Rugby U20 Championship final since 2018 with a deserved 31-20 win over Ireland. Two points up at the break, Mark Mapletoft’s side took a firm grip on the previously frenetic exchanges and the second period became a slow death for the Irish who were held scoreless and left to watch in frustration as the English, the current Six Nations champions, landed three penalty kicks to take the victory.With the two most recent matches between these teams ending in draws, 32-all 18 weeks ago in the Six Nations and 34-all a year ago in…

Image caption, Finn Douglas won Scotland under-20 caps last yearArticle informationAuthor, David FergusonRole, BBC Scotland Selkirk5 hours agoA young rugby player from the Scottish Borders has signed to a club in France after advertising himself on Facebook.Flying winger and fullback Finn Douglas was dropped by Edinburgh two weeks ago after facing competition from some of the finest back threes in world rugby.Rather than suffer defeat, he turned to social media and has now secured a one-year contract with Valence Romans, based in Romans-sur-Isère, and will play in the club’s under-23 system.The 20-year-old from St Boswells said: “I felt I could…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentine prosecutors on Friday charged two French rugby players with aggravated sexual assault, the latest development in the grisly case of a woman who said she was repeatedly raped by the athletes after they took her back to their hotel room and prevented her from leaving. The prosecutor’s office in the western city of Mendoza — where the alleged assault took place last Sunday following the French team’s test match against the Argentine Pumas — ordered the two players, Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou, to remain under detention until trial. After being arrested in Buenos Aires,…

Image caption, The men were involved in a fracas with door staff at the city centre pubArticle informationAuthor, Steve JonesRole, BBC News27 minutes agoA professional rugby league player has been fined £1,000 after admitting his part in a fight with door staff at a city centre Wetherspoon pub.Lochlan McGill, 24, who is from Leeds but now lives in Australia, pleaded guilty to the affray along with co-defendants Daniel Lockwood, 24, and Dylan Murphy, also 24.The trio ended up in a brawl with security staff at Beckett’s Bank in Leeds in September 2022.Sentencing them at Leeds Crown Court, His Honour Judge…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, George Furbank was part of the Northampton Saints team that won the Premiership title in 2023-24Article informationAuthor, Chris JonesRole, Rugby Union Correspondent in Auckland2 hours agoNew Zealand v England second TestDate: Saturday, 13 July Kick-off: 08:05 BST Venue: Eden Park, AucklandCoverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds and follow live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app.England full-back George Furbank has been ruled out of Saturday’s second Test against New Zealand in Auckland, with Freddie Steward replacing him in the starting XV.Northampton Saints’ Furbank was one of…

Around the 50th minute of the titanic Test at Loftus Versfeld last Saturday, Ireland’s players would have looked to the sideline to see a cluster of Springboks entering the fray. Six forwards jogged off the pitch, while another six – four of them World Cup-winners – took up their positions. Boosted by a rejuvenated pack including a fresh tight five, the Boks outlasted the Irish and took a 1-0 lead in the series.Since 2018, South African players have called their replacements the Bomb Squad. Rassie Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber have changed the dynamic of this group according to the opposition,…