Rugby news

• Warrington edge out Huddersfield in thriller

  24-08-2026 14:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as Warrington Wolves beat Huddersfield Giants to stay in touch with Super League's top two.
  
  Read more

• Prem 2026-27 preview – Gloucester: Title odds, key players and squad changes

  01-09-2026 19:20 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Gloucester head into the new Prem season as 30/1 outsiders after an inconsistent campaign, but their attacking talent and summer recruitment could give them the tools to surprise the doubters.
  The post Prem 2026-27 preview – Gloucester: Title odds, key players and squad changes appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Prem 2026-27 preview – Northampton Saints: Title odds, key players and life after George Furbank

  01-09-2026 18:36 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Northampton Saints head into the new Prem season with the squad and firepower to challenge for another title, but George Furbank’s departure leaves a key question to answer.
  The post Prem 2026-27 preview – Northampton Saints: Title odds, key players and life after George Furbank appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Hull FC forward Batchelor banned for last two games

  31-08-2026 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hull FC Joe Batchelor gets a two-game ban while there are one-match suspensions for Sam Powell, Daniel Suluka-Fifita and Daniel Sarbah.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• London see off spirited Widnes to lift 1895 Cup

  31-08-2026 17:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London Broncos eventually overpower a spirited Widnes Vikings side to win the 1895 Cup, their second trophy of the season.
  
  Read more

• York sign veteran forward McInnes from NRL

  31-08-2026 14:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former State of Origin forward Cameron McInnes signs a three-year contract to join York Knights from the NRL in 2027.
  
  Read more

• Castleford prop Hall to join Toulouse

  30-08-2026 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Castleford Tigers prop Sam Hall will join Toulouse Olympique at the end of the Super League season.
  
  Read more

• Wakefield confirm seven departures including Lino

  30-08-2026 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samoan international half-back Mason Lino headlines a list of seven players which are set to leave Wakefield Trinity at the end of the season.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Giants beat Raiders as Featherstone see off Leigh

  30-08-2026 17:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield Giants beat Barrow Raiders while Featherstone Rovers see off Leigh Leopards in the Women's Super League.
  
  Read more

• Toulouse earn win against out-of-form Bradford

  30-08-2026 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as Toulouse Olympique pile the misery on Bradford Bulls, who remain bottom of Super League after another defeat.
  
  Read more

• Wakefield beat York to confirm play-off place

  30-08-2026 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as Wakefield Trinity confirm their spot in this season's Super League play-offs by beating York Knights.
  
  Read more

• Warrington hold off Hull FC to boost top two hopes

  30-08-2026 16:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as Warrington Wolves hold off Hull FC's late comeback to a register a sixth win on the bounce and maintain their hopes of a top two finish in Super League.
  
  Read more

• Siya Kolisi’s South Africa make amends with series-levelling victory against New Zealand

  30-08-2026 05:45 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  The Springboks produced a far more clinical display in Cape Town, overcoming New Zealand 33-26.
  The post Siya Kolisi’s South Africa make amends with series-levelling victory against New Zealand appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Ernst van Rhyn: Alex Sanderson can give Sale Sharks bite

  30-08-2026 05:30 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  After a seventh-place finish last term, Sale Sharks have strengthened their squad.
  The post Ernst van Rhyn: Alex Sanderson can give Sale Sharks bite appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Dan Robson’s back in the Prem and relishing big return at Gloucester

  30-08-2026 05:15 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  The former Wasps scrum-half spent four years in France after the club’s collapse but now believes Gloucester have the quality to challenge for the Premiership.
  The post Dan Robson’s back in the Prem and relishing big return at Gloucester appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• South Africa 33-26 New Zealand: Springboks in control to level Greatest Rivalry series

  30-08-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  South Africa bounced back from their Ellis Park defeat with a dominant physical display to level the Greatest Rivalry series against New Zealand.
  The post South Africa 33-26 New Zealand: Springboks in control to level Greatest Rivalry series appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Seb Driscoll’s powered up for big Harlequins job

  30-08-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Harlequins flanker Seb Driscoll has added four or five kilos of muscle and pushed his fitness to new levels as he targets a regular Prem role and aims to make the No.7 shirt his own next season.
  The post Seb Driscoll’s powered up for big Harlequins job appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Sanderson can give Sharks bite, says van Rhyn

