Rugby News

Widnes prop Eamon O'Carroll has signed a two-year contract extension, the Super League club announced on Thursday.

Gloucester have agreed a deal to sign front row forward Josh Hohneck for the 2016/17 season from Super Rugby champions Highlanders.

Edinburgh Rugby today confirmed that lock Grant Gilchrist has committed his future to the club until the end of May 2017.

Hull KR have lost Ryan Shaw for the rest of the 2016 campaign after the winger suffered a serious knee injury.

From Munster's storied win in 2006 to Leinster's European reversal in Croke Park in 2009, Alan Quinlan shares his memories of both contests and a seminal encounter in 1998...

Leeds Rhinos head coach Brian McDermott will lead the United States at the next Rugby League World Cup in 2017.

Barrie McDermott and Terry O'Connor discuss the departures from Wigan in this week's podcast and preview round nine of Super League XXI.

Ireland centre pairing Jared Payne and Robbie Henshaw both start at full-back in Ulster's clash with PRO12 leaders Connacht.

St Helens winger Tommy Makinson is set to miss the rest of the season after sustaining a knee injury on Easter Monday.

England wing Chris Ashton will make his comeback after a 10-week suspension when Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens take on Bath at the Recreation Ground on Friday.

Samoa fly-half Tusi Pisi has agreed to join Bristol Rugby ahead of the 2016/2017 season.

Reading's Madejski Stadium will host an all-English European Champions Cup semi-final next month.

Leicester lock Sebastian De Chaves has signed for the Tigers' Aviva Premiership rivals London Irish.

Dan Carter says he feels settled in Paris following two months of being an anonymous tourist in the French capital.

Super Rugby's leading scorers Damian McKenzie and Christian Lealiifano go head-to-head on Saturday when the Chiefs and Brumbies promise a points-laden trans-Tasman showdown in Canberra.

Sonny Bill Williams has been named in New Zealand's squad for next week's Hong Kong Sevens after shaking off a knee injury that has sidelined him for two tournaments.

All the team news ahead of Friday's Super League fixtures featuring Leeds v Hull KR and St Helens v Hull.

Sale Sharks have signed USA fly-half AJ MacGinty from Connacht to replace Wasps-bound Danny Cipriani.