Rugby News

St Helens face an anxious wait to discover the extent of an injury sustained by talismanic full-back Ben Barba in their 60-10 victory over Salford on Thursday night.

Castleford Tigers returned to winning ways after a comfortable 24-4 home victory over struggling Wakefield Trinity.

Newcastle took a giant leap towards the Premiership semi-finals after they overcame Leicester 25-23 at the death at Welford Road on Friday. The post Late score takes Falcons third appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as we look ahead to the weekend's action from around the world with game-by-game previews. The post Rugby Union Today: Weekend previews and more appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The Stormers maintained their unbeaten home record with a 34-18 victory over the Rebels in Super Rugby action at Newlands on Friday. The post Stormers steamroll Rebels in Cape Town appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The post LIVE: Stormers v Rebels appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England No 8 Billy Vunipola is set to make his return from injury when Saracens face London Irish in the Aviva Premiership on Sunday.

Seven local derbies take place in a day of mouthwatering PRO14 action on Saturday, with Edinburgh and Glasgow closing out the day's action. The post PRO14 Preview: Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

This weekend Munster host Ulster at Thomond Park in Round 21 of the Guinness PRO14, live on Sky Sports Action.

Center Vince Aso scored two tries, made another and had two more disallowed as the Hurricanes overcame a shortage of possession and territory to beat the Sunwolves 43-15 in Super Rugby on Friday.

It is the penultimate weekend of the regular Top 14 season where the top and bottom league places could be decided by Sunday evening. The post Top 14 Preview: Round 25 appeared first on Planet Rugby.

RFU chief executive Steve Brown says Brad Shields will tour South Africa with England in June despite New Zealand Rugby's protests. The post ‘Brad Shields will be picked for England in June’ – RFU appeared first on...

The Sport Industry Awards' Campaign of the Year is Rainbow Laces, the LGBT inclusion in sport initiative run by Stonewall and TeamPride, which includes Sky Sports.

Take a check on the video highlights from Round 11 of Super Rugby. The post VIDEO: Super Rugby highlights, Round 11 appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Exeter have proved that their Premiership crown bears no burden on their showings, instead they wear it with the conviction of champions. The post Comment: What makes Exeter so good? appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The ARU have offered Wallabies captain Michael Hooper a record-breaking five-year contract in a desperate bid to keep him in Australia. The post Michael Hooper offered record ARU deal appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The Hurricanes secured their seventh successive win of the season when they claimed a 43-15 triumph over the Sunwolves on Friday. The post Hurricanes get the better of plucky Sunwolves appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The post LIVE: Hurricanes v Sunwolves appeared first on Planet Rugby.

New Zealand have made some tweaks to their squad for this weekend's Singapore Sevens, the eighth leg of World's Rugby's Sevens Series. The post New Zealand name squad for Singapore Sevens appeared first on Planet Rugby.

World Rugby's Sevens Series resumes this weekend with the eighth round set to kick off at the Singapore National Stadium on Saturday. The post Preview: Singapore Sevens appeared first on Planet Rugby.