Rugby Union

England's most-capped player, Rochelle Clark, signs a one-year deal to remain with Saracens as a player.

Bath sign versatile back rower GJ van Velze from Premiership rivals Worcester Warriors.

England scrum-half Claudia MacDonald is one of six new players to sign for Exeter Chiefs for the 2022-23 Premier 15s season.

Sale Sharks sign scrum-half Joe Simpson on a short-term deal for the 2022-23 Premiership campaign.

England, Scotland and Wales will once again combine to form Great Britain men's and women's teams for the 2023 World Sevens Series.

Rugby Union Weekly's Chris Jones and Ugo Monye pick their starting XV from the summer Tests.

England prop Joe Marler says he is "scared" by the long-term health risks of head injuries and once forgot he had children after being knocked out

The 2022-23 Premiership season will open with a match between west country rivals Bristol and Bath on 9 September.

Eddie O'Sullivan says Ireland beating the All Blacks is "not an accident any more" - but adds the World Cup is still some way off.

Ireland prop Andrew Porter has been cited for a high tackle during his side's Test series-clinching win over New Zealand on Saturday.

Three English rugby union clubs become the latest sports teams to launch 'fan token' schemes.

Rugby Australia's chief executive condemns the "offensive" remarks and fan behaviour towards England coach Eddie Jones.

Wales head coach Wayne Pivac urges his players to take the high standards he believes they have set in South Africa back to their regions.

England coach Eddie Jones was involved in altercations with two Australia fans who called him a "traitor" after Saturday's win in Sydney.

New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson says "there is a huge amount of work to do" after the All Blacks' first home series defeat in 27 years.

Wales might return from South Africa after losing a 2-1 series but there is room for optimism ahead of next year's World Cup.

Having been on the receiving end of some agonising losses to New Zealand, Peter O'Mahony and Ireland's old heads know what their series win means.

Scotland were "architects of our own downfall" in the dramatic 34-31 defeat that gave Argentina a Test series victory, says captain Hamish Watson.

Chile qualify for the Rugby World Cup for the first time after beating the United States 31-29 in Colorado to win by just one point on aggregate.

Scotland surrender a 15-point lead as Argentina fight back to seal a series-clinching win in Santiago del Estero.