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World Cup winner Galligan departs Saracens after surpassing 50 appearances for the club
Rosie Galligan has confirmed she is leaving Saracens at the end of her second spell with the North London club. The England lock, currently expecting her first child with fiancée Marlie Packer, featured in every match of England's 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup triumph.
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Australia A loosehead Tom Lambert signs two-year deal with Queensland Reds after Waratahs exit
Prop Tom Lambert has left the NSW Waratahs to join the Queensland Reds on a two-year contract. The 25-year-old brings 30 Super Rugby Pacific appearances and two Australia A caps to Ballymore.
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Cale eyes Wallabies recall and Bledisloe dream after injury-hit Brumbies season
Brumbies No.8 Charlie Cale has opened up on his ambition to reclaim a Wallabies jersey ahead of July's inaugural Nations Championship, having posted nine tries and a 97% tackle success rate despite missing half the Super Rugby season through injury.
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Rugby Australia finalises Les Kiss coaching staff with Ulugia and Fisher confirmed through to 2027 World Cup
Rugby Australia has confirmed the full coaching staff for incoming Wallabies head coach Les Kiss, with scrum coach John Ulugia retained through 2028 and former Queensland Reds assistant Jonny Fisher joining the national setup ahead of the home Rugby World Cup.
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Boston Fakafanua re-signs with Western Force on two-year deal after Super Rugby debut
Western Force utility back Boston Fakafanua has committed to the Perth club for another two seasons after making his Super Rugby Pacific debut in May, with coach Simon Cron describing the Australia Under-20s international as a long-term fixture in the squad.
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McKenzie edges Love in All Blacks No.10 race after Chiefs semi-final masterclass
Commentator Grant Johnson says Damian McKenzie's commanding Super Rugby semi-final display against the Crusaders has nudged him ahead of Ruben Love in the All Blacks first-five pecking order, though he cautions the ranking could shift again after the final.
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Highlanders lock in five re-signings as Joseph builds Super Rugby's youngest core
The Highlanders have announced five contract extensions as coach Jamie Joseph continues to reshape the Dunedin club around a youthful core, with four players signing two-year deals ahead of the 2027 Super Rugby Pacific season.
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Finn Mackay snubs rival Super Rugby offer to sign two-year Reds extension
Queensland Reds fly-half Finn Mackay has rejected an approach from a rival Super Rugby Pacific club to commit to Brisbane until 2028, signing a two-year extension at just 19 years old.
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Hurricanes vs Chiefs Super Rugby Pacific final sells out in 15 minutes as Wellington prepares for 34,500-strong crowd
Tickets for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific Grand Final between the Hurricanes and the Chiefs in Wellington sold out within 15 minutes of public release on Tuesday, with a capacity crowd of 34,500 expected at Hnry Stadium on Saturday 20 June.
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Andrews leaves Sale Sharks to join Lions as they build for Champions Cup rugby
Lock Hyron Andrews will end his two-year stint at Sale Sharks and return to South Africa, signing with the Lions ahead of their first Champions Cup campaign. The 30-year-old replaces Raynard Roets, who is departing for Biarritz.
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Scottish Rugby expands women's contracts to 47 as 15 players return home for 2026/27
Scottish Rugby has unveiled its women's contracting model for 2026/27, growing the contracted player pool from 35 to 47, with 35 of those now based in Scotland — up from just 18 the previous season.
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Leinster shed 5,700 fans per match as Bordeaux-Bègles dominate European attendance figures
A new report on regular-season attendances across the Top 14, URC and Premiership reveals Bordeaux-Bègles averaging nearly 35,000 per game, while Leinster and the Bulls record the steepest crowd declines in European club rugby.
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Springbok Women to host Ireland in first-ever Test series as WXV Global Series expands
South Africa will host Ireland for a two-match Test series in Cape Town this October — the first time the two nations have met in 20 years — as part of the expanded WXV Global Series.
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Wales name 14 uncapped players in 33-strong squad to face Barbarians
Wales head coach Sean Lynn has selected 14 players who could earn their first senior caps when Wales face the Barbarians at Allianz Stadium on 27 June, including teenage scrum-half Lily Hawkins and GB Sevens star Hanna Tudor.
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Galthie floods France squad with nine Bordeaux-Bègles players for England XV clash in Vannes
Fabien Galthie has named a 28-man France squad to face an England XV in Vannes on Friday, handing nine places to European champions Bordeaux-Bègles — though stars Lucu, Jalibert and Bielle-Biarrey are all absent.
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Ojomoh recalled as Borthwick names 13 Premiership semi-final losers in England training squad
Bath centre Max Ojomoh returns to Steve Borthwick's England setup after being left out last month, joining 12 teammates from Bath and Leicester Tigers in a 33-man squad that includes eight uncapped players ahead of a France XV fixture in Vannes.
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Calf injury rules Keiron Assiratti out of Wales' Nations Championship tour
Cardiff tighthead prop Keiron Assiratti has been withdrawn from Steve Tandy's Wales squad after suffering a calf injury in Cardiff's URC quarter-final defeat to the Stormers, ruling him out of July fixtures against Fiji, Argentina, and South Africa.
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Erasmus adds uncapped Adre Smith to Springboks squad as lock stocks run thin
Stormers lock Adre Smith has been called into the South Africa squad ahead of Saturday's fixtures against Zimbabwe and the Barbarians in Gqeberha, becoming the second uncapped lock added amid injury concerns over Eben Etzebeth and Lood de Jager.
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Joey Mano's bulldozing try helps California Legion reach first-ever MLR final
California Legion secured their place in the 2026 MLR final with a thrilling 43-34 semi-final victory over the Seattle Seawolves at Starfire Stadium, reversing a defeat to the same opponents just one week earlier.
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Perpignan survive relegation for fifth straight year with emphatic 47-24 rout of Provence
USA Perpignan secured their Top 14 status for another season with a commanding 47-24 victory over Provence at Stade Maurice-David, extending their remarkable run of barrage play-off escapes to five consecutive years.
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