It took six weeks for the Crusaders to get their first win of the season in 2024, making Friday's victory over the Hurricanes a welcome relief to fans hoping their Scott Robertson hangover would be short-lived.
Ahead of their date with world No. 1 ranked Ireland in Dublin, New Zealand have decided to leave recent incumbent loosehead prop Ethan de Groot on the sideline.
As dejected Bristol Bears co-captain Amber Reed admitted as she reflected on what might have been at Sandy Park, the 2024 Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) final was a “cliché, a game of two halves”.
Under Wales’ relatively new professional programme, it’s difficult to think of a player who has improved more. Lewis has always been a solid international flanker and an excellent impact player, make no mistake; but now she finds herself as one of the first names on Cunningham’s team sheet.
Blackadder is not the finished product, and isn't expected to be, but, in that respect, the hype needs to be dampened considerably.
The North Harbour Mitre 10 Cup side is bucking the trend once again by selecting a squad with home-grown roots and plenty of history in the province.
We take a look at the academy systems in the Gallagher Premiership and Guinness PRO14 and decide which side is the most productive, position-by-position.
The Gallagher Premiership academy intakes for the 2019/20 season are now all in and we have compiled all of the U18 signings from the competition, with more than a few worth keeping an eye on in the years to come.
Usually when an established Championship player moves to a Premiership club they become part of the first team squad, but Simon Linsell's path at Kingsholm will be different.