Despite suggestions before the SGM that it would be just the start, not the end, of the rebellion, Sweeney's opponents struck a more conciliatory tone when they spoke to the BBC afterwards.They stressed that forcing the SGM and making...

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney has survived a vote of no-confidence at a special general meeting.65% voted against the motion, which had called for the RFU board to terminate Sweeney's appointment."I am pleased to see such a...

Ireland forward coach Paul O'Connell - a former Lions captain and three-times a tourist as a player - had been widely expected to take charge of the Lions pack.But with O'Connell out of the running, Farrell has turned to...

England senior coach Richard Wigglesworth is set to join the British and Irish Lions coaching staff for this summer's tour of Australia.Lions boss Andy Farrell has recruited the former England scrum-half, 41, as part of an Ireland-influenced coaching group.Ireland...