Rugby News

Saracens hooker Jamie George insists he holds no grudges towards Dylan Hartley after being on the receiving end of his head-butt.

Gloucester boss David Humphreys admitted it was a case of reflecting on what might have been after the Aviva Premiership club saw their hopes of European Champions Cup qualification ended in dramatic fashion.

England head coach Stuart Lancaster said he thinks Danny Cipriani has improved this season after watching the fly-half orchestrate a 73-12 hammering of the Barbarians at Twickenham.

Denny Solomona scored four tries and Ashley Gibson bagged a hat-trick as Castleford romped to a 56-16 thrashing of Wakefield at St James’ Park.

Ryan Brierley scored four tries as Kingstone Press Championship leaders Leigh extended their club record winning run to 27 matches with a 46-16 win over Whitehaven at the Recreation Ground.

Watch highlights of England's 73-12 win over the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday.

St Helens coach Keiron Cunningham said he was proud of his side’s defensive effort after they came back from 16-8 down at half-time to beat Warrington 20-16 on Magic Weekend.

St Helens have gone back up to second in the Super League table after fighting back from 16-8 down to defeat Warrington 20-16 on Magic Weekend at St James’ Park.

Wakefield Wildcats have appointed Australian Brian Smith as their new head coach.

Huddersfield coach Paul Anderson was furious with his side after they drew 22-22 with Catalans Dragons at St James’ Park on Magic Weekend.

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Christian Wade scored a hat-trick as England's hopefuls ran riot with a 73-12 win over the Barbarians at Twickenham.

Danny Brough held his nerve and kicked a superb touch-line conversion to salvage a dramatic 22-22 draw for Huddersfield against Catalans Dragons at St James’ Park.

Glasgow prop Jon Welsh believes the Warriors' Guinness PRO12 title triumph is their reward for refusing to settle for second best.

Saracens forward Maro Itoje is determined to make the most of his World Cup opportunity after what he admits has been a "surreal" 12 months.

St George Illawarra moved to the top of Australia's National Rugby League table with a thumping 42-6 win over local rivals Cronulla Sharks.

Guy Noves has been named the new head coach of France's national rugby union team, with Sir Clive Woodward missing out on the job.