Rugby News
Super Rugby Predictions 2017: Round 10
The Rugby Blog - 26 Apr 2017 07:00
Hutch shares his Superbru picks for Round 10 of Super Rugby.
Watts has suspension halved
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 20:30
Hull prop Liam Watts has had a two-match ban halved on appeal.
20 Questions: Steve Hill - Richmond DoR
The Rugby Paper - 26 Apr 2017 17:30
How about that for a first season in the Championship? The boys were desperate to prove they deserved to be in this league regardless of what happened to London Welsh so to beat Cornish Pirates last week and secure tenth...
What does England squad tell us?
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 15:20
It is six months until the start of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup and the countdown clock is ticking.
South Africa may join A-W Cup
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 13:38
Premiership Rugby is investigating the possibility of inviting South African teams into the Anglo-Welsh Cup, Sky sources understand.
Wales confirm New Zealand Test
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 13:30
Wales have confirmed they will host New Zealand in Cardiff as part of their 2017 autumn internationals.
Sky Live: Leeds v Huddersfield
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 12:40
Danny McGuire insists Leeds aren't underestimating Huddersfield, despite the Giants' Challenge Cup loss to Swinton.
Gary Gold to become Warriors' permanent DoR
The Rugby Paper - 26 Apr 2017 12:07
Gary Gold will become the Worcester's permanent director of rugby after signing a new contract to remain at Sixways until at least the summer of 2018. The 49-year-old, who joined the club in January, has committed to the...
Ellis Genge agrees new Tigers contract
The Rugby Paper - 26 Apr 2017 12:03
Genge, 22, arrived at Tigers during the closing months of 2015/16, initially on loan before making the move from Bristol permanent at the start of this season. Capped by England in the end-of-season fixture against Wales...
Northampton announces new chief executive appointment
The Rugby Paper - 26 Apr 2017 12:00
Northampton Saints have appointed Mark Darbon as the club's new chief executive. Darbon arrives at Franklin's Gardens in late July with a wealth of experience under his belt from a career spent working for some of the wo...
Rhinos v Giants: Key battles
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 12:00
There's a west Yorkshire derby live on Sky Sports 3 this Thursday, but will it be in-form Leeds or struggling Huddersfield who take the spoils at Headingley?
O'Callaghan signs new Worcester deal
The Rugby Paper - 26 Apr 2017 11:57
Worcester have announced that British & Irish Lion Donncha O'Callaghan has signed a new deal with the club. O’Callaghan, who made the move to Sixways in September 2015 after 17 seasons with Munster Rugby, will continue...
Jeremy Guscott: Lions have the talent, do they have the time?
The Rugby Paper - 26 Apr 2017 11:45
It was always going to be a very competitive 2017 Lions squad, and I like the look of the 41 players Warren Gatland have selected. I had a gut feeling after how well the home unions' teams did in the autumn, and from the...
EXCLUSIVE: Wage bills will push clubs to the brink
The Rugby Paper - 26 Apr 2017 11:35
By NEALE HARVEY Leicester Tigers chief executive Simon Cohen warns Premiership finances could "fall off a cliff" unless a handbrake is applied to rocketing wage bills that soared by 15 per cent during season 2015-16. A R...
Widdop injury blow for England
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 10:57
England will have to find a replacement for stand-off Gareth Widdop for the mid-season Test against Samoa after he was ruled out for around six weeks.
Ward could play for Wales
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 10:34
Leeds forward Stevie Ward says he could play for Wales in the World Cup but insists his priority is to force his way into the England side.
Kangaroos wait on Thurston
Sky Sports - 26 Apr 2017 08:47
Australia are waiting on Johnathan Thurston's fitness ahead of the ANZAC Test against New Zealand in Canberra.