Rugby News

Leigh head coach Neil Jukes said his side got what they deserved after watching them go down 44-16 to Castleford in their first game back in Betfred Super League.

Scarlets moved clear in the Guinness PRO12 play-off race with a 26-14 win over fellow top-four chasers Glasgow.

Munster centre Jaco Taute registered two first-half tries to put the Guinness PRO12 leaders on their way to 14 wins in 15 games following a bonus-point 45-17 victory over Newport Gwent Dragons at Thomond Park.

England head coach Eddie Jones believes his side have "used up all of their get-out-of jail cards" after a hard-fought 21-16 over Wales on Saturday.

Warrington's defence of their Super League Leaders' Shield began with defeat as they went down 20-12 at Catalans Dragons.

Joe Schmidt insists Paddy Jackson has done enough to ensure Johnny Sexton will not be an automatic selection for Ireland's Six Nations clash with France.

A 76th-minute Elliot Daly try handed England a 21-16 win over Wales to extend their winning run to 16 consecutive games.

Leicester won their first Premiership game in more than two months when they picked up maximum points from a 34-9 victory against Gloucester.

Ryan Mills kicked eight penalties as Aviva Premiership champions Saracens crashed to a shock 24-18 defeat at Sixways.

Ireland secured the first ever try-bonus point in the Six Nation as they thrashed Italy 63-10 at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

George North was a late withdrawal from the Wales side to face England in the Six Nations on Saturday.

Wigan made a comfortable start to their Betfred Super League title defence with a 26-16 victory over Salford at the AJ Bell Stadium.

World champions England scored 11 tries as they crushed Wales 63-0 in Cardiff to make it two successive Women's Six Nations wins this season.

Ireland captain Rory Best will miss the Six Nations clash with Italy because of illness with Niall Scannell starting in his place.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has dismissed claims New Zealand held off reporting the discovery of a listening device at the team hotel in Sydney last year until the day of their match against Australia in a bid to disru...

Jonathan Joseph will embrace the hostile atmosphere that awaits in Cardiff and says it can spur England to victory in their Six Nations clash with Wales.

Bath ended a run of three defeats in the Aviva Premiership with a nail-biting 32-30 victory over Northampton thanks to Rhys Priestland's penalty at the death.

Vereniki Goneva's hat-trick proved to be in vain as Will Addison's late penalty edged Sale Sharks to a crucial 26-24 triumph over Newcastle Falcons at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Luke Gale racked up 24 points as Castleford hit the ground running in their season opener and gave Leigh a rude awakening on their return to Betfred Super League.

Eddie Jones says he has been mentally "cuddling" his England players in training ahead of Saturday's Six Nations showdown with Wales.

Tom Varndell broke the Aviva Premiership try-scoring record but that was Bristol's sole highlight as they were crushed 42-8 by Harlequins at Ashton Gate.

Huddersfield made it a miserable start to the new Betfred Super League season for Widnes as they scored six tries in a 28-16 victory.