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Jaco Kriel has more going on in his life than you may see on the surface The post Father figure Ackermann can bring best out of Jaco Kriel at Gloucester appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Warren Gatland says Wales will be looking to "derail" Ireland when they meet in their World Cup warm-up in Cardiff on Saturday.

Huddersfield Giants moved two points clear of Super League's bottom two as Hull FC's play-off hopes suffered a major blow with a 22-12 defeat at the KCOM Stadium.

A first-half try from Regan Grace proved enough for St Helens to secure a battling 4-0 win over Castleford Tigers in Friday’s Super League game.

Jeff Probyn shares his view on Newcastle United's St James' Park hosting England's match against Italy The post Probyn column: This Italy warm-up game should be in Yorkshire appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi's B-sample tests positive while we build up to the weekend.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has challenged his players to cement their places in his Rugby World Cup squad against Ireland on Saturday.

Peter Jackson digs deep into the story of how rugby turned professional 25 years ago The post Jackson column: The day the floodgates opened on the pro rugby era appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Team news as London Broncos host Leeds Rhinos and Wakefield Trinity take on Wigan Warriors.

The Gallagher Premiership will continue to be a 12-team league with promotion and relegation in the 2019-20 season.

We preview Wales' pre-Rugby World Cup Test with Ireland on Saturday at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, as Warren Gatland takes charge of his final game in the Welsh capital.

Ahead of the World Cup warm-up matches, we're putting our head on the block and picking our winners from the big games this weekend.

Luke Gale has played down rumours of a move away from Castleford Tigers for the 2020 Super League season.

England don’t play this weekend, but there are still some interesting fixtures to look forward to, particularly with group rivals France in action again. Here are my predictions for this weekend’s matches. France v I...

Springbok wing Aphiwe Dyantyi has received a blow after his B-sample tested for banned substances came back positive, it's been confirmed.

It's that time again for Planet Rugby's Video of the Week, bringing you standout footage you may like. Today it's a cricket star playing rugby.

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt is worried that South Africa's coaching appointment of Felix Jones will leak inside knowledge from his camp.

Springbok second-row Eben Etzebeth has met with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following an alleged racial assault.

Joe Schmidt fears South Africa might have recruited a World Cup quarter-final mole in Felix Jones.

South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has denied any wrongdoing after an alleged racial assault at a bar last weekend as he met with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) following a complaint by a member of the pu...

All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick was sweating on his fitness for the Rugby World Cup until a couple of days before making the squad, but is now more confident his shoulder injury will clear up in time for him to make som...

Tony Smith is not dwelling on Hull Kingston Rovers’ absentees as they head to Perpignan for a crucial clash with Catalans Dragons.