WHEN it comes to timing, World Rugby is like a faulty alarm clock. At the midnight hour, barely two months out from the start of […]

By SAM JACKSON Team to beat in Tokyo 2020: Olympic champions Fiji confirmed their status as the world’s best JAMES Rodwell brought up his 100 […]

■By ANDRE THOMAS Hand-off: Phil Burgess of England is challenged by Ireland’s Harry McNulty ENGLAND were dumped out of Cup contention at their London Sevens […]

WORLDRugby announced a revamped Sevens series for the next four years with the women’s tournament increasing from six legs to eight, while the men’s series […]

EXETER are to bid for a Premier 15s franchise and create a women’s team. “We’ve started to add ladies into our academy,” Exeter chief executive […]

FORMER England hooker Rob Webber has extended his contract with Sale Sharks until the end of the 2020/21 season. Webber, 32, who won 16 international […]

By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Plate / Bowl round-up NEWS EXTRA BRYNMAWR’S defence of the Plate is over after a 27-12 defeat to Treorchy. Zach Stuart […]

By ADAM ELLIS Las Vegas ENGLAND booked a date with Argentina in the Las Vegas 7s cup quarter-finals as South Africa finished as Pool C […]

By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA ROSS Moriarty has revealed he would one day consider a move to France as continuing off-the-field uncertainty surrounds Welsh rugby. […]

RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER lock Pierce Phillips is to join French Top 14 club Agen, while their Ireland-qualified South Africa-born prop Gareth Milasinovich is set to […]

WASPS have signed tighthead prop Mike Daniels from Nottingham for next season. Former Worcester Warrior Daniels, 26, made his debut for the club in December […]

BRISTOL’SAlapati Leiua has been banned for four weeks for striking Quins fly-half Marcus Smith. The Samoa winger contested the charge, but an independent disciplinary panel […]

FORMER England centre Mathew Tait has retired after failing to recover from an Achilles injury. The 33-year-old, who spent the last eight years with Leicester, […]

By SAM JACKSON So close: Dan Norton is stopped on the line Back-to-back champions: New Zealand celebrate their win in San Francisco NEW Zealand created […]

England 7s captain Tom Mitchell looks back on on a tumultuous World Cup Proud moment: England see off USA in extra time Last week’s Sevens […]

CHALLENGE ROUND-UP CAPTAIN Billy Dardis was among Ireland’s try scorers as they beat Australia 24-14 in the Challenge final to cap a fine couple of […]

BOWL ROUND-UP CHILE won the Bowl for the second RWC Sevens running after two tries from Pedro Verschae helped them beat Hong Kong 20-7 in […]

SHANE WILLIAMS Retired: Sam Warburton’s story must be heeded PICTURE: Getty Images Sam Warburton’s shock retirement last week hit me for six and really got […]

Prolific: Luke Morgan LUKE Morgan’s move to the Ospreys is a win-win situation for everyone involved. I’ll be fascinated to see how he gets on. […]

I ONLY played at Pontypool Park on one occasion and it’s not a happy memory. In my Neath days we went up there and lost […]

By ADAM ELLIS In at the corner: Mike Ellery scores for England against Samoa Flier: Fiji’s Sevuloni Mocenacagi scores against Japan ENGLAND’S hopes of earning […]

By ROB COLE Fit again: Jack Maunder JACK Maunder was picked out by Eddie Jones as one for the future when the England head coach […]

By SAM JACKSON Take that: England’s Alex Matthews gets stuck into China. Right, Emily Scarratt runs in a try ENGLAND women were knocked out of […]

Top young talent: Ryan Olowofela ENGLAND7s head coach Simon Amor hopes the feel-good factor created around English football by good friend Gareth Southgate filters through […]

■ By NEALE HARVEY DEFIANT England 7s star Natasha Hunt says her side are ready to come out “all guns blazing” ahead of a fiendishly […]

EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX 7s ENGLAND 7s secured bronze last Sunday at the Euro Grand Prix Series event in Marcoussis, France, after beating Russia 26-12 in […]

ENGLAND women finished fourth in Marcoussis after a 39-7 defeat to Ireland in their bronze final. England beat Wales 26-14 in the quarter-final but lost […]

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Shaking up the world: South Korea celebrate victory over Germany At the FIFA World Cup last week, […]

CB FRY had so many claims to fame that it’s impossible to squeeze them all into one paragraph. He captained England at football and cricket […]