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Leicester Tigers hooker Tom Youngs has been ruled out of action for three months due to a shoulder problem and there are also concerns over Geoff Parling's fitness....

Australian scrum-half Pat Phibbs has agreed a short-term deal to extend a trial spell and stay with the Exeter Chiefs for the second time in his career....

Leicester scrum-half David Mele will miss Saturday's Aviva Premiership clash with London Irish after he was suspended for one week....

Exclusive video: Charles Dance reveals the secrets of giving an impassioned team talk to a packed dressing room in this behind-the-scenes look at the official advert ...

Leicester lock has reconstructive surgery on knee damaged playing for England in New Zealand in June ...

England World Cup winner considering a return to shot or discus with aim of making Rio in 2016 ...

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Northampton Saints rocketed out of the blocks on Friday evening at Franklin's Gardens, starting their Aviva Premiership title defence with a 53-6 defeat of Gloucester. Their full-back James Wilson was excellent. Here, we analyse his attacking play. Flying 15: Wilson tormented the Gloucester defence on Friday night Success tends to affect a team in one of two ways. Either self-satisfaction sets...

Telegraph rugby writers: The champions hit the ground running, the good and the bad of Christian Wade and worries for Welsh and Glasgow ...

Will Greenwood: The 2015 tournament will be some ride for the players, but fans need to act now ensure they don't miss out ...

Mick Cleary: English clubs play a key role in promoting rugby ahead of World Cup - thankfully, RFU has kept them onside ...

Half-back pair of Ben Youngs and Freddie Burns hit it off in first Aviva Premiership match together as Tigers open season with hard-fought victory ...

George Ford produces a strong performance on the opening weekend of the season as he bids to regain his England spot ahead of the 2015 Rugby World Cup ...

Marland Yarde was as frustrated as the Twickenham crowd after he was given little opportunity to impress against the club he left at the end of last season ...

England rugby international is happy to be back after admitting injury spell was 'all about Netflix' ...

Bristol celebrate move to Ashton Gate with a last-gasp 23-19 win against Worcester in an opening-round clash between the two promotion favourites ...

You know the season is at hand when the skippers gather for the annual sponsor's bash at HQ......

The Aviva Premiership, RaboDirect Pro12 and Top 14 finals are all taking place on Saturday. Here's how you can watch them... Top scuffle: Ben Foden and Richard Barrington fight over the ball at Allianz Park earlier this season ARE YOU ready for the hottest weekend of the league season? Have you got your tickets, or failing that, the …Continue reading » ...

Head coach Sir John Kirwan has named livewire first five-eighths Ihaia West to make his first Super Rugby start when then the Blues host the Hurricanes at at Eden Park on Saturday....

Highlanders head coach Jamie Joseph has made two changes to the team that lost to the Crusaders for this week's Super Rugby match against the Reds at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Friday...