Rugby News

Saracens find themselves in deep water over the possible fielding of an eligible player in their Champions Cup win over Racing 92 The post Saracens set for misconduct hearing with EPCR appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Warrington coach Steve Price was delighted to beat reigning champions St Helens to nil as they got off the mark with a 19-0 victory in the second round of the Betfred Super League.

Wales boss Wayne Pivac believes the use of words like "hate" in pre-match rhetoric is unnecessary.

Castleford punished an indisciplined Wigan to win 16-12 at the Mend-A-Hose Jungle and post back-to-back wins at the start of the Betfred Super League season.

Hull FC battled to a hard-fought 25-16 win over city rivals Hull KR to earn Lee Radford his 100th victory as head coach.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as we publish our previews for each of the three Six Nations matches taking place this weekend.

Starting for England U20s in their match against Scotland this weekend The post Young Guns: Saracens hooker Theo Dan appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

France will look to build on last weekend's impressive Six Nations victory over England when they face Italy at Stade de France on Sunday.

From midfield changes to Ireland's fight for redemption, and the extraordinary evenness in results between the two, here's our talking points preview ahead of Ireland vs Wales at the Aviva Stadium in the Six Nations...

France have an incredible opportunity to strengthen their hopes of Six Nations glory when they host Italy at the Stade de France this Sunday.

Like their defence in Pau, England Six Nations title defence remains intact The post We pride ourselves on our defence, says England flanker Vicky Fleetwood appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

We take a look at what to keep an eye on as Wakefield Trinity host Catalans Dragons and Huddersfield Giants take on Leeds Rhinos in Sunday's Super League matches...

Jayden Hayward has been drafted in at full-back as Italy coach Franco Smith made one change to his starting line-up for their Six Nations clash against France in Paris on Sunday.

Former England forward Sam Burgess is taking part in a long-distance bike trip to raise money for his old team-mate Rob Burrow.

Sam Underhill admits the "pressure is on" as England attempt to rescue their Guinness Six Nations title pursuit from oblivion at Murrayfield.

Alun Wyn Jones says Wales must be able to adapt to adverse weather conditions ahead of their Six Nations clash with Ireland and insists players are "not paid to be robots".

Italy head coach Franco Smith has made one change in personnel to his starting line-up that will face France in the Six Nations on Sunday.

Stuart Hogg has refused to get embroiled in a war of words with England, with the Scotland skipper insisting he is not interested in Eddie Jones' mind games.

Saracens are in danger of being punished again after it emerged that Titi Lamositele may have been ineligible to play against Racing 92.

We round-up the opening matches of Round 2 of this year's Super rugby competition, which saw victories for the Sharks and Brumbies...

France head coach Fabien Galthie has made one change to his XV for their Six Nations fixture with Italy, as Arthur Vincent starts at centre.

Saracens' Champions Cup defence could be under threat after it emerged that prop Titi Lamositele may have been ineligible to play against Racing 92 in January.