Rugby News

Alun Wyn Jones will make a success of the Wales captaincy during the Six Nations, according to the man he replaced.

The days of London Welsh as a professional club are over after the RFU refused them permission to stay in the Championship. The Exiles went into liquidation last month and were granted a temporary licence on December 22 ...

James Bailey has made two changes to the England Women Sevens squad ahead of their departure for the second leg of the World Rugby HSBC series. 

London Welsh have been removed from English rugby's professional ranks and will immediately forfeit their place in the Greene King IPA Championship.

I think rugby changed more during the 20 years of my career than it did in the previous 50 with the introduction of the World Cup and the arrival of professionalism. It was an exciting time to be involved. My internation...

Salford coach Ian Watson says the painful memory of his club's relegation scare in 2016 will help spur them to success in the new Super League campaign.

France continue to be hit by injuries ahead of the RBS 6 Nations, with two more players forced to pull out of the squad on Tuesday.

Henry Thomas has signed a new three-year contract with Bath. The tighthead has played 60 games across all competitions for the West Country side since moving from Sale during the summer of 2014. The 25-year-old has seven...

Bath prop Henry Thomas has signed a new three-year contract with the club.

Castleford's new signing Tuoyo Egodo will spend the 2017 season on loan at Kingstone Press Championship club, Oldham.

Former Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill insists he is loving every minute of his new role with the French side Toulon.

England will soon find out if they have been dealt more injury woes ahead of the Six Nations with the news that James Haskell and Jack Clifford did not travel to Portugal yesterday. The back row pair stayed in the Englan...

A consortium of Kiwi businessmen that includes All Blacks legends Ali Williams and Dan Carter are set to step in and save London Welsh. The RFU will formally give the go-ahead tomorrow for Welsh to play Cornish Pirates a...

Leicester Tigers have suspended Ed Slater from playing for two weeks following an internal disciplinary hearing. Following a citing, club officials have reviewed an incident during the first half of Saturday’s European...

Leicester Tigers have suspended forward Ed Slater for two weeks.

James Segeyaro is facing a £250,000 transfer fee and court battle with former rugby league club Leeds Rhinos over claims he walked out of a locked contract.  

England's players have been told to ditch their mobile phones if they want to win the World Cup.