Leicester 48 Connacht 32 TYPICALLY, IT WAS entertaining but Connacht’s European season came to an end in the Challenge Cup round-of-16 as they came up short against Leicester at Welford Road. Connacht fullback John Porch. Source: Andy Watts/INPHO There were moments of quality from Andy Friend’s men and they made the Premiership side battle all the way into the closing minutes, but they will be left with regrets after giving up too many easy scores. Steve Borthwick’s Tigers always found a response to Connacht’s flashes of attacking inspiration and the western province must now look to the Rainbow Cup as a means of finishing their season with success. Kieran Marmion’s…

Italy 3 England 67 ENGLAND MARCHED INTO the final of the 2021 Six Nations by hammering Italy. Click Here: parramatta eels shirt The first half was a well-contested affair but the English had far too much quality and pulled clear in the second 40 minutes, meaning the defending champions will contest the final of the reformatted Six Nations on 24 April. As captain Sarah Hunter made her comeback from injury, Emily Scarratt and Vicky Fleetwood crossed for the visitors in the opening half but Italy enjoyed possession for long periods before the break, meaning the English only led 17-3. But England opened up in the second half as Abby Dow scored…

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NEW ZEALAND RUGBY has issued licences for two Pacific island teams to join Super Rugby from next year, in a major milestone for the long-awaited expansion. The two teams — Fiji Drua and Moana Pasifika — must still have their finances approved before they can participate, but World Rugby last month said it was helping boost their coffers. “We are now on the cusp of realising a long-held desire to include Pasifika in our professional game and the opportunity to embrace all that comes with that,” former Samoa and All Black legend Michael Jones said. An estimated 20% of elite rugby players worldwide have Pacific heritage but top talent is…

In an interview with TheWrap.com, ESPN Executive Vice President of Programming and Scheduling Burke Magnus explained why RAW and Smackdown didn’t end up with ESPN: “We did talk to WWE during their process some months ago. Took a hard look at it, we’re obviously big fans of them. We just went into business with them on the XFL indirectly. But we couldn’t find a fit for it, primarily based on schedule.” “As you know, those properties are 52 weeks a year live. And I’m proud to say we have a pretty good problem, which is that we can’t clear anything 52 weeks a year live. We have a pretty full…

MUNSTER HAVE CONFIRMED that second row RG Snyman is very close to a return to squad training as he goes through the final stages of his rehab from a long-term knee injury. The Springboks lock was injured just minutes into his Munster debut last August, rupturing his ACL as he landed from a lineout.  Snyman has been sidelined ever since but has now “progressed to the final stages of his rehab,” according to Munster. The 26-year-old will be “reviewed for a possible return to squad training next week.” Meanwhile, Munster have confirmed that Ireland international Tadhg Beirne has returned to full training ahead of this weekend’s clash with Leinster at the…

TEN POINTS UP, what could go wrong for Ulster? The answer was written on the scoreboard here at the Kingspan Stadium on 80 minutes. Somehow Connacht came from a man down and 10 points down to win. For Ulster coach, Dan McFarland, there was that sickening feeling that comes when defeat is snatched from the jaws of victory. With the game in the closing moments, Ulster had the lead and crucially, they also had possession. They lost the ball and subsequently they lost this game. “We had the game in the bag and there was a turnover from a driving maul and it was a terrible decision from the referee,”…

BRITISH TELECOMS GROUP BT has confirmed that it is in talks over the future of its pay-TV channel BT Sport. The Daily Telegraph reported that BT was exploring the sale of a stake in the channel whose current rights portfolio includes Premier League and Champions League football, Premiership and Champions Cup rugby, UFC and more. The newspaper said BT was in talks with US giants Amazon and Disney, streaming service DAZN and a British broadcaster, with the future direction of TV sporting rights unclear as the coronavirus pandemic keeps fans out of stadia. “BT can confirm that early discussions are being held with a number of select strategic partners, to…

LOCKDOWN ALLOWED MOST players the chance to reflect on their careers and how they have progressed up to this point and where, perhaps, they aspire to be in several years’ time. Will Addison in action in the Challenge Cup Semi-Final Leicester Tigers. Source: Laszlo Geczo/INPHO For Will Addison, it was a conversation that, at one point, could have easily gone one of two ways. Click Here: Ferrari Racing Suit Still only 28-years-old, the versatile Ireland back went down injured during the build-up for the 2020 Six Nations with Ireland with a straightforward calf injury, but it was during rehab for that when a much bigger issue struck – a recurrence…

Former wwe Superstar TJP discussed some of the problems that WWE Superstars face with the process of working with producers who seem to have their own agendas in a recent interview. “You know I always had a wonderful experience with upper administration working directly with Vince and Hunter that was always pleasant for me, but it was the lower administration like the micromanaging from producers and creative, the writers and things like that — that was the ultimate source of a lot of guys’ unhappiness at least for me.” “You know it’s frustrating that guys in that position they play favorites. Some guys get held back, not that the brass…