Rugby News

Sky Sports rugby analyst Stuart Barnes has described the decision to name Sam Burgess in the England World Cup team as the "biggest selectorial cock-up" he has ever witnessed.

Australia have confirmed their next national coach will have to take on the role on a full-time basis as they look to arrest their slide down the rankings.

Connacht moved to the top of the Guinness PRO12 table as they beat Treviso 33-19 at the Sportsground.

New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney is confident his side can find the necessary improvement to defeat England in Saturday's second Test at London's Olympic Stadium.

Steve Tandy has demanded a much-improved performance from his Ospreys side when Zebre visit the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

Leinster head coach Leo Cullen says there is an imbalanced playing field in Europe this season - but he won't get bogged down in off-field matters

Guinness PRO12 champions Glasgow are boosted by the return of their World Cup stars for Saturday's trip to Cardiff Blues.

Edinburgh welcome back a quartet of World Cup stars as they look to reignite their Guinness PRO12 campaign against Munster on Saturday.

Keith Mackenzie shares his predictions for round seven of the Guinness PRO12 - what do you make of them?

England coach Steve McNamara is confident his side can lower the colours of world top-ranked New Zealand by securing the three-match series with a win on Saturday at the Olympic Stadium.

Wales coach John Kear is confident his side will secure the result they need to win the 2015 European Championship this weekend.

Head coach Steve McNamara says he will gladly welcome Sam Burgess back into the England squad for next year's Four Nations Series.

Jamie Hosie shares his predictions for round four of the Aviva Premiership - do you agree with his picks?

In the second episode of the new rugby chat show The Third Half, the team discuss the Burgess saga with eerie powers of foresight...

Will Greenwood believes the Sam Burgess saga highlights the divide between English clubs and the national team.

Welsh rugby now has 16 players signed on National Dual Contracts after Ospreys duo Dan Baker and Rory Thornton put pen to paper.

Twitter is a great place to be when a major story breaks - we round up the best tweets from the Sam Burgess saga

Bath have confirmed that Sam Burgess has left the club and returned to rugby league as, for personal reasons, he does not see a future for himself in rugby union.

Bath have confirmed that Sam Burgess has left the club and returned to rugby league as, for personal reasons, he does not see a future for himself in rugby union.

Super Rugby will continue its expansion next year with the Waikato Chiefs playing one of their home games in Fiji, the first time a match has been played in the Pacific Islands.

Former World Cup winning coach Sir Clive Woodward has described the English RFU as the "laughing stock of world rugby."