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Theresa May welcomed the England cricket and rugby teams to Downing Street on Tuesday after a fantastic summer for women's sport.

Owen Farrell has signed a long-term contract extension with Saracens, handing the European champions a significant boost ahead of 2017/18. The post Five-year contract extension for Farrell appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England and British & Irish Lions fly-half Owen Farrell has signed a five-year contract extension with Saracens.

Springbok second-row Eben Etzebeth is thriving as stand-in captain for the injured Warren Whiteley, admitting he is enjoying every minute. The post Etzebeth ‘enjoying every minute’ of Bok captaincy appeared first on ...

Former Castleford winger Denny Solomona is urging his old club to go on and make more history by winning their first Super League title.

World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont heaped praise upon Women's Rugby World Cup, calling it a "special and ground-breaking" event. The post WRWC 2017 smashes numerous records appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England scrum-half Ben Youngs insists his troubled team-mate Manu Tuilagi will "thrive" this season despite his latest disciplinary issues. The post Tuilagi will ‘thrive’ this season – Youngs appeared first on Plan...

The shortlist for the Top 14's Best Player of the 2016/17 season has been released, with the winner set to be announced on September 18. The post Three shortlisted for Top 14 POTY appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Full-back Leigh Halfpenny has broken his silence about his time at Toulon and finding peace by returning to Welsh rugby with the Scarlets. The post Halfpenny breaks silence regarding Toulon exit appeared first on Planet ...

Former Springbok coachJake White feels current boss Allister Coetzee deserves credit for their improvements so far in 2017. The post White – ‘Coetzee deserves credit for Bok improvement’ appeared first on Planet Ru...

Wasps will be missing plenty of faces ahead of the Premiership season, but not Joe Launchbury, who is fit and raring to go after a break. The post Wasps skipper Launchbury fit and ready appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The Wallabies have released 12 Test squad players to play in the opening round of Australia's National Rugby Championship. The post Wallabies release 12 players for NRC duty appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy believes his young side has matured from last season and will hit new heights in this PRO14 campaign. The post Tandy expects maturity from young Ospreys appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The Western Province Rugby Football Union have condemned incidents of violence at matches played in their club competitions last week. The post Western Province condemn club rugby violence appeared first on Planet Rugby.

With the new Guinness PRO14 season about to get underway, test your knowledge of the competition with our quiz.

Henry Ker previews 6 of the Aviva Premiership Clubs in the first part of his season preview.

Handré Pollard, Ross Cronje and Dillyn Leyds were named in the Springbok squad for their Australasian leg of the Rugby Championship. The post Pollard, Cronje, Leyds recalled to Bok squad appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The new Aviva Premiership season kicks off this weekend - but how good is your knowledge of previous campaigns?

This week we will be mostly concerning ourselves with resurgent Aussies, the PRO14 gamble, Willie Duggan and the future of the Lions. The post Loose Pass appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Julian Savea is staying with the Hurricanes with the All Black wing believing it is the best place for him to get back to his peak form. The post Savea not leaving Hurricanes appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Wallaby lock Izack Rodda is eager to get as much game time as possible following his Test debut against the All Blacks last weekend. The post Rodda eager for game time appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ahead of the first PRO14 season we preview the teams keen to get their hands on the trophy, starting with the seven sides in Conference A. The post PRO14 Preview: Conference A appeared first on Planet Rugby.