Rugby News

Hull KR coach Chris Chester was beaming with pride after watching his side dump Wigan out of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup.

Jonathan Wisniewski scored 22 points as Grenoble thumped Top 14 title hopefuls Toulouse 32-11 to all but secure their top-flight status for another season.

Leicester look set to put an emphasis on rehabilitation rather than severe punishment for their disgraced England centre Manu Tuilagi.

Adam Jones received a standing ovation on his last appearance for Cardiff Blues who ended their season with a 29-5 win over Zebre in the Guinness PRO12 at Arms Park.

Daryl Powell accused Castleford of lacking maturity after they were dumped out of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup by Hull FC.

Wasps secured their place in next season's European Champions Cup following a thrilling 40-40 draw with London Irish in the final round of Aviva Premiership matches at the Madejski Stadium.

A record crowd at Sandy Park saw Exeter Chiefs finish their Aviva Premiership campaign by running in seven tries in their 44-16 victory over Sale but still miss out on the play-offs.

Newcastle's season ended on a high note with a comprehensive 37-21 victory over Harlequins at Kingston Park.

Leicester reached the Aviva Premiership play-offs for an 11th successive season by defeating fierce local rivals Northampton 22-14 at Welford Road.

Leeds coach Brian McDermott insisted his recall of Kevin Sinfield was no masterstroke despite his skipper's man of the match performance in the holders' 48-16 demolition of Huddersfield in the sixth round of the Ladbroke...

Saracens stormed into the Aviva Premiership play-offs with a 68-17 victory over relegated London Welsh. at the Kassam Stadium.

Conor Murray ran in a hat-trick of tries as Munster booked a home Guinness PRO12 play-off with a 50-27 hammering of Newport Gwent Dragons.

Bath cruised into the Premiership play-offs and a home semi-final against Leicester after a seven-try 50-30 demolition of west country rivals Gloucester.

The Ospreys missed out on home advantage in the Guinness PRO12 play-offs as they failed to score in the second half of their 24-20 win over Connacht.

England secured a place for Great Britain's rugby sevens team at next year's Rio Olympics after reaching the quarter-finals of the Sevens World Series at Twickenham.

Glasgow ran in four second-half tries to claim a 32-10 bonus-point win over Ulster and book a home play-off against the same opposition.

Kevin Sinfield produced a man of the match performance to steer Leeds into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a 48-16 win over Huddersfield.

Hull KR turned the tables in sensational fashion to knock Wigan out of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup with a nail-biting 16-12 victory.

Two tries from Ma'a Nonu helped guide the Hurricanes to a 22-18 victory over the Chiefs and extend their lead at the top of the New Zealand Conference to 13 points.

Full-back Mike Brown hopes Manu Tuilagi learns from his England ban and stressed his fellow team-mates should know the standards they have to uphold.