Rugby News

The British and Irish Lions have insisted they would not alter their busy off-field schedule despite a laboured opening victory over the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians.

With the British and Irish Lions facing a tough summer tour of New Zealand, we invited Will Greenwood, Scott Quinnell and Sean Fitzpatrick to compete in a putting challenge in the Shot Centre.

Daryl Powell ranked under-strength Castleford's 16-12 victory over St Helens as one of the best of his career.

Former Salford winger Mason Caton-Brown scored a hat-trick against his old club as Wakefield Trinity ended the Red Devils' seven-match winning run with a dramatic 34-24 victory at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Widnes lifted themselves off the bottom of Super League for the first time in nine weeks as they powered past lacklustre Catalans 26-6.

Dylan Hartley insists that his omission from the British and Irish Lions' tour to New Zealand will not define his career and has not caused him to lose sleep.

Jordan Turner marked his Huddersfield debut with a try as the Giants cruised to a 44-4 victory over Warrington at the John Smith's Stadium.

Johnny Sexton will prove his "world-class" abilities in New Zealand despite a tough opening with the British and Irish Lions, according to Greig Laidlaw.

London's football clubs have united in paying tribute to people affected by Saturday night's terror attack in England's capital city.

Injured centre Samu Kerevi and scrum-half Nick Phipps have been ruled out of Australia's squad for their June Tests against Fiji, Scotland and Italy.

The opening game of the British and Irish Lions tour should have been a chance to for the tourists to lay down a marker. However, their performance against the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians has the New Zealand press ...