Rugby News

Brian McDermott proclaimed his belief that Leeds have what it takes to win the Grand Final after his side bounced back in style against Catalans Dragons.

Hull twice came from behind to condemn St Helens to a third straight defeat and give their coach Lee Radford a 24-14 victory on his 100th match in charge.

Toulon mauled Bayonne 82-14 but Toulouse slipped to a 21-19 loss at Brive, pushing the 19-time French champions closer to missing the play-offs for the first time in four decades.

Ulster racked up their fifth successive win by trouncing bottom side Zebre 68-21 to move up to fourth in the Guinness PRO12 and back into contention for the play-offs.

Eddie Jones says last-round Six Nations opponents Ireland have a psychological advantage over his "vulnerable" England side.

The yellow card for Takuma Asahara proved costly for the Sunwolves as they lost 38-31 to the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.

Springbok Eben Etzebeth celebrated his debut as Stormers skipper with a 41-10 triumph over fellow South Africans the Kings on Saturday. 

England have equalled New Zealand's tier-one record for successive victories after their Six Nations success over Scotland on Saturday.

Jonathan Joseph's hat-trick helped England retain their Six Nations title with a game to spare as they crushed Scotland 61-21 at Twickenham.

France moved to third in the Six Nations standings with a 40-18 win over Italy in Rome on Saturday.

Mitchell Hunt slotted a penalty after the siren to snatch a 22-20 win for the Crusaders over the Reds in Brisbane.

Punches were thrown during Leigh's 30-0 whitewashing of Huddersfield on Friday night.

The Highlanders ground out a 16-12 victory over the Blues at Eden Park to post their first Super Rugby win of the season.