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The short side delves into this weekend's URC and Premiership action. The post The short side: Exciting games to watch in the URC and Premiership and tasty back-row battle appeared first on PlanetRugby.

England and Sale Sharks centre Manu Tuilagi will miss this summer's tour of Australia to have surgery on a knee problem. The 31-year-old has played […] The post Tuilagi misses tour of Australia due to knee surgery appe...

The teams have been named for the first United Rugby Championship quarter-final as Ulster take on Munster in an all-Irish clash on Friday. The post URC: John Cooney hits 100 for Ulster while Peter O’Mahony and Damian d...

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup organisers have announced five South African club sides will play in European competition next season. The Stormers, Bulls and Sharks, […] The post Five South African clubs enter Europe ...

Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out of England's tour to Australia after undergoing a knee operation.

The Stormers, Sharks and Bulls will play in the Champions Cup next season, while the Lions and Cheetahs will compete in the Challenge Cup. The post Champions Cup: South African participation confirmed with Cheetahs added...

Ahead of the Super Rugby Pacific's quarter-finals, Planet Rugby previews the biggest talking points ahead of the weekend's action. The post Super charged: Odds stacked against Australian sides in the quarter-finals appea...

Relegation will return to the Premiership in 2023/24, according to CEO Simon Massie-Taylor, while they intend to expand the league to 14 teams. The post Premiership: Relegation to be reintroduced in 2023/24 according to ...

Biarritz need to field a number of local players in this weekend's Top 14 clash with Toulouse or face a possible points deduction next season. The post Top 14: Biarritz face possible sanction for player regulation breach...

To get an idea of just how all-consuming being the head coach of a top-level sporting organisation can be, just let Daryl Powell tell you how few and far between waking moments where he is not thinking about rugby league...

South African teams will play in the Champions Cup for the first time next season.

Gloucester have confirmed that Argentina international Santiago Carreras has put pen to paper on a new deal at the Kingsholm-based club. The post Premiership: Gloucester utility back Santiago Carreras inks new deal appea...

New Zealand Rugby's $NZ200 million deal with US private equity firm Silver Lake has been approved following a vote by rugby delegates. The post All Blacks: Mega money deal with US firm Silver Lake approved appeared first...

Leinster have turned their attentions to the United Rugby Championship after their European Champions Cup heartbreak against La Rochelle. The post United Rugby Championship: Leinster to go all in on title charge after Eu...

Brumbies fullback Tom Banks has secured a contract in Japan from the start of next season putting his 2023 Rugby World Cup chances at risk. The post Super Rugby Pacific: Tom Banks to trade Brumbies for Japan appeared fir...