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Stevie Ward believes the announcement of Boyd Cordner's enforced retirement due to the effects of concussion is another sign of rugby league's changing attitude towards head injuries.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will change its rule on the height of tackles in junior games next season as part of long-term player-protection plans to reduce concussions in the sport, the governing body said on Monday.

We put together a combined XIII of the players who stood out in the latest round of Super League matches and the first State of Origin match of this year's series...

Former Gloucester and Bristol centre Jack Adams has died aged 34 following a short battle with cancer.

The Blues hope to have a large crowd in attendance when they host the Highlanders in Saturday's Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final at Eden Park. The post Blues eyeing big crowd for Super Rugby Trans-Tasman final appeared fir...

The debut: It's the most exciting, nerve-wracking, self-questioning, energising, overwhelming feeling in sport - and the most fleeting, because it happens only once.

Wales wing Josh Adams says playing alongside Scotland captain Stuart Hogg is one of the things he is most looking forward to on the Lions tour this summer.

LEICESTER Tigers are set to announce yet another coaching restructuring with Mike Ford leaving Welford Road to be replaced by Super League legend Kevin Sinfield. […] The post EXCLUSIVE: Mike Ford out, Kevin Sinfield in...

Fit-again Ireland duo Caelan Doris and Joey Carbery have been recalled for summer Tests against Japan and the United States, while Andy Farrell's experimental squad includes 11 uncapped players.

Gabriel Oghre has been called up by England as a replacement for Jack Singleton, who withdrew after a Covid-19 close-contact notification. The post Wasps hooker Gabriel Oghre added to England squad appeared first on Plan...

Ireland's Ronan Kelleher has joined the British and Irish Lions training camp in Jersey as front row cover, though not in any formal capacity. 

Saracens boss Mark McCall hailed Owen Farrell's showing in their 60-0 win over Ealing in the first leg of the Championship play-off final. The post Mark McCall hails Owen Farrell after big Sarries win appeared first on P...

Jack Adams, who played as a centre for Gloucester and Bristol between 2005 and 2011, has passed away following his short battle with cancer. The post Ex-Gloucester and Bristol centre Jack Adams passes away appeared first...

Newcastle Falcons have bolstered their front-row stocks with the signing of Connacht prop Conor Kenny, who joins them on a two-year deal. The post Newcastle Falcons bolster front-row stocks appeared first on PlanetRugby.

Australia captain Boyd Cordner has retired from rugby league because of the concussion symptoms that have kept him on the sidelines since last November.