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New Zealand coach Steve Hansen has taken a swipe at the British and Irish Lions, claiming they have split into two squads and were about to call for reinforcements ahead of the first Test, live on Sky Sports.

The Maori All Blacks have selected nine New Zealand internationals in a strong side for Saturday's clash with the British and Irish Lions.

Peter O'Mahony will captain an experienced British and Irish Lions team for the match against the Maori All Blacks on Saturday but tour skipper Sam Warburton gets another chance to press his claim for a Test spot from th...

Bath forward Sam Underhill will win his first England cap in Saturday's second Test against Argentina.

Salford's revival continued as they reached the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup semi-finals for the first time in 19 years with an emphatic 30-6 victory over Wakefield.

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South Africa have made one enforced change as they seek a series-clinching second Test triumph over France on Saturday, bringing in centre Lionel Mapoe for concussed Jesse Kriel.

Lionel Mapoe will replace injured Jesse Kriel at outside centre in the only change to the South Africa line-up for their second Test match against France in Durban on Saturday. Mapoe returns to the Springbok starting lin...

Doncaster Knights have bolstered their front row options with the signing of loosehead Owen Evans from Harlequins. Born in Cardigan in West Wales, Evans talent was identified when playing for Llandovery and was picked up...

Japan coach Jamie Joseph has made five changes to his starting line-up to face Ireland at Shizuoka's Ecopa Stadium on Saturday with Harumichi Tatekawa, Akihito Yamada, Yu Chinen and Hitoshi Ono all unavailable through in...

Leeds are set to welcome back Rob Burrow for Friday's Challenge Cup quarter-final clash with Featherstone Rovers, live on Sky Sports 3.

Harlequins today announced that Samoan International hooker Ellia Ellia has committed his future to the club. Elia joined Harlequins on a short-term deal in December 2016 and the following month extended his time with th...

Huddersfield and St Helens play catch-up as they clash in their controversially-rearranged Betfred Super League fixture on Friday.

Bedford Blues have increased their squad size for next Championship season with prop Dave Spelman and hooker Jacob Fields both signing new deals. Spelman, who has represented England Students, Cambridge University and Ol...

France coach Guy Noves has made eight changes to the starting team for the second Test against South Africa in Durban on Saturday, with young centre Damian Penaud debuting.

OWEN FARRELL faces a race against time to be fit for the British and Irish Lions' first Test against New Zealand after suffering a quadriceps strain.

Former Munster head coach Tony McGahan will part ways with the struggling Rebels at the end of the season.

Long before they knighted him for services to the game, Sir Ian McGeechan raised an issue serious enough to threaten the existence of the Lions. "It seems ridiculous to me that we were finally at the mercy of our clubs a...

The crew head to the north island, with Scott Quinnell handing out ear plugs to other Lions fans suffering from snorers.

Australia will hand former NRL winger Eto Nabuli a Test debut against Scotland this weekend as the Wallabies make one change to the XV that beat Fiji.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has announced six changes for the team to face Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday in the second Test of the three-match summer tour. Following a 55-19 victory over the USA in New Jersey last wee...

Thomas Young is ready to follow in the footsteps of his father Dai when he wins his first Wales cap against Tonga at Auckland's Eden Park on Friday.