Report: Average Pro D2 budget hits €11 million
With the Pro D2 starting this Thursday, French media outlet Midi Olympique has revealed the budgets of each one of the 16 sides co…
Francisco Isaac
25 Aug 2026, 6:01
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Fifteen players under 22 to follow in this coming season’s Top 14
With another Top 14 about to begin, it’s time to turn on all systems and get you ready for another thrilling season that will ha…
Francisco Isaac
16 Aug 2026, 3:02
Country by country guide to the Pro D2 Foreign Legion for 2026/27
With more than 250 foreign players spread across the division's 16 teams, the Pro D2's foreign legion is ready to make its mark on…
Francisco Isaac
14 Aug 2026, 2:50
Analysis
Arrivals and exits: A country-by-country look at the Top 14's new signings
We stand on the doorstep of another exhilarating and fiercely contested Top 14 season, making it the perfect time to take a deep d…
Francisco Isaac
13 Aug 2026, 8:41
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
'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
ITV remains the home of the Men's Rugby World Cup in the UK
All 52 matches from Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 will be broadcast free-to-air in the UK.
Jon Newcombe
27 Jul 2026, 1:36
Fissler Confidential: James O'Connor deal close; French points-machine in big demand
James O’Connor is understood to be set to return to Western Force to finish his career where it began, when he became the younge…
Neil Fissler
25 Jul 2026, 7:00
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
Nations Cup: Ex-All Blacks among 48 players introduced to the Test arena
Francisco Isaac runs through the new caps blooded during an exhilarating first phase of the World Rugby Nations Cup.
Francisco Isaac
21 Jul 2026, 8:00
World Rugby statement: Nations Cup match to be played behind closed doors
Saturday's World Rugby Nations Cup clash between the top two sides, Chile and Georgia, has been relocated and the match will now b…
Jon Newcombe
17 Jul 2026, 4:48
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
Rugby World Cup qualifiers dealt five cards in Nations Cup as Europe dominates
Rugby World Cup regulars Georgia and Chile have gone top of Pools A and B in the World Rugby Nations Cup after two rounds, which p…
Ben Smith
11 Jul 2026, 23:06
Georgia's Davit Niniashvili reaches career landmark on eve of 24th birthday
Georgia star Davit Niniashvili will make his 50th appearance for the Lelos, and win his 48th Test cap, after being named in the te…
Jon Newcombe
10 Jul 2026, 6:07
Opinion
New TMO hub could be just what the doctor ordered – Andy Goode
World Rugby’s new TMO hub is what we’ve been crying out for since I can remember and we can only hope leagues around the world…
Andy Goode
09 Jul 2026, 1:20
444 points in six games: Nations Cup off to a thrilling start
Nothing separated Canada and Spain at the end of an 84-point World Rugby Nations Cup thriller in Edmonton, playing out a 42-all dr…
Finn Morton
04 Jul 2026, 23:01
