The Latest Breaking News from Rugby

How to be an ace engineer: Engine designer John Judd

To most people, the scenario facing John Judd in 1988 would be a fitting dictionary definition of stress.

Autosport · Dec 4, 2023

Owen Farrell’s mental-health break is just the start, says England teammate Kyle Sinckler

Saracens annouced last week that Farrell would take a break from international rugby during the Six Nations

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

My plane crashed in the Andes. Only the unthinkable kept me and the other starving survivors alive

In 1972, Nando Parrado was travelling with family and friends when his plane went down in the mountains. What followed was months of horror, ingenuity – and incredible sacrifice

The Guardian - UK · Dec 4, 2023

Absent Owen Farrell receives touching gesture from fans as impressive Northampton shock Saracens

Saracens 12-18 Northampton Saints: The visitors secured a significant victory over a home side shorn of the England captain due to a knee injury

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2023

Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among ex-players suing rugby authorities over brain injuries

The request for a GLO was on Friday rejected in London's High Court

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023

Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among ex-players named in rugby concussion lawsuit

Legal claims are being made against World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

Diverse player list makes scale of damage clear in lawsuit against World Rugby

The authorities must not lose sight of the fact that they have a game, and a lot of wounded men and women, to look after

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Phil Vickery and Gavin Henson among rugby players in brain injury legal claim

Phil Vickery was joined by fellow 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Mark Regan among 226 names released following high court hearing

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

RFU must step up and pay best players to stay in England, insists Lawes

The former England captain Courtney Lawes says the game’s authorities have to acknowledge that top-level rugby is a short career and players should be paid what they are worth

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2023

Owen Farrell: England and Saracens won't pressure captain over Test return

Neither club nor country attempted to stand in the way of Farrell's decision to step back from international rugby

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2023