Brent Pilnick

1 week ago | bbc.com | Brent Pilnick

Long-serving Exeter hooker Jack Yeandle is close to signing a new deal at the Premiership side. The 35-year-old is out of contract in the summer but Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says he is nearing an agreement to extend Yeandle's stay into a 14th season. The Exeter-born forward has played more than 300 games for the club since joining from Doncaster in 2012. He has been a part of the club's major moments, helping Exeter win two Premiership titles and the 2020 European Champions Cup.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Brent Pilnick

Harlequins winger Rodrigo Isgro has been banned for three weeks for a dangerous tackle on Bath winger Joe Cokanasiga. The Argentina back was cited after being yellow-carded for the head-on-head contact in the fourth minute of the game. Isgro failed a head injury assessment while he was in the sin bin and did not return to the field of play. The head injury means Isgro is unavailable for Saturday's European Champions Cup trip to Leinster, so that match will not count towards his suspension.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Brent Pilnick

Harlequins winger Rodrigo Isgro has been banned for three weeks for a dangerous tackle on Bath winger Joe Cokanasiga. The Argentina back was cited after being yellow-carded for the head-on-head contact in the fourth minute of the game. Isgro failed a head injury assessment while he was in the sin bin and did not return to the field of play. The head injury means Isgro is unavailable for Saturday's European Champions Cup trip to Leinster, so that match will not count towards his suspension.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Brent Pilnick

Image source, SW PixImage caption, Mike Abbott had been head coach since the start of the 2023 seasonCornwall RLFC head coach Mike Abbott says his players were keen to fulfil their fixtures before the League One side folded. But Abbott, who has been part of the coaching team since the club was founded in late 2021 and head coach since the 2023 season, says his players would have fulfilled Sunday's fixture at North Wales Crusaders. "The players were still very much for the club," he told BBC Sport.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Brent Pilnick

Image source, Colin BradburyImage caption, Since being formed in 2021 Cornwall won 10 games in League OneLeague One side Cornwall RLFC have folded due to financial issues. But Stone says he is unable to bring in new investors to help fund them going forward. Stone took over from a consortium led by Canadian owner Eric Perez with the aim of making it a community-based club.