Top 14 loosens salary cap ahead of new season
The Top 14 is set to introduce a slight financial relaxation of its Salary Cap for the 2026/27 season, which gets underway in a fe…
Ian Cameron
07 Aug 2026, 4:43
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'I’ve been at a fair few clubs – more clubs than Tiger Woods!'
Former England U20 international Rory Jennings has called it quits as a professional rugby player, aged 30, after representing 10 …
Jon Newcombe
05 Aug 2026, 3:22
There's been a breakthrough in the Louis Bielle-Biarrey contract saga
French superstar Louis Bielle-Biarrey is closing in on a new deal with back-to-back Champions Cup winners Bordeaux-Bègles...
Neil Fissler
31 Jul 2026, 3:21
Recently retired Wales legend Leigh Halfpenny confirms club future
Leigh Halfpenny, who hung up his boots at the end of last season, will remain at Cardiff Arms Park next season after being appoint…
Neil Fissler
23 Jul 2026, 3:57
Ex-Japan coach Dan Bowden returns to the UK with URC outfit
Nearly 10 years since he hung up his playing boots and left Bath, Dan Bowden has returned to the UK as an assistant coach with Car…
Jon Newcombe
15 Jul 2026, 0:41
Bath given brutal Investec Champions Cup schedule as fixtures confirmed
Reigning champions Bordeaux, who beat Bath in the semi-finals, begin their title defence away at Gloucester on Friday, 16 October.
Jon Newcombe
10 Jul 2026, 3:05
Champions Cup draw: Saints pitted with Bath as Saracens grouped with 3 winners
Saracens have emerged with arguably the toughest draw of any Gallagher PREM club after being placed in a Investec Champions Cup po…
Josh Raisey
01 Jul 2026, 6:02
EPCR announce significant rule changes to Champions Cup and Challenge Cup
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) have announced a couple of major changes to the rules of the Investec Champions Cup and Ch…
Jon Newcombe
30 Jun 2026, 1:34
French heatwave could see Top 14 Final played at record temperatures
The Top 14 Final in Paris could be played at record-breaking temperatures this Saturday night as France continues to be gripped by…
Ian Cameron
25 Jun 2026, 8:57
Arguably England's 2 best back-rows to lock horns in Top 14 Final
Stade Toulousain and Montpellier HR are just a few days away from finding out which of the two will take the Top 14 trophy home, w…
Francisco Isaac
25 Jun 2026, 5:50
Analysis
The naughty step: The most carded club sides in rugby
Before you scroll down in your quest to find out which club had a deep love affair with the yellow and red card, let’s kick off …
Francisco Isaac
19 Jun 2026, 9:01
Analysis
Why the renaissance man Billy Vunipola is Montpellier's inspiration
An England and Saracens legend, Billy Vunipola has had his ups and downs in his career but an Indian summer in Montpellier have se…
Gavin Mortimer
17 Jun 2026, 12:22
Analysis
Report: URC finalists Leinster and Bulls suffer from fan fatigue
An extensive report by The Rugby Paper into the regular-season attendances in Europe's three main leagues shows Bordeaux-Begles wa…
Jon Newcombe
15 Jun 2026, 7:08
Player of the Year Tom Willis 'twitchy' about one aspect of Bordeaux move
The Saracens No.8 topped the stats charts for most carries, defenders beaten and off-loads in the 2025/26 PREM season.
PA
12 Jun 2026, 0:39
The 19 British and Irish players in the Top 14 play-offs
The deciding few weeks of the season is upon us, as the Top 14 is fast approaching the championship play-offs!
Francisco Isaac
09 Jun 2026, 3:19
Ex-All Black sinks Top 14 playoff hopes of European champions Bordeaux
Former All Black and Blues first five Harry Plummer has sunk the playoff hopes of European champions Bordeaux, who have missed the…
Ben Smith
06 Jun 2026, 15:16
