Rugby News

Dylan Hartley's imminent promotion to England captain has the full support of one of the players eye-gouged by the Northampton hooker nine years ago.

Scotland backs coach Jason O'Halloran believes they will have a strong midfield when they face England in the Six Nations despite suffering a further injury blow.

Scottish centre Alex Grove has joined Championship side London Scottish on loan from Worcester.

Will Greenwood picks his top five moments from the weekend, including five Premiership teams making the Champions Cup quarters.

Wasps have signed Ireland international Marty Moore from Leinster and the prop will join the club for the start of the 2016/17 campaign.

Keith Galloway admits it will be hard to replace Leeds stalwarts Kylie Leuluai and Jamie Peacock.

Neil Jenkins says Wales' chances of beating Ireland in their Six Nations opener next month would improve if Jonny Sexton misses the game.

Eddie Jones admits Dylan Hartley's appointment as England captain is a risk but one he feels he needs to take to restore the team's traditional power game.

Dylan Hartley is not everyone's cup of tea, but in many ways he is the perfect man to lead Eddie Jones's England, argues Jamie Hosie

Will Greenwood has championed Exeter No 8 Thomas Waldrom after the Chiefs booked their place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals.

Sky Sports' Will Greenwood says Dylan Hartley's slate is now clean as he starts his tenure as England captain under Eddie Jones.

The Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their second-row options with the signing of lock forward Lewis Stevenson from Ulster.

Dylan Hartley has been confirmed as England's captain for the Six Nations.

Wales will play Japan in November as part of the Under Armour Series 2016, the first time Japan have returned to Cardiff since the Rugby World Cup in 2007.

Sky Sports' Phil Clarke has identified eight young players he thinks will have an impact in Super League this year...

Steve Ganson has been appointed as the Rugby Football League's new head of match officials.

Glasgow prop Alex Allan and Edinburgh flanker Hamish Watson have been added to the Scotland squad for their pre-Six Nations training camp in St Andrews.

Fraser Kay rounds up all the best bits from the final weekend of European pool action, including Exeter's unbelievable qualification in the Champions Cup

An on-fire winger, try-scoring props and England squad absentees all feature in our team of the week.

Dylan Hartley is set to be named as England's captain for the Six Nations at a press conference this afternoon.

Former Queensland State of Origin centre Dane Nielsen has joined South Sydney following his release by Bradford.

Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter was predictably delighted with his side's 'confusing' progress to the quarter-finals of the European Champions Cup.