Rugby News

How about that for a start to the season? It's been very good. There's a great bunch of players at Hartpury and everything has gone great for us so far. How tough was your latest win in Plymouth before Christmas? It was ...

Peter Betham is one of four players to sign new deals with Leicester Tigers. The Australia international is joined by forwards Graham Kitchener, Dom Barrow, and Will Evans in agreeing new terms at Welford Road in what is...

Wakefield are edging closer to a move out of their historic Belle Vue home after becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of progress on a new ground.

La Rochelle are aiming to take control of Pool 1 of the Challenge Cup as they prepare to take on Bayonne on Thursday night.

Leicester have announced new contracts for back Peter Betham and lock Graham Kitchener.

Flanker Sam Underhill will be eligible for England selection later this year after agreeing a three-year deal to join Bath.

Leigh Centurions continued their  Super League preparations with a little bit of team bonding away from the field. 

Bradford are bracing themselves for more player departures as efforts continue to re-launch the four-time Super League champions.

James Haskell has been ruled out of Wasps' European Champions Cup clash with Toulouse on Saturday with concussion.

Glasgow have confirmed that Scottish internationals Tommy Seymour and Tim Swinson have signed new deals to remain at the club. Winger Seymour has signed a two-year contract extension ensuring that he will remain at Glasg...

Ealing Trailfinders fly-half Aaron Penberthy has been banned for three weeks for a tip tackle against his old club Jersey on New Year's Day. The 24-year-old kicked 14 points as the Londoners claimed a 19-14 win but he wi...

As revealed in The Rugby Paper, Gloucester have signed Leicester fly-half Owen Williams for next season on a deal worth around £400,000 a year. The Welshman joined the Tigers in 2012 from the Scarlets and has made 81 ap...

Harlequins have confirmed that England loosehead Joe Marler has sustained a fracture to his lower left leg ensuring he will likely miss the opening two rounds of the Six Nations. Marler will now undergo a period of rehab...

When it comes to filling the managerial vacuum at Leicester left by the sacking of a larger-than-life character like Richard Cockerill, there is no question that the man who looms largest is Martin Johnson. And not just ...

Brad Barritt has been banned for three weeks for his part in the tackle that knocked out Exeter’s Geoff Parling on Saturday but his Saracens teammate Richard Barrington had his case dismissed by the RFU disciplinary pa...

The game is never short of talking points, and refereeing is facing some serious challenges going into 2017. After my 43 years of involvement with Rugby Union - since the age of seven - nothing has changed in the sense t...

Gloucester have signed fly-half Owen Williams from Leicester for next season.

Scotland internationals Tim Swinson and Tommy Seymour have signed new contracts with Guinness PRO12 side Glasgow.

Gloucester have announced the signing of Worcester’s highly rated loosehead Val Rapava Ruskin for next season. The Georgian-born prop qualifies for England having moved to the UK at the age of two and played for Blackh...

England prop Joe Marler is likely to be ruled out until at least midway through the 2017 Six Nations with a broken leg, Harlequins have confirmed.

Bristol talisman Will Hurrell has credited Welsh internationals Gavin Henson and Dwayne Peel for turning him into this season's Premiership surprise package. Former Leicester academy man Hurrell, 26, took a roundabout ro...