Rugby News

Ma'a Nonu returns to start at inside centre for Toulon in the Top 14 final against Clermont on Sunday but Matt Giteau is only on the bench.

Hull FC enjoyed a rare home win over Wigan, as they ran in six tries en route to a comfortable 39-26 victory at the KCOM Stadium.

The Hurricanes set a new Super Rugby try-scoring record in overcoming Western Force 34-12 in Perth on Saturday.

The Brumbies clinched the Australian conference with a resounding 32-3 bonus-point victory over the Rebels in Super Rugby in Canberra on Saturday.

Owen Farrell rescued the British and Irish Lions in their first touring match of 2017, a tetchy 13-7 win over the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians.

Warren Gatland has insisted it would be "unfair" to write off Johnny Sexton's challenge for a British and Irish Lions Test shirt after a wretched night in Whangarei.

Former All Blacks half-back Justin Marshall said the Lions were one-dimensional in their narrow 13-7 win over the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians.

Clermont Auvergne fly-half Camille Lopez will not join up with the France squad for their upcoming tour of South Africa, his coach Guy Noves said on Saturday.

The British and Irish Lions recorded a nervy 13-7 win over the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians in their opening tour match but which players caught the eye?

A sensational 45-metre Mitchell Hunt drop goal three minutes into injury time gave the Crusaders a 25-22 win over the Highlanders on Saturday in a Super Rugby clash that may have repercussions for the All Blacks.

A James Lowe hat-trick saved the Chiefs as they survived a second-half fightback by the Waratahs to win their Super Rugby clash 46-31 in Hamilton on Saturday.

New Zealand have suffered two more injury scares ahead of the three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions.