Premiership: Planet Rugby’s Team of the Season dominated by victorious Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers lead the way in terms of inclusions as we pick six of Steve Borthwick’s players, with three apiece coming from Saracens and Harlequins.
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Tonight's rugby news as 'room erupts' when Leinster rugby star comes out as gay in announcement
Here are the latest rugby evening headlines on Monday, June 20.
Irish rugby star comes out as gay after fearing he would have to quit game
Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy has publicly come out as gay, revealing that he thought he would have to quit rugby before deciding to tell his coaches and colleagues instead.
Robust Roos intimates there's more from where his season came from: 'I'm still young and learning'
United Rugby Championship (URC) Players' Player of the Season, No 8 Evan Roos, said he had his diet and team to thank for the season he's had for championship winners, the Stormers.
'I contemplated walking away from rugby' - Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy speaks about sexuality
Leinster scrum-half Nick McCarthy has spoken publicly about his sexuality for the first time, the 27-year-old saying he contemplated retiring from rugby before coming out as gay.
Editor’s column: Summer opportunities and Jacques’ reality
The mid-season international window is a good idea in theory, it just falls a bit flat in reality.
Hull KR may finally have recruitment answer to problem that goes back to Jon Wilkin
Over the last few decades, one key issue that Hull KR have struggled with is producing their own local talent who go on to become greats of the club. Apart from the likes of Kris Welham and Liam Salter, and the recent emergence of Mikey Lewis, you have to go as far back as Jon Wilkin, who left the club in 2002 as a Rovers academy product who actually made a significant impact on the game of rugby league.
Stormers heap praise on 'special' Cape Town crowd at new home: 'They were our extra man'
Stormers captain Steven Kitshoff says the 31 000 screaming fans at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday night felt like an "extra man" for his side after they stunned the Bulls to be crowned United Rugby Championship winners.