Rugby News

South Africa captain Jean de Villiers looks set for an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering a dislocated knee in his side's 12-6 victory over Wales.

Sale Sharks head coach Steve Diamond praised fly-half Danny Cipriani's maturity after his side's fightback victory against Newcastle took them into the top six.

Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys admitted his side were made to work for a 21-9 win over London Irish.

Second-half tries from Henry Purdy and Steve McColl helped Gloucester to a 21-9 victory over struggling London Irish at the Madejski Stadium.

England lock Dave Attwood doesn’t care if the national side are branded "the most boring team in the world" as long as they win.

England lock Dave Attwood doesn’t care if the national side are branded "the most boring team in the world" as long as they win.

A composed performance, interspersed with moments of brilliance, from Danny Cipriani helped Sale come from behind to record an 18-13 win over Newcastle and move into the Aviva Premiership top six.

Glasgow Warriors moved to within a point of Pro 12 leaders Munster with a hard-fought 19-15 win over strugglers Newport-Gwent Dragons.

Defending champions Northampton returned to the top of the Premiership with a 43-14 bonus-point win over a brave but limited London Welsh, who have now lost all nine league matches this season.

Francois Hougaard’s spectacular effort in South Africa’s win over New Zealand has been named as the International Rugby Players’ Association Try of the Year for 2014.

South Africa captain Jean de Villiers looks set for an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering a dislocated knee in his side's 12-6 defeat to Wales.