Rugby News

Mako Vunipola has been declared fit for Saracens' Champions Cup final against Leinster on Saturday after winning his battle with injury.

Munster have confirmed that forwards coach Jerry Flannery and backline and attack coach Felix Jones will depart at the end of the season.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as the Israel Folau hearing finally ends while Scotland announce a 42-man RWC training squad.

World Rugby has announced the squad of 23 match officials selected to take charge of the 48 matches at this year's Rugby World Cup in Japan.

St Helens hooker Aaron Smith, the club's understudy to skipper James Roby, has committed his future to the Super League leaders by signing a contract extension until the end of 2022.

Schalk Brits and Jason Jenkins are back in the Bulls line-up for their Super Rugby clash against the Crusaders at Loftus Versfeld on Friday.

Rugby Australia code of conduct hearing finds Israel Folau guilty of contract breach - no decision on sanction made yet The post Israel Folau $4m deal hangs in the balance appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

The Steve Prescott Man of Steel results have been published for Round 14 of the 2019 Super League season. Find out who took maximum points below...

Hooper to oversee coaching team which will welcome back England scrum coach Neal Hatley for next season The post Bath confirm Stuart Hooper will get assistance in first year as head coach appeared first on The Rugby Pape...

Bath have confirmed former captain Stuart Hooper as their new director of rugby while Neal Hatley and Luke Charteris will join the club's coaching staff.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has included the uncapped trio Rory Hutchinson, Grant Stewart and Blade Thomson in his 42-man pre-World Cup training squad.

London Irish have signed former Ulster and Ireland fly-half Paddy Jackson from Perpignan.

Newly promoted London Irish have confirmed that Ireland international Paddy Jackson will be joining the club ahead of the 2019/20 campaign.

Our analyst Sam Larner returns to Planet Rugby and this week is full of praise for one of the game's form sides, Toulouse, after a stunning win.

There's not many players that can claim to have sampled professional rugby in England, New Zealand, France and Japan, but retiring Northampton and England back-row James Haskell did just that.

Eddie Jones pays tribute to 77-cap England flanker The post James Haskell to retire from rugby after stunning career appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Israel Folau has been adjudged to have committed a "high-level breach" of Rugby Australia's code of conduct with his anti-LGBT social media posts.

Wallaby full-back Israel Folau's code of conduct hearing has concluded following three days, but there is no clear timeline on a final decision.

Leeds Rhinos have announced the sacking of head coach David Furner just six months after he succeeded Brian McDermott.

Northampton Saints flank James Haskell has announced his intention to retire from professional rugby at the end of the 2018/19 campaign.

England and Northampton flanker James Haskell has announced he will retire from all forms of rugby at the end of the season.

New Zealand full-back Ben Smith has received a setback following his injury over the weekend after he was ruled out for up to eight weeks.