Rugby News

Sam Burgess has revealed he'll stay at centre 'for now' having made his long-awaited rugby union debut in Bath's 25-6 win over Harlequins.

Connacht took the spoils in a bruising PRO12 mid-table clash with the Scarlets as they beat them 14-8 at the Sportsground on Saturday.

Leinster battled their way to an 18-12 win over Ospreys in their PRO12 clash in Dublin.

Wales coach Warren Gatland could not bring himself to watch the final few minutes as his side finally slayed a southern hemisphere giant with a 12-6 win over South Africa.

Exeter Chiefs moved second in the Aviva Premiership with a deserved 27-19 victory over Saracens at Sandy Park, with fly-half Gareth Steenson kicking all the points.

Second-half tries from Giulio Bisegni and Michele Visentin saw Guinness PRO12 strugglers Zebre chalk up a morale-boosting 18-10 victory over Edinburgh.

England will head into a World Cup year on a positive note after their 26-17 win over Australia at Twickenham on Saturday as they finally turned their forward dominance into points.

England will head into a World Cup year on a positive note after their 26-17 win over Australia at Twickenham on Saturday as they finally turned their forward dominance into points.

Wales fly-half Owen Williams produced a brilliant kicking performance to boot Leicester Tigers to a 18-16 Aviva Premiership win at home to Wasps.

Australia captain Michael Hooper admitted the Wallabies had no answer for England’s dominant pack as they slipped to a 26-17 defeat at Twickenham.

Former Great Britain international Chev Walker has been appointed Bradford's new captain ahead of their 2015 Kingstone Press Championship campaign.

Stuart Lancaster admits England's 26-17 victory over Australia at Twickenham does not make his side the finished article but believes he has a great platform to build on ahead of the World Cup.

Stuart Lancaster admits England's 26-17 victory over Australia at Twickenham does not make his side the finished article but believes he has a great platform to build on ahead of the World Cup.

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England seized the psychological advantage ahead of next year's Rugby World Cup with a 26-17 Twickenham triumph over Australia.

England seized the psychological advantage ahead of next year's Rugby World Cup with a 26-17 Twickenham triumph over Australia.

Wales ended their 15 year wait for victory against South Africa with a hard-fought 12-6 triumph over the Springboks at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Wales ended their six-year wait for victory against South Africa with a hard-fought 12-6 triumph over the Springboks at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Munster climbed to the top of the Guinness PRO12 table after defeating rivals Ulster 21-20 at Thomond Park.