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Zach Mercer snubbed as England A squad revealed to face Portugal

Zach Mercer has been snubbed in an otherwise exciting squad named to face Portugal.

Tom Curry gives update on his fitness after ‘car crash’ hip injury

Tom Curry is not saying when he plans to play again after having major hip surgery which is expected to keep him on the sidelines until the 2024/25 season.

Rugby transfers and rumours: England stars off to France, Saracens take Owen Farrell gamble and Springboks reshuffle

Recaps of the biggest transfer news, rumours and movements in the world of rugby union over the past week.

Controversial England playmaker calls it a day in a ‘sobering but freeing moment’

Former England star Danny Cipriani has officially called time on his career after having been in ‘semi-retirement’ since his last game in 2022.

Forgotten England wing scores wonder try for Gloucester as Sale Sharks’ slump continue

Ollie Thorley scored a wonderful solo try as Gloucester claimed a 32-20 bonus-point win over Sale Sharks in the Premiership at Kingsholm on Sunday.

Scotland and Wales hold their breath as Six Nations stars feature in the Premiership

The teams have been named for this weekend's Premiership games, including Saturday's clash between champions Saracens and Exeter Chiefs.

‘Ground-breaking’ technology to debut in the Premiership this weekend

A great innovation from the Premiership and TNT Sports.

Premiership predictions: George Chuter backs home teams and England snubs to shine

Planet Rugby partners up with eToro as we ask former England, Saracens and Leicester Tigers legend George Chuter to predict each Premiership game this weekend.

Challenge Cup dates, venues, kick-off times and TV coverage for Round of 16 clashes

Check on the dates, venues, kick-off times and TV coverage of the Challenge Cup Round of 16 matches that include Ospreys v Sale Sharks.

England suffer injury setback as Ollie Lawrence one of three replaced in squad

England have been struck by a triple blow ahead of the Six Nations after Oscar Beard, Ollie Lawrence and Luke Cowan-Dickie suffered injuries.

The long list of potential replacements for Owen Farrell at Saracens

Who could replace Owen Farrell at Saracens? Here are some of the options.

Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week: Six Nations stars dominate in exhilarating final round of pool stage action

Our Investec Champions Cup Team of the Week after the final round of pool stage action.

Who’s hot and who’s not: Louis Rees-Zammit’s NFL move, Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies appointment and Elton Jantjies’ fall from grace

Check who's hot and not following the week's on and off-field action.

‘Ultimately we weren’t good enough’ – Alex Sanderson laments Sale’s Champions Cup exit

Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson bemoaned his side's Champions Cup exit following their home loss to La Rochelle on Sunday saying they "weren’t good enough".

New France captain stars as champions La Rochelle beat Sale Sharks to avoid early exit

La Rochelle moved into the last-16 of the Champions Cup after securing a dominant 37-24 victory over Sale Sharks at the Salford Community Stadium.

England lock suffers horror injury before maul falls on top of him

England lock Jonny Hill suffered an horrific injury in Sale Sharks' 37-24 Investec Champions Cup loss to La Rochelle on Sunday.

New England captain ruled out injured for Saracens while Manie Libbok reaches milestone

Check on the team news for all the games in the final round of the Investec Champions Cup pool stage, with plenty riding on this weekend's clashes.

Winners and losers from England’s Six Nations squad as Rugby World Cup stars miss out

Our winners and losers from England's Six Nations squad.

Former England front-row and Sale Sharks wing named in Scotland squad for Six Nations

Former England international prop Alec Hepburn has been included in Scotland's squad for the Six Nations, with Sale wing Arron Reed also named.

Hacjivah Dayimani sends message to Springboks coaches as Stormers beat Sale Sharks

The Stormers proved too strong for Sale Sharks in the Champions Cup after they claimed a 31-24 victory at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

Stormers v Sale Sharks: Five takeaways including Hacjivah Daymani, defence wins games and true grit

Our takeaways from the Stormers 31-24 win over Sale Sharks in Cape Town.

Ireland handed fitness boost ahead of Six Nations while Leicester Tigers bench Springboks in key Champions Cup round

Round Three of the Champions Cup is packed full of intriguing matches with Toulon v Munster, Ulster v Toulouse and Bath v Racing 92 standing out.

Sale boss addresses George Ford’s worrying injury with the Six Nations looming

Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson has discussed George Ford’s injury issue as England face another possible blow ahead of the Six Nations.

French club target England international after missing out on Springbok’s signature

Top 14 club Lyon are in the market for a lock after failing to lure Jean Kleyn to France.

Premiership Team of the Week: Northampton Saints backline rewarded by Nick Easter

Planet Rugby partners up with eToro as we ask former England and Harlequins legend Nick Easter to give us his Premiership Team of the Round.

Who’s hot and who’s not: Owen Farrell links, Northampton’s comeback and struggling Sharks

Check who's hot and not following the week's on and off-field action.

Champions Cup match officials announced for Rounds Three and Four

The match officials for Rounds Three and Four of the Champions Cup have been announced, with the action set to make or break teams' knockout hopes.

Pat Lam refusing to look at the table after ‘huge win’ for Bristol Bears

Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam and Sale Sharks counterpart Alex Sanderson understandably gave differing reactions to their side's showings.

Owen Farrell bombshell rocks English rugby as fly-half ‘close to joining’ Top 14 giants – report

A report in France has claimed that England great Owen Farrell is set to make a shock move to the Top 14 ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.

Bristol Bears claim priceless victory at Sale Sharks while Harlequins get job done at winless Newcastle Falcons to go top

There were victories on the road for Bristol Bears and Harlequins in the Premiership on Friday as they beat Sale Sharks and Newcastle respectively.