Championship

THOMAS O'Grady had yet another successful weekend at the Masters' Superbike championships at Mondello Park, in the Supertwin races on board Noel ...

Whearty took the first race win, and was second in race two, but didn’t help his championship chances with a DNF in the last race. Thomas is back at the top of the championship with three races to go, and has a slender three-point lead over Derek Sheils. Josh Elliot was also on form.

Premier Sports will cover both Semi Finals on Sunday September 25 – now confirmed to be played at Leigh Sports Village at 2pm and the Millennium Stadium at ...

With one match from the First Round of the Play-Offs also shown on Monday September 19, that means Premier Sports will have covered 35 fixtures in the first year of their two-year partnership with the RFL – also including six Betfred Challenge Cup ties, and the Final of the AB Sundecks 1895 Cup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The winners of the match will secure promotion to the Betfred Super League in 2023 – and it will be played on the home ground of the higher-ranked team. Premier Sports will cover both Semi Finals on Sunday September 25 – now confirmed to be played at Leigh Sports Village at 2pm and the Millennium Stadium at Featherstone at 4pm – and then the Betfred Championship Grand Final on Sunday October 2 with a 630pm kick-off.

Premier Sports will show all-but one of this year's Championship play-offs, after the broadcaster and the Rugby Football League revealed the schedule for ...

Premier Sports will show all-but one of this year's Championship play-offs, after the broadcaster and the Rugby Football League revealed the schedule for this year's race to secure a place in Super League. “It’s been very pleasing that the big games in the Championship have attracted such strong viewing figures, especially in the Summer Bash. Then, they will broadcast both of the semi-finals as Leigh and Featherstone enter the fray the following week - before showcasing the Championship Grand Final on Sunday October 2. That game, as with all matches in the play-offs, will be played at the home of the highest-ranked team, with the RFL opting against a neutral venue for the Grand Final, as has been the case in the past. The broadcaster will show one match from the opening round of the play-offs, which pits the sides in third and sixth, and fourth and fifth, against one another. Premier, who acquired the rights for the Championship on a two-year deal at the start of this season, have posted viewing figures well in excess of one million already, with that number set to grow in the coming weeks.

South Africa have released Handre Pollard and Lukhanyo Am from their squad for the remainder of the Rugby Championship after both sustained knee injuries in ...

Jacques Nienaber's Springboks will finish out their Rugby Championship campaign without fly-half Handre Pollard and centre Lukhanyo Am.

[Elton Jantjies](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/elton-jantjies/) (hand) and [Pieter-Steph du Toit](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/pieter-steph-du-toit/) (knee), meanwhile, will remain in camp, as they are expected to recover sufficiently from their injuries for the last two matches of the team’s campaign.” Am had also made a club move in 2022, switching from the Kobe Steelers in [Japan](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/japan/) to the URC Sharks. [Pollard and Am were left out of the much-changed Springboks XV](https://www.rugbypass.com/news/eight-changes-for-springboks-including-a-debut-for-a-19-year-old-team/) named for this Saturday’s rematch with [Australia](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/australia/) in Sydney, coach Nienaber explaining at his team announcement that [an update on the injury situation would likely be provided on Wednesday](https://www.rugbypass.com/news/mature-the-reason-why-springboks-named-19-year-old-wing-moodie/). However, if the need arises, they will call on reinforcements. [Gallagher Premiership](https://www.rugbypass.com/premiership/) debut at some stage in October following his high-profile signing from [Montpellier](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/montpellier/) as the replacement for England’s [George Ford](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/george-ford/), who had left for Sale. [Leicester](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/leicester/) Tigers and Cell C [Sharks](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/sharks/) respectively for further medical advice. “We will now have 32 players in camp and with Elton expected to recover for the matches against Argentina and players such as Andre (Esterhuizen) and Jesse (Kriel) and Frans (Steyn) all being capable centres, we are well covered.” [Rugby Championship](https://www.rugbypass.com/the-rugby-championship/) campaign without fly-half [Handre Pollard](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/handre-pollard/) and centre [Lukhanyo Am](https://www.rugbypass.com/players/lukhanyo-am/) following their respective knee injuries in last Saturday’s round three loss to the Wallabies in Adelaide. [Argentina](https://www.rugbypass.com/teams/argentina/) in Buenos Aires on September 17 and in Durban on September 24. “It’s always unfortunate to lose players in a squad, but this opens the door for other players to step in and showcase what they can do in those positions,” he said. [1 Can Schmidt lead All Blacks to promised land](https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/can-schmidt-lead-all-blacks-to-promised-land-after-christchurch-crisis/) [2 Eight changes for Springboks, including debut for a 19-year-old](https://www.rugbypass.com/news/eight-changes-for-springboks-including-a-debut-for-a-19-year-old-team/) [3 Bok prop says no ‘shortcuts’ for SA](https://www.rugbypass.com/news/how-can-i-say-this-the-right-way-bok-prop-addresses-wallabies-gamesmanship/) [4 Ex-ABs at loggerheads after Pumas loss](https://www.rugbypass.com/news/they-played-no-rugby-ex-all-blacks-at-loggerheads-over-historic-loss-to-pumas/) [5 Butch James: 'It's a disgrace to the game of rugby'](https://www.rugbypass.com/news/its-a-disgrace-to-the-game-of-rugby-that-a-player-can-behave-like-that/) [More News](https://www.rugbypass.com/) This has now happened and it is bad news for Pollard and Am as they will return to their respective clubs, Leicester Tigers and Cell C Sharks, for further medical advice, ruling them out of the Springboks’ round five and six matches versus

The Springboks have been dealt a blow after both Handre Pollard and Lukhanyo Am were ruled out for the remainder of their Rugby Championship campaign.

“We will now have 32 players in camp and with Elton expected to recover for the matches against Argentina and players such as Andre (Esterhuizen) and Jesse (Kriel) and Frans (Steyn) all being capable centres, we are well covered. [Pollard](https://www.planetrugby.com/tag/handre-pollard/) and [Am](https://www.planetrugby.com/tag/lukhanyo-am/). In other news it is expected that Elton Jantjies (hand) and Pieter-Steph du Toit (knee) will recover from their injuries in time for their last two matches.

South Africa have released first-choice flyhalf Handre Pollard and centre Lukhanyo Am from their squad for the remainder of the Rugby Championship after ...