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Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter is refusing to dwell on Leinster's rich European pedigree ahead of Saturday's Champions Cup quarter-final at Sandy Park.

Hull FC will be without new signing Josh Reynolds for between four and six weeks after the hamstring injury he sustained against Salford proved to be more serious than first thought.

Jenna Brooks pays tribute to Tommy Raudonikis, looks at the early retirement of Jake Friend and Wayne Bennett's return to Brisbane.

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter believes that Leinster's European history will count for very little in the Champions Cup this weekend. The post Rob Baxter unconcerned by Leinster’s European record appeared ...

Exeter Chiefs have felt the financial impact of Covid-19 after recording a £2.26m loss, down from the £24.75m profit they had in 2018/19. The post Exeter Chiefs post ‘significant’ financial losses appeared first on...

The ball was deemed to be out at the ruck by referee Mathieu Raynal when Ball charged into de Klerk The post Jake Ball evades citing for contact with Faf de Klerk appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Tony Rowe and Rob Baxter have spoken about Exeter's loss-making performance for the financial year ending June 2020 The post Exeter Chiefs turnover falls by almost £5m in published financial statement appeared first on ...

Charles Piutau's chances of representing Tonga are looking less and less likely, but Dan Leo has called for common sense from World Rugby. The post ‘Very slim chance’ Charles Piutau will switch to Tonga appeared firs...

With the new season a fortnight old, it's a good time for first impressions.

Check out the Super Rugby AU and Aotearoa teams as they come out. The post Super Rugby teams: Allan Alaalatoa returns for the Brumbies appeared first on PlanetRugby.

The Highlanders' highly-rated scrum-half Folau Fakatava will be out of action for up to a year after sustaining a knee injury in last week's win over the Crusaders, the Super Rugby team said on Wednesday.

Wales legend Shane Williams was scathing over the Scarlets' Champions Cup display, while Sean Holley was critical of all the regions in Europe. The post Wales legend laments ‘abysmal’ European performance appeared fi...

Sale boss Alex Sanderson admits that La Rochelle presents a huge test but believes they have the ability to make the Champions Cup semis. The post Sale need to ‘box smart’ against La Rochelle appeared first on Planet...