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England captain Sarah Hunter adds to call for women’s Lions team

• Hunter eyes tours to France, North America and New Zealand• England coach Simon Middelton: ‘It is a great idea’The British & Irish Lions are coming under increasing pressure to create a women’s...

Picking 15 Footballers who could play rugby

With both the rugby and football season coming to a close we've decided to build a XV together of footballers who, with the right training and some extra aggression, could give rugby decent go.   We're...

Rouen Rugby sign Atkins, Bonnot & Domenech

Rouen Rugby, who recently became the first Norman club to access the Prod D2, have welcomed their promotion with the signing of trio Ollie Atkins, Mathieu Bonnot and Yohan Domenech.     Australian...

The Best of Dimitri Szarzewski

Thursday Morning Round Up

Former France Captain Retires   Former France captain and hooker Dimitri Szarzewski has announced his retirement from all rugby due to the effects of an accumulation of injuries.   "All these...

Reds centurion signs for Bordeaux

Reds and Wallabies veteran Scott Higginbotham has penned a two-year deal with Top 14 side Union Bordeaux Begles.   Higginbotham is the latest recruit for Bordeaux who be managed by former Castres...

Former France Captain Retires

Former France captain and hooker Dimitri Szarzewski has announced his retirement from all rugby due to the effects of an accumulation of injuries.   "All these years, I haven't been saved from injuries,...

Stade Francais Legend Signs Off In Style

Ahead of their final match of the season, Stade Francais confirmed that club stalwart Julien Arias had not re-signed for the club for the 2019/20 season.   A veteran of 15 seasons at Paris club,...

Bayonne kicker shows nerves of steel to spark wild celebrations in Pro D2 final

Bayonne sealed promotion back to France’s Top 14 in dramatic fashion on Sunday in the Pro D2 final against Brive.

Ireland stun England to reach London 7s cup quarter-finals

USA, Fiji and South Africa recorded three wins from three on day one of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in London on Saturday.   For the former two, those results guaranteed them their place...