British & Irish Lions squad and captain to be named live at the O2 in May | Rugby Union News
The British & Irish Lions squad and captain for the tour to Australia will be named live in front of more than
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Six Nations: England consider unleashing Marcus Smith and Fin Smith in revamped backline against France at Allianz Stadium | Rugby Union News
England are considering playing Marcus Smith at full-back with Fin Smith at fly-half in their backline against France in the hope of
Six Nations: Ireland rediscover attacking mojo as familiar flaws haunt England | Rugby Union News
The 2025 Six Nations is off and running after an action-packed first round of fixtures. Sky Sports assesses the victories for Ireland
Six Nations 2025 in focus: Inconsistent Ireland seek three-peat with Caelan Doris as captain | Rugby Union News
Six Nations title winners in 2024, Ireland’s form has suffered of late and they are under pressure to perform heading into 2025.
England’s Ollie Sleightholme says ‘everyone desperate to win Tests’ as he responds to Rassie Erasmus | Rugby Union News
England’s Ollie Sleightholme said “everyone is desperate to win Test matches” as he responded to South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus ahead
Richard Wigglesworth: Steve Borthwick promotes former international and attack coach to senior assistant role | Rugby Union News
Richard Wigglesworth has been installed as Steve Borthwick’s No 2 in England’s finalised coaching team for the upcoming Autumn Internationals. Wigglesworth’s duties
Gallagher Premiership: Sale and England wing Tom Roebuck scores twice in win over Gloucester | Rugby Union News
England wing Tom Roebuck scored two tries as Sale secured a breathless 31-27 bonus-point win over Gloucester in the Gallagher Premiership. The 23-year-old,
Gloucester to face Sharks in Challenge Cup final on May 24 after beating Italian side Benetton | Rugby Union News
Gloucester are into the Challenge Cup final for a fifth time after beating Italian team Benetton 40-23 at Kingsholm. The Cherry and
Manu Tuilagi: England centre declines to reveal future plans ahead of possible final Six Nations appearance | Rugby Union News
Manu Tuilagi has declined to reveal his plans for next season amid expectation that Saturday’s Six Nations clash with France could be
Six Nations: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso out of England’s trip to France due to concussion | Rugby Union News
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out of England’s Guinness Six Nations clash with France on Saturday after self-reporting symptoms of concussion. Feyi-Waboso
Jake Polledri: Italy and former Gloucester back-row forced to retire aged 28 due to injury | Rugby Union News
Italy flanker Jake Polledri has announced his retirement from professional rugby at the age of 28, having failed to recover completely from
Six Nations: England’s Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell return to squad ahead of Ireland clash at Twickenham on Saturday | Rugby Union News
Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell have returned to England’s Six Nations squad ahead of the visit of Ireland on Saturday after calf
Six Nations: England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth hopeful on Marcus Smith, Alex Mitchell fitness | Rugby Union News
England attack coach Richard Wigglesworth has told Sky Sports he is hopeful Marcus Smith and Alex Mitchell will be fit to face
Six Nations: France centre Jonathan Danty banned for matches vs Wales and England | Rugby Union News
France centre Jonathan Danty will miss his country’s Six Nations matches against Wales and England after being given a five-week ban. Danty
England’s Emily Scarratt targets Six Nations after neck surgery but ‘not taking anything for granted’ | Rugby Union News
Emily Scarratt is targeting a Six Nations comeback with England after returning to rugby for the first time since neck surgery in
England captain Jamie George opens up on ‘tough week’ in camp following mum’s passing | Rugby Union News
England captain Jamie George has opened up on what will be an “emotional” weekend at Murrayfield as he navigates the tough time
Six Nations: Danny Care, Ollie Lawrence, Dan Cole, George Furbank and Ellis Genge start for England’s Calcutta Cup clash vs Scotland | Rugby Union News
England have made five changes to their side for Saturday’s Six Nations Calcutta Cup clash vs Scotland, with Ollie Lawrence, Danny Care,
Six Nations: Ireland bring Ciaran Frawley in for injured Hugo Keenan; Caelan Doris passed fit to start vs Wales | Rugby Union News
Ciaran Frawley has been named to start for Ireland at full-back in place of the injured Hugo Keenan vs Wales in Six
Six Nations: England coach Kevin Sinfield sees ‘power box ticked’ with Ollie Lawrence and Manu Tuilagi returning | Rugby Union News
Kevin Sinfield is excited by the options Ollie Lawrence and Manu Tuilagi offer to beef up England’s midfield for this weekend’s showdown
New Zealand wing Will Jordan ruled out of summer Test series vs England due to shoulder surgery | Rugby Union News
All Blacks wing Will Jordan, top try scorer at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, will miss July’s two-Test series vs England due
Six Nations Rugby Special: Who are the top three rugby league to union converts?
