Rugby News

England hooker Jamie George has been seeking advice from Cricket World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan as he prepares for the Rugby World Cup in Japan next month.

Five Catalans Dragons players have been suspended in the initial fall-out from Saturday's controversial Super League clash against Warrington in Perpignan.

Warrington have signed former England scrum-half Matty Smith on loan in a surprise move from Catalans Dragons.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as we bring you our latest My Rugby World Cup hero plus Sam Larner analyses Japan's pool chances.

Sam Cane expects to be packing down opposite David Pocock in the Rugby Championship The post All Blacks expect David Pocock to play in Bledisloe Cup appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Ahead of the Rugby World Cup in Japan, we dig through the archives to highlight a hero from a previous tournament. Next, Takudzwa Ngwenya.

The Gloucester scrum-half is one of four uncapped players included by Eddie Jones The post Willi Heinz and Piers Francis named in England squad for Wales clash appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Matty Smith is expected to join Warrington Wolves ahead of Friday's transfer deadline - and could make his bow against former club St Helens on Thursday.

England head coach Eddie Jones has called up 33 players to assemble at Pennyhill Park ahead of Sunday's clash with Wales at Twickenham.

Ben Te’o, Mike Brown, Alex Dombrandt and Ben Spencer have been cut from Eddie Jones' England squad to face Wales on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Action.

England men's head coach Eddie Jones has called up 33 players to assemble today at Pennyhill Park ahead of England's first Quilter International against Wales on Sunday.

Wakefield have signed Wigan's France international full-back Morgan Escare on loan for the rest of the season.

The England captain and Northampton Saints hooker has been battling back from knee surgery The post Boyd: Lesser men would have quit by now but Dylan Hartley won’t appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Our analyst Sam Larner returns to Planet Rugby and this week makes a case for Japan progressing to the quarter-finals at the 2019 World Cup.

The two Tests against Argentina will provide the Springboks with ideal opportunities to prepare for the Rugby World Cup in Japan next month.

Sekope Kepu has hailed Taniela Tupou as the "strongest guy I have ever seen" and said his fellow Wallaby has now added brains to his brawn.

All Blacks hooker Dane Coles is in no doubt the team's focus will be fully applied to their Bledisloe Cup clash with Australia in Perth on Saturday.

Maro Itoje says England's "common goal" is to succeed at the Rugby World Cup in Japan this autumn.

A look at some of the big issues as South Africa aim to claim the Rugby Championship crown when they face Argentina in Buenos Aires.