With 2024 coming to an end, we challenged the Sky Sports Rugby League pundits to give us their highlights, their biggest shocks, and look forward to the new Super League season… Brian Carney’s 2024 rewind… Favourite moment from the 2024 season? Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Hull KR sing ‘A … Read more
Gerwyn Price is eyeing another run to glory at Alexandra Palace and if it were up to him it would be the final time. The former rugby player caused a stir by claiming he has no issue with the World Darts Championship being relocated to Saudi Arabia. 4 Price proved too strong for two-time champion … Read more
As the year comes to an end, we take a look back at the biggest, best and most emotional moments from the 2024 Super League season… February Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Highlights of World Club Challenge between Wigan Warriors and Penrith Panthers. The 2024 season started with the most … Read more
Saracens were dealt a pre-match blow when Elliot Daly withdrew with a hamstring problem but they still managed to ease to victory; Nick Tompkins led out Sarries on his 200th appearance for the north London club Last Updated: 22/12/24 6:19pm Ben Earl (centre) helped Saracens secure a comfortable victory over Northampton Saracens moved up to … Read more
Warren Gatland will remain as Wales head coach for the 2025 Six Nations – but has been warned that results must improve with the team currently on a run of 12 consecutive defeats. Wales’ losing sequence – the worst in their history – left them without a Test win in 2024 and 11th in the … Read more
Former England rugby star Phil Vickery has revealed bodybuilding has been a huge help after feelings of ‘failure’ caught up with him. The 2003 World Cup winner has endured divorce, bankruptcy and being diagnosed with probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy, with recent scans revealing the brain injury. 4 Vickery looks totally differentCredit: instagram:@philvickery3 Vickery was forced … Read more
England rugby hero Steve Thompson has revealed his early-onset dementia means he sometimes forgets the names of his own children. The 46-year-old has boxed away his medals, trophies, and other mementos after being diagnosed with early-onset dementia and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in 2020 at just 42. The diagnosis left him grappling with suicidal thoughts. … Read more
A round-up of Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup action, where Northampton opened with a bonus-point win over Castres and Exeter were beaten by Sharks in South Africa. Northampton 38-8 Castres The Gallagher Premiership champions were out of the blocks quickly at Franklin’s Gardens to lead through captain Fraser Dingwall’s try, but Castres reduced the deficit with … Read more
Premiership Women’s Rugby had better brace itself, for a new star is in town. American rugby sevens star Ilona Maher has arrived at Bristol Bears after signing a landmark three-month contract that could, for all the right reasons, shake English women’s rugby to its core. The 28-year-old, who boasts 3.3 million followers on TikTok and … Read more
(Getty Images) From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how … Read more