  30-08-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By GARY FITZGERALD Defiant: Alex Sanderson ALEX Sanderson is still the right man to lift Sale out of their recent slump and lead the club to silverware. The Director of Rugby now has the squad to battle it out at the top of the Premiership rather than scrap around in the bottom half. Sharks’ lock […]
  The post Sanderson can give Sharks bite, says van Rhyn appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Prem review: Phil Dowson’s found a winning formula at Northampton Saints that money can’t buy

  30-08-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Paul Rees finishes his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Northampton Saints.
  The post Prem review: Phil Dowson’s found a winning formula at Northampton Saints that money can’t buy appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Peter Jackson: Sir Billy Boston’s legacy will last a lifetime

  30-08-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Peter Jackson pays tribute to Sir Billy Boston, reflecting on the dual-code legend’s remarkable career, trailblazing impact and lasting legacy.
  The post Peter Jackson: Sir Billy Boston’s legacy will last a lifetime appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Kyran Bracken: England ‘central contracts’ just seem to be a way for the RFU to save money

  30-08-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Kyran Bracken questions the purpose of England’s central contracts, arguing the list should not be viewed as a definitive guide to Steve Borthwick’s World Cup plans.
  The post Kyran Bracken: England ‘central contracts’ just seem to be a way for the RFU to save money appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Blackheath back row Noah Sloot is setting his sights on making history

  30-08-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Blackheath have no intention of playing it safe on their return to the Championship.
  The post Blackheath back row Noah Sloot is setting his sights on making history appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Tynedale determined to go one better this time

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By BEN JAYCOCK TYNEDALE will attempt to turn last season’s promotion disappointment into another title challenge in a National Two North division which has undergone major change over the summer. The Corbridge side finished runners-up to a dominant Sheffield last term, winning 21 of their 26 matches and collecting 106 points. Sheffield claimed the title […]
  The post Tynedale determined to go one better this time appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Thomas backs youth at Moseley

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  By PAUL SMITH IN their hour of need, Birmingham Moseley turned to a local hero and he is now aiming for significant National One progress during the coming season. Ollie Thomas has been part of the furniture at Billesley Common – and before it the Reddings – from before he could walk. His father Alan […]
  The post Thomas backs youth at Moseley appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Springbok Deon comes of age

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  DEON Fourie of the Cape Town Stormers hit the history books in Durban yesterday like a tornado. Four weeks short of turning 40, he became not merely the oldest Springbok of all time but the oldest to appear in a South Africa-New Zealand Test for more than 100 years. Not since Ned Hughes hooked for […]
  The post Springbok Deon comes of age appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Sloot setting his sights on making Club history

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By BEN JAYCOCK NOAH Sloot has challenged newly-promoted Blackheath to become the greatest side in the club’s league history rather than settle for Championship survival. Blackheath return to English rugby’s second tier this season following their outstanding promotion from National One, and 30-year-old back row Sloot is one of the players who already knows what […]
  The post Sloot setting his sights on making Club history appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Sir Billy’s legacy will last a lifetime

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  In the most exclusive of league tables as reserved for footballing knights of the realm, Sir Billy Boston stands above both Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Gareth Edwards. Their ceremonial ranking, based on the number of statues sculpted in honour of their achievements across the three major codes, gives the boy from Tiger Bay pride […]
  The post Sir Billy’s legacy will last a lifetime appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Saints run riot in Sri Lanka

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Asia P Lions .. 42 Northampton .59 ■By JACK TREGONNING NORTHAMPTON Saints ran in nine tries as they opened their pre-season preparations with an entertaining victory over the Asia Pacific Lions in Colombo. Saints pulled away after holding a narrow 26-21 half-time advantage, scoring three unanswered tries after the restart to take control of the […]
  The post Saints run riot in Sri Lanka appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Robson’s back and relishing big return

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By GARY FITZGERALD DAN Robson has spoken of his “unfinished business” in the Premiership as he prepares to try and heal any leftover “mental scars” from his Wasps torment. The experienced scrum-half is “excited” about what lies ahead this season having returned to his first rugby home at Gloucester. Having spent four years in what […]
  The post Robson’s back and relishing big return appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

• Resolute Lucs have revenge in sights

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By BEN JAYCOCK LUCTONIANS will begin the new National Two West campaign with unfinished business after coming agonisingly close to breaking into National One last season. George Thomas’ side produced an outstanding campaign, winning 20 of their 26 matches and collecting 103 points, but champions Camborne proved even stronger with 22 victories and 113 points. […]
  The post Resolute Lucs have revenge in sights appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
  Read more

Follow @Rugby_News_UK on Twitter!