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Many of you voted, we counted, and here's the result - the Planet Rugby Readers' Team of the Year for 2017. A thank you to all who got involved. The post Planet Rugby Readers’ Team of 2017 appeared first on Planet Rugb...

Australian hooker James Hanson has signed a permanent long-term contract with Gloucester.

Pau made it four wins from four in the Challenge Cup after they beat Agen 26-12 on Thursday, giving them an eight-point lead in Pool 3. The post Pau strike late for bonus-point win appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The IRFU and Connacht have confirmed that Irish international scrum-half Kieran Marmion has extended his contract at Connacht until 2020. The post Marmion signs new contract appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England second-row Maro Itoje is expected to be fit for his team's Six Nations opener, against Italy in Rome, according to his club Saracens. The post Itoje set to return for Six Nations appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Maro Itoje is set to be fit for the start of England’s Six Nations title defence after Saracens revealed he faces a maximum of four more weeks out with a fractured jaw.

The South Africa-born back row on a turbulent meeting between the Stade Francais president and Stade players

Matt Garvey says Bath are not just in contention to win their Champions Cup group, but to lift the trophy at the end of the season.

By Peter Jackson No Welsh team have reached the knock-out stages of the Champions' Cup in six of the last seven seasons. In a matter of weeks those figures will almost certainly have deteriorated to seven of the last eig...

The Lions have announced that their defence coach JP Ferreira will leave the Johannesburg-based franchise in January to join Munster. The post Lions defence coach on his way to Munster appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Time for the SARU to be more welcoming of overseas player selection?

Hutch shares his Superbru picks for Round 4 of the European Challenge Cup.

Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston has thrown down a challenge to his number 9 in the lead up to the Japan World Cup

Four games take place in the Challenge Cup on Friday with the Dragons looking for a victory over Newcastle that would blow Pool 1 wide open. The post Challenge Cup teams: Friday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ulster boss Les Kiss has made two changes to his starting line-up for Friday's return match against Harlequins at the Kingspan Stadium. The post Preview: Ulster v Harlequins appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Irish international scrum-half Kieran Marmion has extended his contract with Connacht until the end of the 2019/20 season.

Sam Whitelock was the big winner at the New Zealand Rugby Awards as the lock was named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year. The post Whitelock crowned New Zealand’s best appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Dan Biggar is still committed to joining Northampton Saints next summer despite the sacking of director of rugby Jim Mallinder, the club's chief executive Mark Darbon says

Gloucester have announced that hooker James Hanson has committed his long-term future to the club having signed a permanent contract. The post Hanson extends Gloucester stay appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Wasps will expand their coaching team next season, with Cardiff Blues coach Danny Wilson and Nottingham boss Ian Costello joining them. The post Wilson to join Wasps backroom staff appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The Rebels have bolstered their backline stocks with the signing of Force scrum-half Michael Ruru until the end of the 2019 campaign. The post Ruru swaps Force for Rebels appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Planet Rugby looks back at the best - and worst - of 2017 expressed in numerical form, this year coming at you via a festive advent calendar. The post Planet Rugby’s advent calendar – December 14 appeared first on Pl...