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Rhys Priestland kicked Bath to a surprise 18-13 victory over Scarlets in a rain-soaked Champions Cup tie in Llanelli on Friday.

Sale lost 27-24 away to Lyon in the Challenge Cup on Friday, as Cardiff won 17-15 at Toulouse and Brive thrashed Oyonnax 38-13.

Bath claimed a precious 18-13 victory over Scarlets in European Champions Cup pool action at Parc y Scarlets on Friday evening. The post Bath tame Scarlets to go two from two appeared first on Planet Rugby.

La Rochelle and Ulster meet for the first time in Europe's premier competition, live on Sky Sports Action from 3pm on Sunday.

Catalans Dragons have handed Arthur Romano and Georgy Gambaro full-time deals and extended hooker Alrix Da Costa's contract to the end of the 2019 season.

(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Scotland openside flanker John Hardie has been suspended by the SRU with immediate effect to cast doubts over whether he will feature at all during the autumn internationals. The gover...

Samoa head coach Titimaea Tafua has named a 30-man squad for the upcoming November Tests against Scotland, Romania and England. The post Samoa name 30-man squad appeared first on Planet Rugby.

(Photo: Getty Images) By Peter Jackson Of all the assembly lines in all the world, there is none to compare with New Zealand's mass production of Test wings. New models are superseded with a frequency which leaves the re...

Scotland and Edinburgh flanker John Hardie has been suspended until further notice 'pending an internal investigation', it's been announced. The post Hardie ‘suspended from duty’ appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Scotland and Edinburgh flanker John Hardie has been suspended from club and country duty pending an investigation.

St Helens forward Jonah Cunningham will join his father Keiron at Leigh next season after the clubs agreed a loan deal.

Six games are scheduled in the Challenge Cup on Saturday as Krasny Yar look to make it two wins from two after beating Stade Français. The post Challenge Cup teams: Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England coach Wayne Bennett was delighted with his team's work-out as they warmed up for the World Cup with a 74-12 rout of a Combined Affiliated States team in Perth.

Munster will play a record 160th European Cup game on Saturday against Racing 92, live on Sky Sports Arena.

On this day in 2007 South Africa lifted the Rugby World Cup for the second time, defeating England 15-6 in a low-scoring final in Paris. The post On this day: Springboks win World Cup appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Scotland's injury woes have been compounded with the news that hooker Fraser Brown is sidelined for eight weeks with a knee injury. The post Brown blow for Scotland appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Kylie Leuluai has ended a 10-year association with Leeds to become Warrington's head of rugby operations.

Familiar Guinness PRO 14 foes, Glasgow and Leinster, are set to meet in Pool 3 of the Champions Cup at Scotstoun Stadium.

Wasps director of rugby Dai Young has clarified that his son, flanker Thomas, is still eligible for Test match rugby if selected by Wales. The post Wasps’ Young claims son still eligible for Wales appeared first on Pla...

Three games wrap up Round 2 of the Champions Cup as Montpellier, La Rochelle and Wasps take on Exeter, Ulster and Harlequins respectively. The post Preview: Champions Cup, Sunday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Six games are on the Champions Cup schedule on Saturday and the action kicks off with Glasgow hosting Leinster in an all-PRO14 affair. The post Preview: Champions Cup, Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Hutch shares his Superbru predictions for the tantalising European matches this weekend.