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Warren Gatland has acknowledged Ireland are currently the best team in the northern hemisphere after their Six Nations triumph.

Chris Robshaw says England need to rediscover their swagger when they tour to South Africa this summer.

Rob Kearney believes the sky is the limit for Joe Schmidt’s Ireland following Saturday’s Grand Slam-clinching victory over England at Twickenham.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as we named our Six Nations Team of the Week following the weekend's action. The post Rugby Union Today: Six Nations Team of the Week appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Will Greenwood believes Eddie Jones must rest his British & Irish Lions players this summer and not take them on tour to South Africa.

St Helens prop Alex Walmsley has undergone surgery for a fractured bone in his neck.

Munster have ruled fly-half Tyler Bleyendaal and scrum-half Duncan Williams out for the rest of the season, while there is also concern surrounding Ireland star Keith Earls.

Munster have suffered the twin blow of having Tyler Bleyendaal and Duncan Williams both ruled out for the rest of the season. The post Munster dealt twin injury setbacks appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Organisers are pressing ahead with plans to take a Super League fixture to America but admit they face a race against time to enter a New York club in English competition in 2019.

Wales and Ospreys scrum-half Rhys Webb has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on a troublesome knee. The post Season over for Rhys Webb appeared first on Planet Rugby.

With the fifth round of Super Rugby's matches 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 5 appeared first on Planet Rugby.

World Rugby is looking into the appointment of a Romanian referee for a crucial match between Spain and Belgium that determined whether Romania qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Scrum-half Rhys Webb has played his last game for Ospreys after a knee injury ruled him out for the rest of the season.

Warrington Wolves have completed the signing of winger Josh Charnley from Sale Sharks.

Sir Clive Woodward says Eddie Jones must forget about the World Cup and focus on improving his "declining" England team before things get "messy".

Following the fifth and final round of the Six Nations Championship, we pick out the best players to make Planet Rugby's Team of the Week. The post Team of the Week: Six Nations, Round 5 appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Spanish players and officials have blamed the Romanian referee for their team's failure to automatically qualify for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Wales have named their Sevens squad for next month's Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, with Justin Tipuric a surprise inclusion. The post Justin Tipuric included in Wales Sevens squad appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The Chiefs have been dealt a double injury blow with Mitchell Brown sidelined for nine months and Fin Hoeata ruled out for six months. The post Chiefs suffer double injury blow appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Sale have confirmed that Josh Charnley has taken the option to return to Rugby League, joining Warrington Wolves with immediate effect. The post Sale and Josh Charnley part ways appeared first on Planet Rugby.

With the Six Nations done and dusted for another year, we look at the state of affairs in each of the competing nations. First up, Italy. The post State of the Nation: Italy appeared first on Planet Rugby.

All Blacks boss Steve Hansen said despite finishing in fifth place in the Six Nations, England must not panic because they are a good side. The post Steve Hansen tells England not to panic appeared first on Planet Rugby.