Clark fitness doubt for England
Calum Clark is a doubt for England's tour of Uruguay and Argentina after an ankle injury ruled him out of Saturday's Aviva Premiership final.
Calum Clark is a doubt for England's tour of Uruguay and Argentina after an ankle injury ruled him out of Saturday's Aviva Premiership final.
Stuart Lancaster has been formally set the challenge of leading England into the 2015 Rugby World Cup as one of the two top-ranked nations on the planet.
Ben Foden has lurched from one disappointment to the next this season - but all that will be forgotten if he can help Northampton defeat arch-rivals Leicester to win their first Aviva Premiership title.
Leicester fly-half Toby Flood is desperate to get rid of the "bitter taste" of back-to-back Aviva Premiership final defeats against Northampton.
Christian Wade will be unleashed by England against the Barbarians on Sunday as part of an exciting back division geared to bring the Twickenham crowd to its feet.
A Bundee Aki try in the 70th minute helped the Chiefs secure an entertaining 28-19 victory over the Crusaders at Waikato Stadium.
John Afoa will start at tighthead in the only change to the Ulster team that defeated the Scarlets a fortnight ago for tomorrow's RaboDirect PRO12 Final against Leinster at the RDS (kick off 16.45).
Bath hooker Rob Webber will captain England in Sunday's non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
All Blacks lock Ali Williams has announced his retirement from international rugby.
Joe Lydon has been appointed England's new head of international player development.
Leicester's pride of Lions will target Aviva Premiership title glory at Twickenham on Saturday when they face fierce midlands rivals Northampton.
As always, there is precious little flannelling when Rory Best is facing you.
Cian Healy may not choose to reside in the past but it is impossible for the past not to inhabit him.
They know each other inside-out as a result of having squared up so often in the past. As well as having gone head to head on such a regular basis, most of the protagonists are Irish training camp regulars. In addition, many of them have been Test match colleagues.
Justin Tipuric hopes Sam Warburton's selection as British & Irish Lions captain will not harm his own chances of earning a Test spot against Australia.
Jonthan Sexton's imminent departure to Paris to play with Racing Metro is surefire proof that some nightmares do come true.
Justin Tipuric hopes Sam Warburton's selection as British and Irish Lions captain will not harm his chances of earning a Test spot against Australia.
Newcastle moved a step closer to a return to the Aviva Premiership after claiming a nine-point lead over Bedford in the first leg of their Championship final, with fly-half Jimmy Gopperth doing most of the damage.
Mike Tindall will captain the Barbarians against England at Twickenham on Sunday.
Worcester have announced the signing of former England Saxons hooker Chris Brooker from Harlequins.
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Speaking ahead of hosting the Champions League final tonight, the ITV presenter Adrian Chiles said that the biggest English clubs cannot match the vocal support produced by fans in other parts of Europe and appealed to clubs to consider lowering ticket prices.
Calum Clark is a doubt for England's tour of Uruguay and Argentina after an ankle injury ruled him out of Saturday's Aviva Premiership final.
Stuart Lancaster has been formally set the challenge of leading England into the 2015 Rugby World Cup as one of the two top-ranked nations on the planet.
Chelsea's players appear to have grown used to the likelihood of Jose Mourinho returning return to the club.