Rugby News

The Cheetahs' first taste of action in the new-look Guinness PRO14 saw them come out on the wrong end of 42-19 scoreline at the Kingspan Stadium.

An injury to Ben Te'o capped a bad night for Worcester in their Aviva Premiership opener as Newcastle won 35-8.

Richard Cockerill made a winning start as Edinburgh head coach in the Guinness PRO14 as his side pulled off an excellent 20-10 victory at Cardiff.

Premiership holders Exeter Chiefs went down to an opening night defeat at Gloucester while Newcastle thumped Worcester on Friday. The post Exeter lose at Kingsholm, Falcons cruise to win appeared first on Planet Rugby.

There were wins for Munster, Ulster and Edinburgh on the first night of the new PRO14 campaign, with Richard Cockerill's tenure starting well. The post PRO14 wins for Munster, Ulster and Edinburgh appeared first on Plane...

A sensational hat-trick from full-back Manie Libbok secured the Blue Bulls a 44-42 victory over the Griquas at Loftus Versveld on Friday. The post Libbok hat-trick sinks Griquas appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Steve Brown has been named as the replacement for Ian Ritchie as the chief executive officer of the Rugby Football Union.

Ospreys have announced that promising wing Keelan Giles has put pen to paper on a new three-year contract at the Liberty Stadium outfit. The post Giles inks new Ospreys deal appeared first on Planet Rugby.

George Ford has said he has been 'nothing but impressed' by the way Manu Tuilagi has prepared for the Premiership campaign with Leicester. The post Ford impressed by Tuilagi appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Team news ahead of Sunday's Super 8s Qualifers matches including Leigh v Widnes.

George Ford has been "nothing but impressed" with Manu Tuilagi as the powerful Leicester centre prepares for his Aviva Premiership return.

Warrington coach Tony Smith insisted his side will not take London Broncos lightly as they look to take another step towards retaining their Super League status.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) have announced that they have appointed Steve Brown as their new chief executive officer. The post RFU appoint new CEO appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Hutch shares his Superbru predictions for Round 1 of the Aviva Premiership this weekend.

Rumours are circulating that more South African franchises want to join the expanded PRO14 competition, according to media reports. The post More teams to join PRO14? appeared first on Planet Rugby.

There are four matches scheduled for the opening round on Saturday with Scarlets' clash with the Southern Kings the pick of the fixtures. The post PRO14 Preview: Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

All the team news ahead of Saturday's Premiership action, including Saracens v Saints and Wasps v Sale.

Widnes Vikings have signed back-rower Sam Wilde from neighbours Warrington on a two-year contract from 2018.

Scarlets boss Wayne Pivac admits that the Kings are an unknown quantity as they prepare to host the new boys at Parc y Scarlets.

Six new laws have been introduced to the game as of August 1 - do you know what they are? Test yourself with our quiz.

The opening round of the Premiership and PRO14 seasons are poised to kick-off and we've sat down to bring you predictions for those games. The post Predictions: Premiership and PRO14 appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Despite a 38-26 win for his Leeds Rhinos' side over Hull, their coach Brian McDermott was far from happy post-match.