Rugby News

By his own admission, it has been a difficult season for Atelea Vea but just as St Helens have started to turn the corner, the Tongan international believes he is doing the same.

Sonny Bill Williams has been ruled out for up to nine months after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in New Zealand's shock defeat to Japan in the Olympic rugby sevens.

Great Britain are through to the semi-finals of the men’s Olympic rugby sevens after earning a dramatic 5-0 sudden death victory over Japan.

Lee Radford claims Hull's humbling by Widnes in March is not on his mind as he returns to the scene of his season's nadir on Thursday night.

What a game we have in store on Sky Sports on Friday night as St Helens and Catalans Dragons battle it out for that all-important fourth spot in the table.

Castleford winger Denny Solomona is the top try scorer in the First Utility Super League with 28 tries in 21 matches.

Matty Smith looks set to sign a four-year deal with St Helens later this week, according to Sky sources.

Exeter Chiefs will be without England star Jack Nowell for the start of their Aviva Premiership campaign.

Second row forward Willie Mason has been released from his contract at Catalans Dragons.