The thrilling 11-try bronze medal clash with Romania hadn’t started well for the Spanish as they quickly fell 12 points behind. However, one of the major first-half momentum swingers was what he produced in the 30th minute of the playoff.
The thrilling 11-try bronze medal clash with Romania hadn’t started well for the Spanish as they quickly fell 12 points behind. However, one of the major first-half momentum swingers was what he produced in the 30th minute of the playoff.
In the shadows of the Guiness Six Nations this weekend also marks the opening of the Rugby Europe Championship.
A Spanish appeal of World Rugby's decision to disqualify them from Rugby World Cup in France next over the use of an ineligible player has been thrown out.
Mere weeks after earning a spot in the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Spain found themselves ejected from the tournament after it was discovered they fielded an ineligible player in two qualification matches with the Netherlands.
Spain have launched an appeal against the decision that has seen them thrown out of the 2023 Rugby World Cup where they had qualified to feature in a pool in France that included defending champions South Africa, Ireland and Scotland.
There was jubilation in the Spanish camp when the national side qualified for the 2023 World Cup earlier this year and immeasurable despair when the team learned they had effectively been disqualified from the showpiece tournament due to fielding an ineligible player.
Spain have been thrown out of the 2023 World Cup in France after a disciplinary hearing found that they had played an ineligible player in two recent qualifications games.
France lost a tight series Down Under but there were enough longer-term positives to please coach Fabien Galthié
Former Scotland international Brendan Laney has been shaken by recent terror attacks that left 50 people dead in Christchurch, a life and death story that puts his awkward introduction to Scotland into perspective.