Rugby News

Red Roses captain Megan Jones has been nominated for Women’s 15s Player of the Year for a second year running by World Rugby.

Lyndon Faulkner gives his first interview since being announced as the new WRU chair and says he won’t be afraid to make tough decisions either… Read More »New WRU chair prepared to abandon axe plan as he refuses to be a ‘yes man’

Marcus Smith ran the show, Leicester battered their biggest rivals, and Newcastle finally remembered how to win. Round 4 of the Gallagher PREM delivered some… Read More »Gallagher PREM Team of the Week: Round 4 – Marcus Smith leads surprise selections

SA Rugby general manager for referees Mzwamadoda ‘Banks’ Yantolo chats to SIMON BORCHARDT about talent identification, referee development and the challenges of producing world-class match… Read More »Behind the whistle: ‘The job is demanding’

The latest rugby news stories today from Wales and the wider world

Steve Borthwick has been dealt a double injury blow, with two England internationals ruled out of his latest squad ahead of the Nations Championship. Harlequins… Read More »Two England stars stood down as Steve Borthwick faces Nations Championship headache

Plenty of surprising, eye-catching new talent emerged, alongside familiar names who stepped up.

For JF van Heerden, the road to Loftus Versfeld began far from Pretoria, on the famous playing fields of Grey College, one of South African… Read More »‘Jeff’ finds his home among Bulls

Captain Maro Itoje is back in the England squad, with coach Steve Borthwick naming 36 players for a three-day training camp ahead of the Nations… Read More »Itoje returns for England, Benhard blow

The Bulls, Stormers and Sharks all kept their places in the top five with bonus-point wins in round four of the URC, but the Lions… Read More »State of the URC: Sharks bite, Lions bruised

The home side trailed 21-10 at halftime, but stormed home in front of a sold-out home crowd to claim their 16th NPC title in their… Read More »Northland’s fairytale finish falls short as Canterbury defend NPC crown

Melbourne will continue to host future Bledisloe Cup fixtures, with the Victorian Government also confirming the two sides will meet in the city again in… Read More »Wallabies to face All Blacks at iconic MCG in 2027 Bledisloe Cup

Rennie announced Mo’unga could be fit and available for the final two Tests of the Northern Tour, but that leaves question marks around taking a… Read More »All Blacks injury crisis: Predicted 36-man Nations Championship squad

Argentina has been forced into eleventh hour changes. On the eve of the three-day camp in London, Los Pumas have lost first-choice players Santiago Carreras… Read More »Eleventh Hour Changes to Los Pumas Roster

NIK SIMON AT TWICKENHAM STOOP: Of all the 200 games in Marcus Smith’s highlight reel, none have delivered a moment quite like this.

Steve Borthwick has made some big calls ahead of England’s Nations Championship campaign, leaving several players from his previous squads out of his latest 36-man… Read More »Six England stars axed as Steve Borthwick makes brutal selection calls