Rugby union
Saints’ Dowson says English clubs hampered by ‘dysfunctional’ schedule
Director wants fewer club games in the international window while Cardiff are on the brink of entering administration
Robert Kitson
08, Apr, 2025 @6:51 PM
The Breakdown | Premiership clubs’ European debacle illustrates growing French and Irish strength
Four English clubs conceded 215 points on a calamitous weekend with French clubs poised to improve further
Robert Kitson
08, Apr, 2025 @8:59 AM
World Rugby finds no medical evidence to outlaw 7-1 bench splits
World Rugby insists there is no evidence that 7-1 bench splits will lead to more injuries and the governing body has no current plans to outlaw the tactic as a result
Gerard Meagher
07, Apr, 2025 @5:00 PM
Stuck paratrooper prevents play before Sale slump to Toulouse defeat
A stricken army captain was dangling 30 metres up and after he was rescued, Sale took the lead but Toulouse responded to win their Champions Cup tie 38-15
Gerard Meagher at the Stadium de Toulouse
06, Apr, 2025 @5:31 PM
Leinster deliver Champions Cup statement with 10-try Harlequins thrashing
Leinster trounced Harlequins 62-0 to storm into the Champions Cup quarter-finals
Brendan Fanning at Croke Park
05, Apr, 2025 @4:04 PM
Toulon run 72 points past Saracens in chaotic 16-try Champions Cup tie
Facundo Isa and Melvyn Jaminet scored hat-tricks as Toulon came back to thump Saracens 72-42 in the Champions Cup
Gerard Meagher at the Stade Félix Mayol
05, Apr, 2025 @1:35 PM
‘I’d like to be on that tour’: Chandler Cunningham-South on the Lions, ball-carrying and Love Island
Harlequins’ versatile forward focuses on Saturday’s Champions Cup test at Leinster but, he tells Robert Kitson, future opportunities remain on his mind
Robert Kitson
04, Apr, 2025 @12:00 PM
Spain could include Camp Nou final in bid to host 2035 Rugby World Cup
Spain could include the Camp Nou and Bernabéu in a potential bid for the 2035 Rugby World Cup
Gerard Meagher
03, Apr, 2025 @5:00 PM
Worcester wind back to life with second-tier return and vow to clear debts
Worcester Warriors insist they will be both sustainable and competitive when they return to English rugby’s second tier next season
Robert Kitson
03, Apr, 2025 @3:06 PM
Former Wallabies star Jordan Petaia signs NFL deal with LA Chargers
Former rugby union international Jordan Petaia is a step closer to realising his dream of playing in the NFL after signing with the Los Angeles Chargers
Mike Hytner
03, Apr, 2025 @3:04 AM
Lions set to face Japan-based All Blacks in Anzac clash but Folau’s hopes over
The British & Irish Lions are set to face a number of former All Blacks stars this summer with Rugby Australia’s chief executive, Phil Waugh, confident players based in Japan can be recruited for the Anzac fixture
Gerard Meagher
02, Apr, 2025 @4:00 PM
MPs deliver warning over DCMS chase to recoup tens of millions in Covid loans
There remains a ‘high degree of uncertainty’ over whether tens of millions of pounds paid to rugby union clubs and other sports teams during the Covid-19 pandemic will ever be repaid, the Public Accounts Committee has warned
Sean Ingle
01, Apr, 2025 @11:01 PM
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