Rugby News

Bath head coach Mike Ford hailed an important result after his side got back to winning ways with a 23-14 success over Newcastle at The Rec.

Gavin Henson chipped in with 13 points as Bath got back to winning ways in the Aviva Premiership with a 23-14 triumph over Newcastle Falcons at The Rec.

Scotland came up just short against the world champions as they lost 24-16 to New Zealand at Murrayfield.

Wales boss Warren Gatland admitted to a sense of frustration after his team ground out an uninspiring 17-13 victory over Fiji at the Millennium Stadium.

Wales boss Warren Gatland admitted to a sense of frustration after his team ground out an uninspiring 17-13 victory over Fiji at the Millennium Stadium.

Stuart Lancaster insists there is no need to panic despite England's 31-28 loss to South Africa on Saturday - the team's fifth consecutive defeat.

Stuart Lancaster insists there is no need to panic despite England's 31-28 loss to South Africa on Saturday - the team's fifth consecutive defeat.

England captain Chris Robshaw admitted losing to South Africa is 'tough to take' after his side slumped to a fifth straight defeat, losing 31-28 to the Springboks at Twickenham.

England captain Chris Robshaw admitted losing to South Africa is 'tough to take' after his side slumped to a fifth straight defeat, losing 31-28 to the Springboks at Twickenham.

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Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond has challenged his side to maintain their consistency after they thrashed London Irish 36-8 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Eoin Reddan is braced for a "surreal" experience when he captains Ireland for the first time in Sunday's clash with Georgia in Dublin.

Jackson Wray is wary of a Leicester backlash when high-flying Saracens visit Welford Road for their Aviva Premiership clash on Sunday.

England's faltering build-up to the 2015 World Cup continued after South Africa inflicted a pressure-building fifth successive defeat on Stuart Lancaster's team.

Shaun Johnson staked his claim for the 2014 Golden Boot by helping New Zealand avenge their World Cup humiliation by Australia with a nail-biting 22-18 victory in the final of the Four Nations Series.

New Zealand have been crowned 2014 Four Nations winners after defeating world champions Australia 22-18 in a breathtaking showpiece event in Wellington on Saturday.

Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys insists his side had the blessing of the Wales national team management to field hooker Richard Hibbard from the bench in their Aviva Premiership defeat to Harlequins at Kings...

Exeter head coach Rob Baxter thinks Thomas Waldrom's form at No 8 is amongst the best in England after he inspired a first Aviva Premiership win at Northampton for the Chiefs.

Dragons head coach Lyn Jones felt his side could have scored even more points after hitting Ospreys for a half-century in LV= Cup action on Friday night.

Cardiff Blues academy manager Richard Hodges hailed the hard-fought nature of their 19-13 LV= Cup victory over the Scarlets, but admits his side must work on their accuracy.

Harlequins defeated Gloucester 22-15 at Kingsholm - but the major talking point of the match came about with the appearance of a substitute with seven minutes to go.