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Highlanders secure Lucas Casey on long-term deal through 2029 after breakout Super Rugby season
Loose-forward Lucas Casey has signed a contract extension with the Highlanders until 2029. The 23-year-old made 11 appearances for the Dunedin franchise in the 2026 Super Rugby season after emerging through Otago's provincial ranks.
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Mackenzie Carson re-signs with Gloucester Hartpury after Achilles surgery comeback
Dual international prop Mackenzie Carson has committed her future to Gloucester Hartpury, signing a new contract after returning from double Achilles tendon surgery that kept her sidelined for 14 months.
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Lyon approach Montpellier over Wales and Lions lock Adam Beard with two years left on deal
Lyon have made an approach to Top 14 rivals Montpellier about the availability of Wales international lock Adam Beard, 30, who joined the club last summer on a three-year contract after 11 years with the Ospreys.
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World Rugby names SVNS Award nominees ahead of Bordeaux World Championship finale
World Rugby has revealed the shortlists for the HSBC SVNS Awards 2026, with Australia's Maddison Levi, New Zealand's Jorja Miller and the USA's Ariana Rasmey among those nominated before the season concludes in Bordeaux on June 5-7.
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Baxter embraces winner-takes-all Saracens showdown as Exeter climb to fourth
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter says it felt inevitable that their final home game of the Premiership season would decide a play-off place, after Sunday's 35-26 win at Welford Road lifted them three points clear of Saracens in fourth.
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Ross Byrne set to leave Gloucester early as Perpignan close in on deal
Ross Byrne is in advanced talks to join Perpignan after just one year of a three-year deal at Gloucester, where the former Ireland fly-half has fallen out of favour and not featured in any squad since February.
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Darren Fearn leaves Doncaster Knights to rejoin Newcastle Red Bulls as transition coach
Former Newcastle prop Darren Fearn is departing Doncaster Knights, where he served as head coach, to take up a transition coaching role at Newcastle Red Bulls from July 1st, working within the club's academy and pathways structure.
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Jack Lewis and George Tonga'uiha headline eight Northampton Saints academy promotions
Northampton Saints have handed first professional contracts to eight young players, led by 17-year-old flanker Jack Lewis — the club's second-youngest player of the professional era — and lock George Tonga'uiha, son of former prop Soane Tonga'uiha.
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Worcester Warriors win Championship title in first season back from extinction
Captain Matt Kvesic led a reborn Worcester Warriors to the Championship title with a 27-14 victory over Bedford at Goldington Road, completing one of English rugby's most remarkable comebacks less than three years after the club folded in September 2022.
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Feinberg-Mngomezulu faces three-to-four month absence after 'serious' ankle injury
Springboks fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu sustained what Stormers coach John Dobson described as a 'proper ankle injury' during Saturday's URC quarter-final win over Cardiff, leaving him facing a race to feature in South Africa's four-match series against the All Blacks.
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Umaga wants to restore All Blacks' shine as he begins assistant coaching role
Tana Umaga has spoken candidly about the All Blacks losing their lustre after concluding his tenure as Moana Pasifika head coach. The former captain joins Dave Rennie's staff ahead of the Nations Championship in July.
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Western Force finish .500 as Cron targets greatness with Lomax and Beale in 2027
Western Force ended their 2026 Super Rugby Pacific campaign with a comeback win over the NSW Waratahs, finishing 7-7. Coach Simon Cron says the side will build around a fit Zac Lomax and a rejuvenated Kurtley Beale next season.
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McKellar vows to stay at Waratahs despite fifth-place finish and injury blow to Gordon
Dan McKellar has confirmed he expects to remain NSW Waratahs head coach in 2027 after a 5-9 Super Rugby Pacific season that ended with a 31-25 loss to the Western Force. The campaign was further clouded by a suspected Achilles rupture for scrumhalf Jake Gordon.
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Exeter Chiefs overpower Leicester at Welford Road to strengthen play-off position
Exeter Chiefs claimed a 35-26 bonus-point victory over Leicester at Welford Road on Saturday, moving three points clear of Saracens in fourth place. Henry Slade's last-minute penalty sealed the win, with Olly Woodburn crossing twice.
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Owen Williams' 14-point haul sends Nissa Rugby back to ProD2 after edging Stade Montois
Nissa Rugby, formerly Nice Rugby, secured promotion to the Pro D2 with a 31-26 win over Stade Montois in the promotion/relegation barrage playoff at Stade Marcel Volot, condemning the Mont-de-Marsan side to the French third division for the first time since 1998.
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Woodburn double fires Exeter past Leicester to keep play-off race alive
Olly Woodburn scored twice as Exeter Chiefs beat Leicester Tigers 35-26 at Sandy Park, ending Bristol's play-off hopes while leaving Leicester, Exeter and Saracens all competing for the two remaining Gallagher Premiership top-four spots.
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Teneti's five-try haul earns Black Ferns Sevens bronze after Australia upset in Valladolid
New Zealand's Black Ferns Sevens recovered from a painful semifinal collapse against Australia to beat Canada 50-14 in the third-place playoff at SVNS Valladolid, with Kelsey Teneti crossing five times. The result leaves New Zealand well-placed heading into the World Championship finale in Bordeaux.
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Blitzboks reach SVNS Valladolid Cup Final but unbeaten Australia await
South Africa booked their place in the SVNS Valladolid Cup Final with a 19-7 win over Argentina, but must now overcome Australia — a side that has beaten them twice already this season — to claim the title.
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Crusaders face tighthead crisis ahead of Blues qualifying final as Newell and Calder limp off
Rob Penney has admitted the Crusaders may need to source outside reinforcements after losing both tighthead props Fletcher Newell and Seb Calder to injury in round 16, with a home qualifying final against the Blues looming in Christchurch.
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Lowe breaks Leinster try-scoring record on his 100th appearance against Lions
James Lowe scored twice in the second half to become Leinster's all-time leading try-scorer with 71, as the province demolished Lions 59-10 in Dublin to advance to the United Rugby Championship semi-finals.
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