Rugby News

The full details of the salary cap breaches which resulted in Saracens being relegated from the Premiership have been laid bare in a 103-page report obtained by Sky News.

Finn Russell's refusal to cease drinking at team hotel & failure to turn up to training led to omission from Scotland squad, Sky Sports News has learned

Harlequins will hold a Pride Game during LGBT History Month in February, with captain Chris Robshaw describing the initiative as "fantastic".

Jacques Nienaber will be confirmed as the new coach of World Cup winners South Africa at a news conference in Pretoria on Friday, according to local media reports.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as the SRU announced that fly-half Finn Russell will miss their Six Nations opener against Ireland.

Brendan Gallagher writes how a new-found desire to nurture homegrown talent in the Top 14 has allowed Fabien Galthie to rewrite the rhetoric The post Rugby Matters: New Broom Galthie has the leeway to go for broke with F...

The short side returns to Planet Rugby as we study the major talking points ahead of all this weekend's action in the English Premiership.

Nigel Wray speaks out to clarify co-investments with players revealed in finer detail by the Dyson report The post Nigel Wray issues apology to Saracens as Premiership releases report into salary cap breach appeared firs...

Former Saracens owner Nigel Wray has apologised to the club's fans for their "heartache" at the club's relegation.

The match officials for this week's action have been confirmed, with JP Doyle taking charge of the top-four meeting between Exeter and Sale.

Scotland fly-half Finn Russell will miss their Six Nations opener against Ireland after he was sent home from their camp for a discipline breach.

Scotland discipline star fly-half as the start of the Six Nations draws closer The post Finn Russell sent home from Scotland camp appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Saracens "continuously and recklessly failed to comply with its obligations to co-operate" with salary cap rules, a report has said.

Springboks enforcer Eben Etzebeth switched the Stormers for Toulon after winning the World Cup The post “I’d done my time in Cape Town” - Eben Etzebeth talks Toulon move appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Premiership Rugby has published the report into Saracens' salary cap breaches which resulted in their relegation from England's top flight.

Taqele Naiyaravoro, James Grayson and Rory Hutchinson return to the Saints' XV on Friday, with Chris Boyd making eight changes to the side.

Injuries prevented Jermaine Coleman from pulling on a Jamaica shirt during his playing days, but he will at least be involved when his ancestral homeland make their Rugby League World Cup bow next year.

Peter Jackson ponders why James Hook was rarely considered to play at outside half for Wales under Warren Gatland The post Jackson column: Mystery of James Hook and the Wales No.10 shirt appeared first on The Rugby Paper...

Sky News has obtained the full report into Saracens' salary-cap breach, but what's new? Sky Sports News' James Cole has the lowdown...

Who can replace England's talisman with no Sam Simmonds or Alex Dombrandt in the squad? The post Billy Vunipola ruled out of the Six Nations for England appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Premiership side Harlequins have announced that second-row Matt Symons has signed a new deal to keep him at the Twickenham Stoop.

Sonny Bill Williams has invested in his new team, Toronto Wolfpack, by buying shares in the newly-promoted Super League club.