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Castleford forward Oliver Holmes faces a three to five game ban for an alleged dangerous tackle on Salford forward Tyrone McCarthy.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as we take a look at the standout players from round four of the Six Nations and Super Rugby. The post Rugby Union Today: Teams of the week and injury news appeared first on Plane...

Ireland have finally lifted the ban on Grand Slam talk, scrum-half Conor Murray has admitted.

England's Dylan Hartley is set to return from the injury which kept him out of their defeat to France, but wing Elliot Daly is a new concern. The post Dylan Hartley available but Elliot Daly a doubt appeared first on Pla...

So Ireland are the champions then! Like England for the past two years, they've been crowned Six Nations champs a week early. 

England head coach Eddie Jones says he does not need to make major changes for their Six Nations match with Ireland.

Planet Rugby teams up with Dove Men+Care to offer you the chance to win hospitality tickets for you and three friends to Wales vs France. The post Win VIP tickets to Wales v France courtesy of Dove Men+Care appeared firs...

Ireland say Cian Healy is fit for Saturday's NatWest Six Nations Grand Slam clash with England at Twickenham.

Connacht have won the race to sign Robin Copeland, after announcing that the back-row will join the club at the end of the season. The post Connacht capture Robin Copeland signature appeared first on Planet Rugby.

La Rochelle's Pierre Bourgarit has been handed a call-up to the France squad with Guilhem Guirado a doubt for their game against Wales. The post France’s Guilhem Guirado a doubt for Wales clash appeared first on Planet...

With the fourth round of Super Rugby's fixtures now a thing of the past, it's time for us to work out which players excelled over the weekend. The post Team of the Week: Super Rugby, Round 4 appeared first on Planet Rugb...

Following the fourth and penultimate round of this year's Six Nations, we pick out the best players to make Planet Rugby's Team of the Week. The post Team of the Week: Six Nations, Round 4 appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Scotland have added five players to their squad for the final Six Nations match against Italy on Saturday.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named a revised squad in preparation for their Six Nations clash with Italy at the Stadio Olimpico. The post New faces in Scotland squad appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Steve Gill will step down as CEO of Castleford Tigers in May and continue as director of the club.

Eddie Jones says the breakdown deficiencies exposed during England's Six Nations title defence could persist until the World Cup.

The Lions have confirmed that Warren Whiteley will be sidelined for four weeks with a grade-two posterior cruciate ligament injury. The post Warren Whiteley injury adds to Lions’ Blues appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Joe Schmidt believes Six Nations champions Ireland boast a crop of players to stand comparison with the Grand Slam winning team of 2009.

Check out the highlights from day two of the Vancouver Sevens where Fiji were crowned champions after beating Kenya 31-12 in the final.  The post VIDEO: Vancouver Sevens highlights, Day Two appeared first on Planet Rugb...

It's time for our Monday wrap of who has their name in lights and who's making the headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past week. The post Who’s hot and who’s not! appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Round four of the Six Nations took place over the weekend, alongside a full schedule of Super Rugby and Top 14, plus a top of the table PRO14 clash - catch our standout XV below!

Veteran Huddersfield half-back Danny Brough says he wants to play for as long as he can after signing a 12-month contract extension.