The Rugby Football Union would slide into months of “rancour and disruption” should a rebel motion to oust chief executive Bill Sweeney pass on Thursday, interim chair Bill Beaumont has warned. A collective of clubs, led by those in the second-tier Championship, have forced a referendum on Sweeney’s leadership. They claim the organisation has lost...
Hull FC have appointed Gareth Ellis as director of rugby and wellbeing. The 43-year-old former Black and Whites captain returned to the club in a wellbeing and welfare role last April after a brief spell with charity Rugby League Cares. “Hull FC means a great deal to me, and I’m honoured to take on this...
The Tonga and Samoa series were well received and a success for England, but all the games were staged at stadiums with capacities up to 25,000 in rugby league’s traditional heartland. However, the expected appetite for Australia’s visit has prompted the Rugby Football League and RL Commercial to think bigger – with the 90,000-capacity Wembley...
Millard has overseen the men’s and women’s teams during his time in charge, with both winning their respective league titles in 2021. The men’s team reached the European Champions League semi-finals for the first time last season, losing to eventual winners Toulouse. Quins are currently fourth in the Premiership table with six games of the...
Chris, Danny and Ashy dissect a chaotic weekend of Premiership action. View original article...
One of the claimants in the rugby league case is Roy Heaney, 64, who played for Wigan and Salford in the 1980s having initially played football for Liverpool reserves and Bolton Wanderers. He has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia and probable CTE. He told BBC Sport he sustained regular concussions during his careers in both...
Williams, having supposedly brought disgrace on Harlequins by independently concocting the blood capsule plan, sought advice from the Rugby Players’ Association. They urged him to appeal, to blow the whistle on the whole plot. But the club had other ideas. Williams was offered a new two-year deal, three years of guaranteed employment at the club...
Huddersfield Giants director of rugby Andy Kelly says following the struggling club this season is “not for the faint-hearted”. Kelly, 64, sent an open message to supporters on the club website, external with the Giants rock-bottom of Super League and without a point. Thursday’s 23-10 reverse at fellow strugglers Salford was their sixth straight defeat...
After Bath, the fight for the top four is fierce, with only eight points between second-placed Bristol with sixth-placed Harlequins, with Gloucester, Leicester and Saracens in between separated by a single point. The Bears have not been out of the top four all season and are no longer in European action, so will be able...
England wing Claudia MacDonald says she has overcome her fear of leaving the house after recovering from a second neck injury to return to the Red Roses set-up. MacDonald, who can also play at scrum-half, was ruled out of last year’s Women’s Six Nations after suffering a second neck injury in February 2024. It followed...
“We’re having a conversation now [with the council] and saying that if we are going to invest £600m into the Allianz – and that’s going to bring X amount of revenue, we have got the study to show how much economic value it contributes to the borough – you are going to have to work...
Rugby union was rocked to its core by an episode that involved deception, cover-ups, recriminations and life-changing consequences for those involved.  Hosted by actor and award-winning documentary maker Ross Kemp, with reporting by BBC rugby union correspondent Chris Jones, this series uncovers new details and untold stories about the infamous ‘Bloodgate’ scandal. Listen to ‘Sport’s...
Visit Exeter is set to celebrate its eighth Birthday this month, in a year which sees the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 come to the city and more visitors to Exeter. Launched during English Tourism Week in 2017, Visit Exeter has since grown in those eight years, championing businesses in Exeter and beyond. Funded through...
Striking images of local female rugby players, coaches and volunteers have started appearing around Exeter to mark Women’s History Month and the Women’s Rugby World Cup coming to the city in August. Inspiring the next generation, the powerful black and white images showcase the history of rugby in Exeter. ‘Because of Rugby…’ is an initiative...
Tanya Arnold, Kevin Brown, Andrew Henderson and John Kear reflect on the Grand Final. Read article in full at source...