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It’s been official for several weeks now: French international opener Louis Carbonel will leave Rugby Club Toulonnais at the end of the current season to […] The post URGENT – A petition against the departure of Lo...

Leicester Tigers claimed a first leg away win at Clermont Auvergne to take a stride towards the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals. After an early Clermont […] The post Ellis Genge leads Leicester to historic first ...

Dwayne Peel was very happy with how his team turned the game around to demolish rivals Cardiff 49-14 in the second half of the URC clash. The post Dwayne Peel: Scarlets head coach pleased with second-half turnaround in C...

Leicester Tigers went a huge step towards securing their place in the last-eight of the Champions Cup after beating Clermont Auvergne 29-10. The post Champions Cup: Impressive Leicester beat Clermont to put one foot in t...

England wing Abby Dow will undergo surgery after suffering a broken leg during their Women's Six Nations win against Wales.

A breathtaking hat-trick of tries from classy full-back Jai Field helped Wigan to a 36-6 victory over Wakefield to set up a mouthwatering Betfred Challenge Cup semi-final showdown with holders St Helens.

Holders St Helens will play rivals Wigan Warriors in the Betfred Challenge Cup semi-finals.

England Women's Rugby captain Sarah Hunter described a record attendance for their game against Wales as a turning point in the women's game.

Montpellier head to the Twickenham Stoop with a 14-point advantage after defeating Premiership champions Harlequins 40-26 on Sunday. The post Champions Cup: Zach Mercer and Montpellier too good for Harlequins appeared fi...

A stunning first-half display helped France claim a 28-8 victory over Scotland in the TikTok Women's Six Nations.

Zach Mercer gave England head coach Eddie Jones a reminder of his outstanding talent as he scored two tries to steer Montpellier to a 40-26 win over Harlequins in the Heineken Champions Cup round of 16.

When down to 13 men on Saturday, Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter was impressed with his team's fight to stay in the game. The post Rob Baxter: Exeter boss ‘comfortable with where we are’ following first-le...

It's our round-up of this week's best social media posts in rugby union. The post Sunday Social: Debate over the GOAT, box office moments and a rush of blood to the head appeared first on PlanetRugby.

Pat Lam described Bristol's display in their 10-9 Champions Cup victory over Sale on Saturday's as a "morale-booster" of a performance. The post Champions Cup: Pat Lam hails Bristol’s ‘morale-booster’ of a performa...

Dan McFarland wants improvement from his Ulster side despite sealing a 26-20 away win over Toulouse in their Champions Cup clash on Saturday. The post Champions Cup: Dan McFarland wants improvement from Ulster in second ...

Chiefs centre Anton Lienert-Brown could be sidelined for an extended period after injuring his shoulder in Saturday's defeat to the Blues. The post Anton Lienert-Brown: Chiefs fear the worst after star centre’s shoulde...

BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam was proud of the guts his side showed. He said: “I’m pleased with that and proud of the boys. […] The post Proud of the boys-Lam appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ......................9ptsPenalties: R du Preez 4, 9, 77 Bristol ................10ptsTries: Radradra 70 Conversions: Sheedy 71 Penalties: Sheedy 25Deadeye: Robert du Preez kicks […] The post ...

PETER WINTERBOTTOM I’M really enjoying my role as director of rugby at Esher, we’re very lucky that we’ve been able to attract some good players […] The post Sam's been the man for Esher, we're lucky to have him ...

By BEN JAYCOCK HURRICANES captain Ardie Savea demands better from the referees as he was left speechless after a controversial finish in their loss to […] The post Savea calls for better refereeing standards appeared f...

By JOHN FALLON Toulouse ..........20ptsTries: Meafou 6, Ntamack 80 Conversions: Ramos 7, Ntamack 80 Penalties: Ramos 17, 40Ulster ..................26ptsTries: Baloucoune 12, 44, 67; Warwick 58 […] The post Baloucoune ...

AS a rugby fan, I consider this paper to be a first class ‘window’ into every aspect of the beautiful game on a weekly basis.This […] The post Time for players to wear head protection appeared first on The Rugby Pa...