Cardiff have signed Wales international back row Taine Basham from Dragons for the 2025-26 season. The 25-year-old has won 17 caps since making his international debut against Canada in June 2021. Basham has spent his entire career to date with the Dragons, where has has made 106 appearances and scored 51 tries. “Taine is someone...
The BBC will show live coverage of two of the quarter-finals in next month’s Challenge Cup. On Saturday, 5 April, the Hull derby between Hull FC and Hull KR will be broadcast on BBC One with a 14:30 BST kick-off, the first time the rivals have met in this competition for 39 years. The following...
St Helens winger Kyle Feldt faces up to three months out to undergo surgery on a hand injury. The Australian, who joined Saints from North Queensland Cowboys ahead of this season, has scored four tries in five appearances. Scans on his hand revealed that he had ruptured a ligament with head coach Paul Wellens deciding...
France hooker Peato Mauvaka has been cited for foul play following his off-the-ball challenge on Scotland’s Ben White in Paris on Saturday. The hosts ran out 35-16 victors at Stade de France to clinch their first Six Nations championship since 2022. But many were bemused as Mauvaka escaped with a yellow card following an apparent...
Round 1 Saturday, 22 March 12:45-14:45 – Ireland v France at Kingspan Stadium, Belfast (13:00 kick-off) – BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app 16:30-19:00 – Scotland v Wales at Hive Stadium, Edinburgh (16:45) – BBC Two, iPlayer, BBC Sport website & app Sunday, 23 March 14:30-17:00 – England v Italy...
England will face the United States in Washington on 19 July on the final stop of their summer tour. The fixture will take place at 20,000-capacity Audi Field with Steve Borthwick’s side currently ranked nine places higher in the world than the hosts. England are already booked in for a two-Test series against Argentina, playing...
Second row Irne Herbst is to leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join French Pro D2 side CA Brive. The 31-year-old has made 61 appearances for the club since he joined from Benetton in 2022. The South African lock has started eight out of his 14 games for the club this season...
Malcolm is also sure delivering a strong Six Nations, starting at home to Wales on Saturday, can help propel Scotland to a good showing at the World Cup in England later this year. “I think as players, we’d be lying if we said it wasn’t in the back of our minds,” said Malcolm, who is...
England lock Abbie Ward and prop Sarah Bern have signed new contracts to stay with Premiership Women’s Rugby side Bristol Bears. Co-captain Ward has agreed a new two-year deal with the club she joined from Harlequins in 2021. The 31-year-old has 69 caps for England and, along with team-mate Bern, is in the Red Roses’...
Warrington Wolves captain George Williams believes the signing of Marc Sneyd from Salford Red Devils can allow him to play more freely at stand-off. The Wire signed half-back Sneyd from troubled Salford on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee. Veteran Stefan Ratchford and Oli Leyland have partnered Williams at half-back so far this season....
Full-back Huw Anderson has signed a new long-term deal with Dragons. The 20-year-old, who also plays on the wing, made his debut for the region in 2023 and has played in eight games this season scoring two tries. He scored a stunning solo try against Newcastle on his first start for the region in the...
Castleford Tigers have signed prop Ramon Silva from Championship side Barrow Raiders. The 23-year-old joins after making 24 appearances for Barrow last season having turned out for London Broncos and Toulouse in 2023. In addition to his time with the Broncos and Barrow, Silva has also played for Widnes and North Wales Crusaders and had...
Huddersfield Giants owner Ken Davy’s proposed purchase of Halifax Panthers and FC Halifax Town’s The Shay home has been approved by Calderdale Council. Davy expressed an interest in the ground in order to move the Giants there temporarily from 2026 while a new stadium is built in Huddersfield. He previously said the stadium, which is...
Watch as leading try-scorer Louis Bielle-Biarrey features in the best tries from this year’s Six Nations. Read full article at source...
Six Nations Rugby Special’s John Barclay and Sam Warburton pick their British and Irish Lions XVs after the conclusion of the Six Nations. Read full article at source...