Andy Farrell has signed a contract extension to remain as Ireland head coach until the end of the 2031 Rugby World Cup.

Former England international Maggie Alphonsi has criticised the punishment given to Rugby Football Union council member Matthew Smith for posting discriminatory criticism of her.

England international Ellie Kildunne will leave Harlequins at the end of the season.

Olly Woodburn scored two tries as Exeter pulled off a stunning 35-26 victory in a pulsating contest as Leicester missed the chance to climb to second in the Gallagher Prem table.

Alex Hearle scored a hat-trick as Newcastle staged an incredible second-half comeback to secure a 45-42 triumph over Sale at Kingston Park.

Bristol upset the form book to beat their West Country rivals Bath 21-19 at Ashton Gate and keep their Prem play-off hopes alive.

Henry Pollock says he has unfinished British and Irish Lions business and is using the 'hurt' of not featuring in a Test match in Australia as motivation.

Jo Yapp has been appointed head coach of the first-ever British & Irish Lions women's team.

Alex Mitchell has emerged as a doubt for the Nations Championship in July after sustaining a pulled hamstring during England’s training camp last week.

Bordeaux-Begles tore Leinster apart in a dominant 41-19 victory to secure back-to-back Champions Cup crowns at San Mames Stadium in Bilbao.

Ulster missed out on the chance to lift silverware for the first time in 20 years as they were blown away 59-26 by Montpellier in Friday's Challenge Cup final in Bilbao.

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England captain Maro Itoje may need to miss the summer's inaugural Nations Championship Tests against South Africa, Fiji and Argentina, head coach Steve Borthwick has told Sky Sports.

Leicester secured a place in the Prem Rugby play-offs with an emphatic 47-33 bonus-point victory at Sale that left them a point behind second-placed Bath.

Benhard Janse van Rensburg, Charlie Bracken and Archie McParland have all been named in England's training camp ahead of the inaugural Nations Championship.

Pregnancies, injuries, scepticism and the small matter of a Grand Slam decider on foreign soil.

Scottish rugby great Scott Hastings has died at the age of 61.

England's Red Roses secured a record-extending eighth Women's Six Nations title in a row, performing brilliantly to beat France 43-28 in Sunday's Grand Slam decider in Bordeaux.

Henry Arundell scored four tries as Bath tightened their grip on second place in the Gallagher Prem with a dominant 69-12 home victory over Newcastle.

George Hendy ran in four tries as Gallagher PREM leaders Northampton confirmed their place in the play-offs with a 94-33 rout of Bristol.

England will open their Nations Championship campaign with a 2019 World Cup final rematch against South Africa on July 4 in Johannesburg.

The Red Roses are one game away from winning a 38th consecutive game, securing their eighth consecutive Women's Six Nations title, and completing their fourth consecutive Grand Slam. That is a record that speaks for itself.

Sadia Kabeya replaces Marlie Packer in the England back row for their Women's Six Nations title decider against France in Bordeaux on Sunday.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has set out plans to increase the number of non-sport events at the Allianz Stadium from three to 15 per year.

Japan head coach Eddie Jones has been handed a six-week ban and had his salary docked for directing "verbal abuse" towards officials during an U23s' tour of Australia last month.

Six players from Georgia's rugby team have been handed long bans - including one for 11 years - for their involvement in a urine-swapping scheme to cheat anti-doping tests in one of the sport's biggest corruption scandals.

Reigning champions Bath missed the opportunity to go to the top of the Gallagher Prem table as Exeter took a huge step towards an end of season play-off spot with a deserved bonus-point victory at Sandy Park.

Leicester Tigers bolstered their Gallagher Prem title hopes with an impressive 41-17 victory over Northampton Saints in a feisty East Midlands derby.

Marlie Packer scored four tries as England's Red Roses recorded a dominant 61-33 Women's Six Nations Round 4 victory over Italy in Parma to remain on course for another Grand Slam.

Three wins from three, an average of nearly 60 points a game, a 36-game unbeaten streak and top of the Six Nations table - as Round Four approaches, the Red Roses are exactly where they want to be.

Shareholders of Prem Rugby side Exeter Chiefs have approved takeover talks with the American owners of Premier League club Bournemouth.

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England have been dealt another forward injury blow after No 8 Alex Matthews was ruled out of the final two matches of the Women's Six Nations.

England head coach Steve Borthwick has been backed to remain in charge by the RFU following a 'challenging' Six Nations review, the union has revealed.

Bath came up against an inspired Bordeaux as their Investec Champions Cup campaign ended in a 38-26 semi-final defeat at Stade Atlantique Bordeaux Metropole.

Leinster held on and survived a late scare to reach this season's Champions Cup final by beating Toulon 29-25 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Will the British & Irish Lions tour France after 2029? Maro Itoje admits there is "scope" to play games against Les Bleus in the future.

Wales great George North has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the season.

Bristol moved above Exeter and into the top four of the Gallagher Prem with a thumping 52-19 win over rock-bottom Newcastle at Kingston Park.

Exeter's Gallagher Prem play-off hopes were dented as eighth-placed Gloucester shredded the formbook by beating them 34-31 at Kingsholm.

Fin Smith's last-second penalty snatched a breathless 41-38 victory for Prem Rugby leaders Northampton Saints against second-placed Bath at Franklin's Gardens.

Meg Jones and Marlie Packer both scored twice as world champions England ran in 10 tries in a 62-24 Women's Six Nations demolition of Wales.

Bristol moved above Exeter and into the top four of the Gallagher Prem with a thumping 52-19 win over rock-bottom Newcastle at Kingston Park.

England head coach John Mitchell says the Red Roses' clash with Wales is all about raising their game, as his side look to build on a dominant start to the 2026 Six Nations and keep evolving despite their long unbeaten run.