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Maro Itoje says Ben Youngs will be missed by England this weekend but thinks they have the strength in depth at scrum-half to cope.

Rory Duncan is set to be reunited with his former boss Alan Solomons after agreeing to join English Premiership strugglers Worcester Warriors as head coach at the end of the season.

It's far too early to dub this a Six Nations decider but defeat for either England or Wales would see their silverware hopes take a major dent. The post Preview: England v Wales appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as Scotland change six for this weekend, while Ireland, Italy and England also name their teams. The post Rugby Union Today: Gregor Townsend wields the axe appeared first on Plane...

Worcester Warriors have announced that Rory Duncan will join the club as head coach this summer, arriving from PRO14 outfit the Cheetahs. The post Cheetahs coach to take Worcester reins appeared first on Planet Rugby.

It's the rumble Down Under, Super League's first game outside Europe. And it's Wigan and Hull FC who get the chance to show off to the Australian public. So who will catch the eye? Here's three head to heads that might d...

We take a look at the best bets ahead of Round Two of the Six Nations. The post Betting preview: Six Nations, Round Two appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England host Wales in an eagerly-awaited showdown between the fierce rivals who completed convincing victories in round one of the Six Nations tournament. 

Italy coach Conor O'Shea has made three alterations to his starting XV to face Ireland in their second Six Nations game in Dublin on Saturday. The post Italy change three for Ireland appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Premiership Rugby have confirmed that following an independent audit of salary spend for the 2016/17 season, Wasps had overrun their limit. The post Wasps fined ?20,264 for overspend appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Four games take place on Friday night in the PRO14 with Edinburgh's encounter against Leinster the pick of the matches. The post PRO14 Preview: Friday appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ireland have made four changes to their XV that will face Italy at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, with Jack Conan one of those included. The post Jack Conan gets nod for Ireland appeared first on Planet Rugby.

England will look to use Jonathan Joseph to unsettle Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell in their Six Nations clash at Twickenham on Saturday.

Scotland have recalled scrum-half Greig Laidlaw as part of a revamp for Sunday's Six Nations match against France.

Jamie Roberts believes a Wales victory at Twickenham "is one of the great things as a Welsh rugby player" ahead of Saturday's Six Nations encounter against England.

Leeds will be looking to head to Australia for their showdown against NRL champions Melbourne Storm with two wins under their belts when they take on Hull KR, live on Sky Sports.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made six changes to his starting XV for their Six Nations game against France at Murrayfield. The post Scotland change six for France clash appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Scotland head coach makes three changes to the backs and three to the forwards for clash with France

The Super Rugby season is fast approaching and we'll be bringing you team-by-team guides ahead of 2018, starting with Melbourne Rebels. The post Super Rugby Team Previews appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Ahead of the 2018 season we take a closer look at each of the 15 teams participating in this year's tournament. Next up, the Bulls. The post Super Rugby Preview: Bulls appeared first on Planet Rugby.

The England head coach warns Patchell to expect a more robust defence when he sees England players running to tackle him

Will Greenwood says the HIA controversy surrounding Antoine Dupont has nothing to do with French skulduggery.