Bristol Bears have signed versatile back-row forward Ethan Staddon from West Country rivals Bath for the 2026-27 season. Staddon has made 36 appearances for Bath, scoring five tries, and was a key par...
Wales attack coach Matt Sherratt praised Costelow on his return and believes there is competition for the coveted number 10 shirt. “There’s a real tussle going on with the 10s at the momen...
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has a free brain test available to any retired elite English player. I would have gone if I felt any symptoms after my playing career, but I never did. Deep down, I felt...
Nine seconds of silence. After Ben Youngs asks whether Lewis Moody ever saw a risk to playing rugby, his former team-mate takes his time before beginning his answer. There is a lot to consider. Moody ...
George added he would be happy to let his two-year-old daughter play the sport if she chose to. While a group of former players are taking legal action against rugby’s authorities claiming that ...
Watson had appeared unsteady in the aftermath of the collision, failing in an initial attempt to stand from a kneeling position. Jack Nowell replaced Watson as he was assessed for signs of concussion,...
Ulster centre Jude Postlethwaite says his involvement with the Ireland squad in recent weeks has been “a big learning experience” and has given him added incentive to get himself in a posi...
Flament grew up in Belgium, but, finding no way into the French club system, moved to Loughborough University for its rugby programme, arriving as a lanky fly-half and initially playing for the univer...
Prop Max Lahiff has signed a new contract with Bristol Bears to stay at the club beyond this campaign. Lahiff has played more than 120 games for Bristol and the extended deal will take him into an eig...
Elsewhere in the squad, centre Ollie Lawrence will miss a two-day training camp this week with a knee injury, but is hopeful of returning in time to face Italy, while George Furbank will return to Nor...
