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Toronto have agreed to release former England forward Joe Westerman from his contract to "explore other opportunities".

Salford recorded back-to-back Betfred Super League wins for the first time this season thanks to a hugely impressive 38-4 win over Wakefield Trinity at the AJ Bell Stadium.

Jonny Lomax grabbed a hat-trick of tries as St Helens bounced back from their surprise defeat at Wakefield with a 66-4 trouncing of injury-hit Huddersfield.

Gloucester secured a place in the Challenge Cup Final in Bilbao on May 11 after they saw off Newcastle Falcons 33-12 at Kingsholm on Friday. The post Four-try Gloucester book Bilbao date appeared first on Planet Rugby.

San Diego Legion head coach Rob Hoadley is confident that Major League Rugby can succeed where PRO Rugby failed in the USA. The post Rob Hoadley backs MLR to learn from PRO Rugby lesson appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Racing 92 play Munster in Bordeaux in their Champions Cup semi-final on Sunday (kick-off 3.15pm) as both sides bid to make this year's showpiece final in Bilbao.

Cardiff Blues host Pau in the semi-finals of the European Challenge Cup on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Action (1pm kick-off).

Another busy day in the rugby union game as Wasps forwrd Ashley Johnson was provisionally suspended for failing a drugs test. The post Rugby Union Today: Ashley Johnson suspended by the RFU appeared first on Planet Rugby...

Wasps hooker Ashley Johnson has been provisionally suspended by the RFU after failing a drugs test.

Hull FC have signed England international Joe Westerman until the end of the season after leaving Toronto.

Wasps hooker Ashley Johnson has been provisionally suspended by the Rugby Football Union after he tested positive for a banned substance. The post Ashley Johnson suspended after failing drugs test appeared first on Plane...

Photo (Getty Images) By Jake Jones In the latest episode of CNN World Rugby, the programme looks into the growth of the game in Asia, fronted by the Hong Kong Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. The World Rugby Associatio...

The Champions Cup semi-finals take place this weekend so we have a look at the best odds from Leinster v Scarlets and Racing 92 vMunster. The post Betting preview: Champions Cup semi-finals appeared first on Planet Rugby...

Catch round-ups and highlights from all the weekend's Super Rugby games from around the southern hemisphere as and when they happen!

Earls returns from injury to start on the wing

(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones The first semi-final sees a repeat of last season's Pro12 semi-final between Leinster and Scarlets but this time the game will be played at the Aviva Stadium. The Scarlets are steadily...

Cardiff Blues have made four changes to their starting line-up for their crunch European Challenge Cup semi-final against Pau on Saturday. The post Preview: Challenge Cup, Cardiff Blues v Pau appeared first on Planet Rug...

The Lions made a superb start to their Australasian tour when they claimed an emphatic 29-0 win over the Waratahs in Sydney on Friday. The post Lions shut out toothless Waratahs appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Munster head coach Johann van Graan has named his side for Sunday's Champions Cup semi-final against Racing 92 at Stade Chaban-Delmas. The post Preview: Champions Cup, Racing 92 v Munster appeared first on Planet Rugby.

(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Hurricanes captain Brad Shields looks set to be named by Eddie Jones for England’s tour to South Africa in June after handing in a formal request to the New Zealand Rugby Union. New ...

Watch the highlights from the Super Rugby round, starting in Auckland. The post VIDEO: Super Rugby highlights, Round 10 appeared first on Planet Rugby.

Two rescheduled games will take place in the PRO14 on Saturday as Ulster play host to Glasgow Warriors while Zebre take on the Ospreys. The post PRO14 Preview: Saturday appeared first on Planet Rugby.