Rugby News

Coach Tony Smith paid tribute to second row Ben Currie after a sixth Warrington win in a row in the form of a 34-18 victory over Salford.

Leeds coach Brian McDermott paid tribute to his captain Kevin Sinfield after he scored 16 points in the Rhinos' 36-16 win over Hull KR to become the third highest scorer in the history of rugby league.

Wigan coach Shaun Wane said his side’s defeat to Catalans Dragons represents one of his worst days in rugby league.

Mark McCall revealed that Saracens defied a bug that had swept through their ranks to book their place in next Saturday's Aviva Premiership final with a 29-24 victory over Northampton.

Catalans Dragons moved into sixth position in Super League with a 58-16 win over Wigan in Perpignan.

Matt Banahan scored a hat-trick as Bath ran in seven tries to beat Leicester 47-10 to set up a clash with Saracens at Twickenham next weekend.

England Women Sevens have qualified Great Britain for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio with a nail-biting 15-14 win over USA in the third/ fourth place play-off match.

Former France fly-half Lionel Beauxis's miss with the last kick of the match cost his side Bordeaux-Begles a place in the Top 14 play-offs on Saturday as they lost a thrilling encounter against 14-man Toulouse 23-22.

Munster forward Paul O’Connell has revealed that the 21-18 victory over Ospreys was most likely his final game for the club at Thomond Park.

Saracens are through to the Aviva Premiership final after a thrilling but hard-fought 29-24 victory over defending champions Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens.

Exeter Chiefs No 8 Thomas Waldrom could get a chance to take out his frustrations on England after being added to the Barbarians squad.

The Hurricanes continued their incredible Super Rugby season with a 12th win in 13 games as the beat the Blues 29-5.

The Wellington Hurricanes continued their incredible Super Rugby season with a 12th win in 13 games, this time at the expense of the Auckland Blues.