Rugby News

Wakefield boss Chris Chester left St Helens  a "very happy man" after his side edged out Saints in thrilling fashion.

Wakefield Trinity secured their first win in 12 games after they were awarded a late penalty try to beat St Helens 16-12.

Ospreys went top of the Guinness PRO12 table with a hard-fought 13-9 victory away to Edinburgh.

Gloucester head coach Laurie Fisher appeared to suggest he was ready to resign in the wake of their 30-27 loss to Harlequins at Kingsholm.

Widnes Vikings came back from 14-0 down to secure a hard-fought 14-14 draw against Catalans Dragons in terrible conditions in Perpignan.

Rory Scannell's drop goal and a Conor Oliver try secured a late 13-23 Guinness PRO12 triumph for Munster at Cardiff.

Salford coach Ian Watson hailed the grit and determination of his side as they picked up a second Betfred Super League win of the season against Warrington.

Australia full-back Kurtley Beale ran in two of Wasps' three tries as the Aviva Premiership leaders cruised to a straightforward 24-3 win over Bath in front of a sell-out crowd of 14,509 at the Recreation Ground.

Harlequins scored 15 points in the last nine minutes to record a remarkable 30-27 comeback victory at Kingsholm and wreck Gloucester's hopes of European Champions Cup rugby next season.

Glasgow Warriors picked up a bonus-point victory with a convincing 47-17 win over the Dragons at at Scotstoun on Saturday.

Lukhanyo Am scored in injury time to give the Sharks a gritty 27-22 win over the Brumbies in their Super Rugby clash in Canberra on Saturday.

Reece Lyne has signed a two-year contract extension with Wakefield Wildcats, keeping him at the west Yorkshire club until the end of the 2019 season.

The Crusaders staged a thrilling comeback to defeat the Highlanders 30-27 in a rollercoaster New Zealand Super Rugby derby in Dunedin on Saturday.

Nehe Milner-Skudder grabbed a hat-trick of tries in a brilliant return from injury as the Hurricanes destroyed the Rebels 71-6 in their Super Rugby match on Saturday.

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Exeter inflicted the biggest home league defeat of the season on Leicester to cement second place in the Premiership.

Lock Michael Paterson touched down against former club Sale Sharks as Northampton Saints kept their Premiership play-off hopes alive with a 32-12 triumph at the AJ Bell Stadium.

England stand-off George Williams produced three flashes of brilliance as Wigan saw off a determined Leigh 20-0 in an attritional derby at the DW Stadium.

Ulster battled to a 19-7 Guinness Pro12 win over Treviso in terrible conditions at the Kingspan Stadium on Friday night.