Rugby News

Alex Lozowski will be suspended for England's opening autumn international against South Africa after having his ban extended.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as Quade Cooper is back in Super Rugby with the Rebels while there's big news from English rugby. The post Rugby Union Today: Quade the Rebel appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Bath's plea to have their European Champions Cup tie against Toulouse replayed has been rejected.

One cap for England...

Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani will face a disciplinary panel in Paris on Wednesday after getting sent off against Munster for a dangerous tackle.

Details of large-scale player welfare initiative announced, but how will it be marshalled?

The Rugby Football Union will introduce in-season breaks starting from next season in an attempt to improve player welfare.

Glasgow have reached an agreement to release Brian Alainu'uese from his contract seven months early, allowing the lock to sign for Toulon. The post Toulon bring in Brian Alainu’uese from Glasgow appeared first on Plane...

English Rugby will introduce guaranteed in-season breaks for players as part of the structure for the next three seasons.

Cardiff Blues fly-half Jarrod Evans has been officially called into the Wales Test squad for their upcoming end-of-year internationals. The post Jarrod Evans answers Wales SOS appeared first on Planet Rugby.

English rugby will introduce guaranteed in-season breaks for players as part of the structure for the next three seasons, it has been confirmed. The post In-season breaks confirmed in new structure appeared first on Plan...

Billy Burns praises the performances of the former Sale Sharks captain

Scotland are sweating on the fitness of back-row Magnus Bradbury after he underwent a scan on Monday for a suspected dislocated shoulder. The post Scotland sweating on Magnus Bradbury appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The match officials for this weekend's action have been confirmed, with Romain Poite refereeing the Wallabies v All Blacks clash in Japan. The post Match officials to October 28 appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Quade Cooper has spoken out against his treatment at the Queensland Reds after sealing a move to the Melbourne Rebels for the 2019 season. The Wallabies playmaker was exiled from the Reds squad for most of the past seaso...

Our analyst Sam Larner is back this week and is looking at what's going wrong this season at once Top 14 and European heavyweights Toulon. The post Analysis: What is happening at Toulon? appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Irish Rugby Football Union CEO Philip Browne believes his country can still win trophies if head coach Joe Schmidt leaves after the World Cup. The post IRFU confident they can survive without Joe Schmidt appeared first o...

Jaco Peyper has been appointed as the referee for the Currie Cup Final between WP and the Sharks at Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday. The post Jaco Peyper to referee Currie Cup Final appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Former Wallabies fly-half Quade Cooper will return to Super Rugby next season on a one-year contract with the Melbourne Rebels, saying he was "forced out" last year by the Queensland Reds.

Four countries are represented in the shortlists for the upcoming World Rugby Men's and Women's Sevens Players of the Year 2018 awards. The post World Rugby Sevens Player of the Year nominees named appeared first on Plan...

Ireland can continue to win trophies even if coach Joe Schmidt decides to move on after the World Cup, Ireland Rugby Football Union's chief executive Philip Browne insists.

Memories of a loss to Australia in 2017's Bledisloe Cup dead rubber are a factor for the All Blacks ahead Saturday's clash in Yokohama. The post All Blacks wary of dead rubber repeat against Wallabies appeared first on P...