Robert Kitson    Head coach needs to hone gameplan and combinations that offer team the best chance of winning the next World CupRugby union has bid adieu to two significant figures in recent days. Today’s players may not be overly familiar with Kevin Bowring, the first professional head coach of Wales between ...

Gerard Meagher    Former scrum half becomes senior assistant coach He will play a crucial role,’ says head coach BorthwickRichard Wigglesworth has been promoted to Steve Borthwick’s No as part of England’s finalised coaching staff for the autumn internationals.Wigglesworth will continue to oversee England’s...

PA Media    Davies won caps and two grand slams for WalesCentre played six Tests for British and Irish LionsThe former Wales, British and Irish Lions and Scarlets centre Jonathan Davies has announced his retirement from professional rugby.The year old, who won caps for Wales, left Scarlets at the end...

Gerard Meagher at the Stoop    Harlequins SaracensBaxter and Anyanwu cross for home sideIt began with two England front rowers clashing in the tunnel, endured a shocking injury that left both sides visibly shaken and there were times the home faithful turned on one of their former players this was a feisty London derby...

Angus Fontaine    England defeated Canada in the WXV finalRed Roses extend winning streak to with victoryEngland secured back to back WXV titles with a classy comeback victory against Canada. It was a th successive win for the Red Roses and confirmed them as the hot favourites for the ...

PA Media    Women’s WXV : Australia ScotlandScotland led but finished game with players Scotland’s defence of their WXV title ended in heartbreak after a defeat to Australia in a winner takes all showdown in Cape Town.Both sides went into their final match at the Athlone Stadium with...

Michael Aylwin at Mattioli Woods Welford Road Stadium    Leicester NorthamptonDefending champions suffer bruising three try defeatBack to the rugby we all know and love. Hard, cold, a burst of torrential towards the end, four yellows, four tries and one old rival delighting in rubbing another’s face in the dirt. Northampton may be champions, but...

Robert Kitson at Kingsholm    Gloucester BathVisitors recover from point deficit at KingsholmAnother week, another rip roaring West Country derby. This time, though, it was an increasingly rampant Bath who headed home with the bragging rights after recovering from an point deficit to collect an eight try victory and...

Nick Ames    Ratcliffe has built an empire of assets across different sports but his teams have enjoyed varying degrees of successShould Sir Ben Ainslie’s crew achieve the seemingly impossible and bring home the America’s Cup it will be the biggest sporting triumph yet for Ineos, whose tentacles now lie across...

Robert Kitson    Having cut his teeth in the lower leagues and abroad, the hooker is gunning for another shot at international rugbySome players take a more winding road to the top than others but few can match the circuitous ascent of Curtis Langdon. The eight year old kid from Weston super Mare who was sent to...

Robert Kitson    Newcastle head to Sale on the back of a game losing streak with a pressing need to attract a fresh audienceIt is supposed to be a snarling northern derby but, in reality, Sale’s Friday night date with Newcastle is a case of friends reunited. The Sharks’ Alex Sanderson and the Falcons’ Steve...

Jack Snape    RA prepare counter claim alleging misleading and deceptive conduct’Club directors seek damages and Super Rugby return in lawsuitRugby Australia has escalated the growing legal dispute with directors of former Super Rugby team Melbourne Rebels, alleging misleading and deceptive conduct by the club...

Jack Snape    Directors seek damages and for club to continue to play Super Rugby RA took control of the club after it entered voluntary administrationRugby Australia faces a new legal and financial headache after directors of the now competition less Melbourne Rebels commenced proceedings in the Federal Court...

Australian Associated Press    Man whose identity has not been released was detained in late September but released soon afterGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe way has been cleared for an Australian diplomat’s partner to face charges over an alleged post Bledisloe Cup street fight after Australia...

Gerard Meagher at Twickenham    Coach happy to follow Alex Ferguson’s exampleEl Abd to ditch blitz’ terminology used in campJoe El Abd has promised evolution rather than revolution after taking over from Felix Jones as defence coach but he revealed England will not be using the B word on his watch.Steve Borthwick turned to...

Robert Kitson    If you thought you knew the celebrated former Ireland fly half, it’s time to look deeper this is no leafy lane memoirPerhaps the most tell tale aspect of Johnny Sexton’s new autobiography is that it took seven years to stitch together. Seven years Not since James Joyce took a similar timeframe...

Robert Kitson    Tigers coach was suspended after doctor row at Exeter I was really disappointed I didn’t think it was fair’Leicester’s director of rugby, Michael Cheika, has questioned the decision to suspend him for disrespecting an independent match doctor last month, insisting he did little wrong and that...

Sarah Rendell    England earned an impressive win over the Black Ferns in the WXV, making it their th consecutive victory. Ellie Kildunne and Abby Dow scored stunning tries and, alongside player of the match Jess Breach, scored seven tries between them.Breach hat trick fires nine try England to emphatic...

Gerard Meagher at the StoneX Stadium    WXV : New Zealand EnglandDow and Kildunne score two tries each in victoryIs there anything that can stop the Red Roses in their current form It is a question that was asked two years ago before New Zealand answered it in the Rugby World Cup final, where they ended England’s match winning...

   Premiership: Saracens ExeterBen Earl scores twice to leave Chiefs winlessThree wins from three after a summer overhaul, maximum points and the only record in the Premiership Saracens is a happy place to be at the moment. Against Exeter they did not quite rack up the kind of score you...