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From one crisis to another: rugby league in dire need of real leadership

Clubs ousting the RFL chair and demanding a third review in eight years is a retrograde step

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

Ravers, Rastas and rugby league stars: why the story of Black British culture is about more than just London

Black Britons altered the DNA of music, fashion and sport in this country. But why is it framed as a London story? Bradford-born writer Lanre Bakare explores how it reaches far beyond the capital – and farther back in time

The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2025

Emily Scarratt: ‘Retirement looked like the only option – but I’ve got another shot’

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Back to her best as the Women’s Six Nations begins, the Red Roses centre reveals to Harry Latham-Coyle how close she came to having to step away from the game and why opportunity abounds with a home World Cup on the horizon

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025

Honest conversations mean Wales will get better on the pitch in this Six Nations

With contract problems resolved and Sean Lynn creating a new culture, we are targeting Scotland, Ireland and Italy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Why a more competitive Women’s Six Nations would benefit dominant England

The Red Roses are gunning for a seventh straight Women’s Six Nations crown but their World Cup hopes may hinge on finally being genuinely pushed by their rivals

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Women’s Elite Rugby: new league aims to boost US game and – finally – pay its players

Kittery Wagner Ruiz saw two World Cups as a US Eagle and now coaches the Boston Banshees, one of six semi-pro sides

The Guardian - US · Mar 21, 2025

UK broadcasters fined £4.2m for illegally sharing details on freelancers

Competition watchdog rules BBC, ITV, BT and IMG pooled data on fees for production workers at football and rugby matches

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

Premiership ready to rumble again with a post-Six Nations glow

The English top flight has clouds on its horizon but it returns with Derby Weekend full of promise and intrigue

The Guardian - UK · Mar 21, 2025

All eyes on Wallaby star ahead of grudge match

There's great excitement in the ACT Brumbies' camp as star back-rower Rob Valetini plays his first Super Rugby Pacific game of the year against his old boss.

AAP · Mar 21, 2025

June Simms obituary

Other lives: Nurse inspired to train by the treatment she received as a child in the early days of the NHS

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025