France’s scrum-half Antoine Dupont will pursue gold at the Olympics in sevens Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email If the key to launching a new festival is getting the right headline act, then having rugby’s biggest star on

England captain Owen Farrell will not be available for the Six Nations as the fly-half takes a break from international rugby to focus on his and his family’s mental well-being Saracens have confirmed that Owen Farrell will miss the Six Nations next year  Ellis Genge is the front-runner to replace him after Courtney Lawes’ retirement  CHRIS FOY WORLD OF RUGBY: Rugby is in peril if it turns its back on

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Joseph Suaalii could line up for the Wallabies in their November tour to the United Kingdom and Ireland next year after Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh confirmed that the deal to bring the Roosters winger to rugby will go ahead. “We’re committed to Joseph, he’s coming in in November, hopefully, for the

Leicester hopeful Jasper Wiese will commit his future to club with South Africa World Cup winner set to snub move to French club Stade Francais Jasper Wiese had been in advanced talks about a move to France His impressive form had caught the eye of Top 14 side Stade Francais He was part of Springboks squad which won the World Cup last month Leicester are hopeful their South Africa World

Newcastle 14-20 Exeter: The visitors’ head coach Ali Hepher said they got a ‘monkey off our back’ with their first Premiership away win for 13 months, while condemning the hosts to a seventh straight defeat Exeter Chiefs moved up to third in the Premiership with long-awaited away win Newcastle have seven losses from seven after being humbled by Exeter  Exeter’s head coach Ali Hepher was relieved to get a ‘monkey

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Rising Adelaide forward Jess Waterhouse started their professional sporting career as the captain of the Young Matildas at 15, but has since became a self-declared obsessive with everything footy, after discovering their love for it in their late teens. Waterhouse did a stint in a local soccer league, and ended up playing three

French rugby referee Mathieu Raynal calls for the sport to crack down on abuse of officials – or risk heading in the same direction as football – after Wayne Barnes and his family were targeted after the World Cup final Mail Sport has launched a campaign to help stamp out abuse of match officials  Mathieu Raynal was named French rugby referee of the year at a ceremony Have you witnessed

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This weekend we will see some of the best football in the short history of the AFLW competition. Here is what it’s going to take for each team to get over the line and make it to the big dance. Young Geelong gun Georgie Prespakis.Credit: Getty Images Brisbane Lions v GeelongBrighton Homes Arena,

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Key points Geelong has a knack of finding good players where other clubs don’t look. At Tuesday’s national draft, the Cats selected Oliver Wiltshire from Bellarine league club Barwon Heads and Shaun Mannagh from Werribee in the VFL. One of Wiltshire’s mentors at Barwon Heads was Cats great Matthew Scarlett, one of the

Worse-for-wear Prince Harry had to be helped out of the after-party, players rode in a police van and the Wharf Bar was the place to be! Mail Sport’s rugby correspondent CHRIS FOY recalls England’s 2003 World Cup win on the 20th anniversary Even years later, the memory of the enormous party in Sydney is still sharp  Jonny Wilkinson’s iconic drop goal wrote England into history with 20-17 win It was