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Finn Russell returns at fly-half for Scotland's Six Nations trip to France on Friday night.

When the UK went into lockdown last year and Super League suspended the season for four months, Jacob Miller found plenty to keep himself occupied.

Rugby Union Today is here to round up our news and feature content. The post Rugby Union Today: Teams named for Paris showdown appeared first on PlanetRugby.

Read how France fly-half Romain Ntamack and Scotland counterpart Finn Russell match up ahead of their Six Nations showdown in Paris. The post How Romain Ntamack and Finn Russell match up appeared first on PlanetRugby.

Gregor Townsend has insisted Scotland secured a "satisfactory" deal to have five English-based players released for their Six Nations finale against France.

Super League's longest-serving coach Daryl Powell says he is open-minded about his future but for now is focused on enjoying his final season with Castleford.

Gregor Townsend was delighted to have many of his Scotland star men available to face France but admits it's tough on those who missed out. The post Scotland player release deal pleases Gregor Townsend appeared first on ...

Finn Russell has returned from a head injury sustained against Ireland to take his place at fly-half for Scotland's Six Nations game with France. The post Finn Russell returns to Scotland’s XV for France clash appeared...

When Remi Casty departed Catalans Dragons at the end of the 2020 season, it severed a link on the playing side to the club's inaugural Super League campaign 15 years ago.

France have made five alterations to their starting XV for Friday's Test against Scotland in Paris with Romain Ntamack returning at fly-half. The post Romain Ntamack back at fly-half for France appeared first on PlanetRu...

France fly-half Romain Ntamack will make his first start of the 2021 Six Nations in Friday's title-deciding game with Scotland.

The University of Birmingham has had its study into a new concussion detection test published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, bringing new hope to rugby The post ‘It’s game-changing’ - new test can detec...

Andy Marinos, the chief executive of Rugby Australia, admitted he was a slightly taken aback to see that the Lions would be touring South Africa. The post RA chief shocked Lions tour is taking place as planned appeared f...

RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has revealed that England head coach Eddie Jones' future will be decided by a "brutally honest analysis". The post Eddie Jones to face ‘brutally honest analysis’ appeared first on Pla...

Check out the Super Rugby Aotearoa and AU teams as they come out. The post Super Rugby teams: Dane Coles returns for Hurricanes appeared first on PlanetRugby.

Bundee Aki has been banned for four weeks for an illegal tackle during Ireland's victory over England in Saturday's Six Nations Test in Dublin. The post Four-week suspension for Bundee Aki appeared first on PlanetRugby.

With the start of the 2021 Super League season just days away, we take a look at the 12 teams who will be battling it out for glory in the competition this year.

An "exciting" breakthrough in diagnosing concussion using elite rugby players' saliva samples has been made by researchers.