Rugby News

Wigan made it four wins from four in Super League this year as they came out of a tough clash at Hull FC with a 26-25 victory.

Defending champions Leeds beat fellow strugglers Huddersfield 20-16 to earn their first victory of the new Super League season and keep the Giants pointless.

Courtney Lawes will need further medical tests to discover the extent of the damage to his injured ankle after he went off in the first half of Northampton's 20-15 win at Saracens.

Stephen Myler scored 15 points as Northampton handed Saracens only their third loss of the season, 20-15, but it came at a cost with Courtney Lawes suffering a leg injury.

Wasps suffered a first Aviva Premiership defeat for two months as Gloucester claimed a 13-10 victory at Kingsholm.

What's coming up on Sky Sports? Live golf, T20 cricket, netball and boxing plus a huge weekend of Premier League and La Liga football.

What's coming up on Sky Sports? Live golf, T20 cricket, netball and boxing plus a huge weekend of Premier League and La Liga football.

Ninth-placed Bath put daylight between themselves and the relegation zone with their first bonus-point victory at the Recreation Ground this season, beating London Irish 25-17.

Danny Cipriani came off the bench to help Sale overturn a half-time deficit and defeat Harlequins 29-23 at the AJ Bell Stadium.

The Waratahs suffered a big injury toll in their bruising Super Rugby loss to the Brumbies, with hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau and backs Rob Horne and Bryce Hegarty set to miss games.

This week the guys get stuck into the debate raging around the proposed ban on tackling for youngsters, and discuss a potential Scottish resurgence

New Zealand made a quick start in their bid for a third straight Rugby Sevens World Series triumph, winning both of their matches on the opening day of the Las Vegas Sevens on Friday.

Replacement fly-half Hayden Parker kicked a penalty with five minutes left to give the Highlanders a 17-16 win over the Hurricanes as last year's Super Rugby finalists squared off in Dunedin.

Widnes recovered from a sluggish start to move back to the top of Super League after a 30-16 victory against depleted Hull KR.

Matt Dawson's two tries helped St Helens fight back to win 28-22 and end Castleford's unbeaten Super League run at Langtree Park.

Ulster bounced back from two consecutive defeats to get their PRO12 play-off ambitions back on track with a 32-0 bonus-point victory over Zebre at the Kingspan Stadium.

Worcester ended Newcastle's four-match home winning run in the Aviva Premiership with a narrow 15-14 victory at Kingston Park.

PRO12 leaders Connacht held off a spirited Edinburgh fightback to claim a hard-fought 28-23 victory on Friday night.