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Edinburgh moved top of Pool Five after notching an impressive 31-13 bonus-point victory over Newcastle Falcons at Murrayfield on Friday. The post Bonus-point win for Edinburgh appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ulster produced their best performance of the season to condemn the Scarlets to their third successive defeat in this year's Champions Cup. The post Ulster stun the Scarlets in Llanelli appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Saracens were dealt a blow after it was revealed that utility forward Maro Itoje will be sidelined for a number of weeks due to a knee injury. The post Maro Itoje suffers injury setback appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Pau condemned Worcester Warriors to their first defeat of this year's Challenge Cup, while Grenoble defeated Agen in an all-French contest. The post Challenge Cup wrap: Wins for Pau and Grenoble appeared first on Planet ...

Toulon picked up their first win of this year's Champions Cup, after beating Montpellier 38-28 in Pool 5.

Ireland star Jacob Stockdale produced another try-scoring performance as Ulster put a huge hole in Scarlets' Heineken Champions Cup hopes.

Edinburgh moved to the summit of Pool 5 of the Champions Cup with a comfortable 31-13 win in a scrappy encounter with Newcastle at Murrayfield.

More than 60 per cent of retired rugby players have experienced mental health problems, according to figures from the Rugby Players' Association.

Maro Itoje will be sidelined for a number of weeks after suffering a knee injury, Saracens have confirmed.

Cape Town is the second stop on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2019 and follows on from a thrilling opening round in Dubai last weekend, where New Zealand claimed the title for the first time in nine years. 

World Rugby's 2018/19 Sevens Series continues in Cape Town on 8 and 9 December and there's plenty of excitement ahead of the tournament. The post Preview: Cape Town Sevens appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ahead of the third round of this season's Champions Cup, we take a look at the best bets from two pool games taking place this weekend. The post Betting preview: Champions Cup, Round Three appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Planet Rugby looks back at the best - and worst - of 2018 expressed in numerical form, this year coming at you via a festive advent calendar. The post Planet Rugby's advent calendar - December 7 appeared first on Planet ...

Here are Hutch's Superbru predictions for Round 2 of the Heineken Champions Cup.

The Challenge Cup third round continues this Saturday and there are eight games scheduled with Bristol v La Rochelle the standout match. The post Challenge Cup teams: Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

A look at one of Northampton's up-and-coming front row forwards The post Young Gun: Northampton Saints hooker Samson Ma’asi appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Dominic Day says Welsh Rugby is 'definitely in a good place' and expects Cardiff Blues to show a lot of attacking intent on Sunday. The post Dominic Day wary of ‘difficult’ Cardiff Blues challenge appeared first on P...

Hutch shares his predictions for Round 3 of the Challenge Cup.

Springbok great Bryan Habana has predicted that All Blacks speedster Rieko Ioane will break his Rugby World Cup try-scoring record. The post Bryan Habana backs Rieko Ioane to break RWC record appeared first on Planet Rug...