Six Nations Rugby Special pundits Jonathan Davies and Chris Ashton choose their top three rugby league to rugby union converts from a
Six Nations: Manu Tuilagi, George Martin and Luke Cowan-Dickie back in England squad ahead of Calcutta Cup | Rugby Union News
England will be reinforced for their Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland by the return from injury of Manu Tuilagi, George Martin and
Kurtley Beale: Australia rugby union international found not guilty of rape in Sydney court | Rugby Union News
Australia rugby international Kurtley Beale was found not guilty on Friday of raping a woman in the bathroom of a Sydney pub
Six Nations: Scotland select Rory Darge, Grant Gilchrist to replace injured Luke Crosbie, Richie Gray in team vs France | Rugby Union News
Scotland have made two changes to their side to face France at Murrayfield in Round 2 of the Six Nations on Saturday,
Lewis Ludlam: England international’s departure from Northampton Saints at end of season confirmed | Rugby Union News
England international Lewis Ludlam will leave Northampton Saints at the end of the 2023/24 Gallagher Premiership season ahead of an expected move
Barry John: Wales rugby great dies aged 79 | Rugby Union News
Wales rugby great Barry John has died at the age of 79. The former Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half died
Danny Cipriani confirms retirement from rugby after realisation he “doesn’t want to play again” | Rugby Union News
Danny Cipriani has confirmed that he has officially retired from professional rugby. Cipriani represented England on 16 occasions and played for clubs
Six Nations 2024: Ireland hand Calvin Nash and Joe McCarthy 6N debuts against France | Rugby Union News
Munster wing Calvin Nash and Leinster lock Joe McCarthy will make their Six Nations debuts in Ireland’s championship opener against France but
Women’s Six Nations 2024: Fixtures, schedule, kick-off times for England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, France, Italy | Rugby Union News
The 23rd edition of the Women’s Six Nations will take place between Saturday, March 23 2024 and Saturday April 27 2024. England
Rassie Erasmus: South Africa director of rugby recovering in hospital after suffering burns in ‘freak accident’ | Rugby Union News
Rassie Erasmus is recovering in hospital after a “freak accident” left the South Africa director of rugby with chemical burns. South Africa
England set for Eddie Jones reunion at Twickenham as Japan Test confirmed for autumn internationals | Rugby Union News
England will come up against former head coach Eddie Jones when Japan visit Twickenham for their final match of this year’s Autumn
Champions Cup: Connacht finally get win over Bristol as Glasgow beat Toulon to make last 16 | Rugby Union News
Ireland Sevens star Andrew Smith helped Connacht keep their Investec Champions Cup hopes alive as they beat 14-player Bristol to finally open
Scotland Six Nations squad: Four uncapped players named but captain not yet announced | Rugby Union News
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named his 39-player squad for the Six Nations, with four uncapped players getting the call up.
Why have the British and Irish Lions chosen Andy Farrell to lead them to Australia in 2025? | Rugby Union News
We look at the reasons the British and Irish Lions have selected Ireland head coach Andy Farrell to lead them on the
British and Irish Lions set to unveil plans for women’s team with aim to tour New Zealand in 2027 | Rugby Union News
The British and Irish Lions are set to unveil plans for a first women’s tour with the aim to send a team
Champions Cup: Antoine Dupont leads Toulouse to crushing victory over Harlequins, while Exeter & Leicester take key wins | Rugby Union News
Harlequins suffered a 47-19 defeat at home to Toulouse; Exeter defeated Munster 32-24 at Sandy Park; Archie Vanes crossed for a hat-trick
Henry Arundell: England wing signs new Racing 92 deal to rule him out of international duty until 2026 | Rugby Union News
Henry Arundell has signed a contract extension with French club Racing 92 until 2026; the 21-year-old initially joined on a one-year deal
Six Nations: Hollie Davidson to become first female assistant referee in men’s tournament | Rugby Union News
Hollie Davidson has been appointed as an assistant for England’s clash against Wales at Twickenham on February 10; Davidson refereed the women’s
George North: Wales international joins French second tier side Provence on two-year deal | Rugby Union News
George North has become the latest Welsh player to move abroad as he joins Provence from next season; North has been one
Marie-Louise Eta, Union Berlin’s quiet Champions League trailblazer
This season, The Athletic is following Union Berlin, a Bundesliga club from the former East Germany who were playing regional-level football less than 20 years