Rugby News

Gloucester booked their place in the European Challenge Cup final with a 30-19 victory over West Country rivals Exeter at Kingsholm on Saturday.

Leigh demonstrated their Super League credentials with a superb 22-18 victory over Salford in the Challenge Cup but coach Paul Rowley claimed it was a below-par performance from his side.

Saracens bowed out of the European Champions Cup after a brave and battling 13-9 loss to Clermont Auvergne in St Etienne.

Jamie Heaslip has braced his Leinster team for a European Champions Cup semi-final showdown against a team he describes as "the Real Madrid of rugby."

United Arab Emirates is planning an audacious bid to host the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.

The final unbeaten record in Super Rugby is gone after the Wellington Hurricanes were defeated 29-24 by the NSW Waratahs at Westpac Stadium.

The Waratahs ended the Hurricanes' unbeaten start to the season while there were also wins for the Highlanders and Rebels.