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Japan held France to a 23-23 draw in their final November international at U Arena in Paris on Saturday, with the hosts lucky to avoid a sixth straight defeat.

New Zealand fly-half Beauden Barrett has been named World Rugby Player of the Year, claiming the award for the second successive year. The post Barrett, Woodman and Jones claim top awards appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England’s Eddie Jones has been named World Rugby Coach of the Year at an awards ceremony in Monaco.

Replacement prop Moray Low scored the winning try as Exeter extended their lead over Saracens at the top of the Aviva Premiership with an impressive 20-18 win at Allianz Park.

London Irish went down to an eighth consecutive Aviva Premiership defeat as Wasps staged a late revival to win 17-13 at the Madejski Stadium.

There were victories for Wasps and Exeter in the Premiership on Sunday as they beat London Irish and Saracens on the road respectively. The post Exeter floor Saracens while Wasps edge Exiles appeared first on Planet Rugb...

Munster clinched a second straight Guinness PRO14 bonus-point win with a 36-19 triumph over Zebre on Sunday afternoon to give Johann van Graan a winning start in his first game in charge of the Irish province.

Under-strength Glasgow blitzed Ospreys by seven tries to nil to further secure their lead at the top of the Guinness PRO14's Conference A with a bonus-point victory at the Liberty Stadium.

There were wins for Munster, Glasgow Warriors and Scarlets in the PRO14 on Sunday, with all three of those also claiming bonus points. The post Maximums for Munster, Glasgow and Scarlets appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Joe Schmidt is gearing Ireland up for their toughest Six Nations yet.

South Africa have called up Thomas du Toit as front-row cover and he's set to join the squad on Monday in Cardiff ahead of the Wales fixture. The post Bok call-up for Du Toit appeared first on Planet Rugby.

We can't decide who to put on the wing in our team of the week, so we'd like you to vote for your favourite. We have already settled on one winger, but we want you to help pick the other...

Racing 92 kept pace with the leading pack in the Top 14 as they beat a disappointing Montpellier outfit 26-0 at U Arena in Paris on Sunday. The post Racing 92 ease past flat Montpellier appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ben Youngs admits England cannot successfully defend their Six Nations title unless they improve on their autumn performances.

England hooker Josh Hodgson will miss Saturday's World Cup final due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Former All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter has confirmed that he will leave Racing 92 for Japanese club Kobelco Steelers at the end of 2017/18. The post Carter signs for Kobelco Steelers appeared first on Planet Rugby.

There were wins for Tonga, Fiji, Georgia, Spain, Uruguay and Chile on Saturday as we bring you a wrap of the Tier 2 international action. The post Tier 2 wrap: Wins for Fiji, Tonga and Georgia appeared first on Planet Ru...

Kevin Brown insists justice was done as England clung on for a heart-stopping 20-18 victory over Tonga that secured a first World Cup final appearance for 22 years.

So many international number 11s shone yesterday so we thought we would let you cast a vote on the best left wing from Saturday's action. The post VOTE: Best left wing on Saturday? appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England head coach Eddie Jones says he's excited about the prospect of 2018 and is looking for his squad to create rugby history next year. The post Jones urges England to make history in 2018 appeared first on Planet Ru...

Byron McGuigan believes he has joined a Scotland set-up on the verge of "something special".

Eddie Jones enjoyed watching England toil against Samoa before wiping the slate clean ahead of a bid for a record-breaking 2018.