Ryan in line for Leinster return for Tigers clash
James Ryan is in line for a Leinster return for Saturday's Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final against Leicester.
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Ospreys v Scarlets thriller shows what pro rugby in Wales could be but two big changes are needed for apathy to stop
Saturday’s match between the Ospreys and Scarlets was one of the Welsh rugby events of the year.
Brits Down Under: Burgess’ monster game and Herbie Farnworth continues to impress
Once again we take a look at the performances and stats of the NRL’s British contingent after the eighth round of the season, including Herbie Farnworth.
SA rugby set for 'big awakening' next season as more European competition looms
Regardless of what happens in the final round of United Rugby Championship (URC) fixtures later this month, it has now been confirmed that South Africa will field three franchises in next season's European Rugby Champions Cup.
Leeds pair Matt Prior and Morgan Gannon receive two-match bans
Leeds pair Matt Prior and Morgan Gannon have both received two-match bans following their win over Hull KR.
Super League attendances down slightly with every club's crowds analysed
St Helens and Castleford Tigers are among the Super League clubs who are enjoying an increase in attendances this season but half of the competition’s teams have seen crowds fall. Rugby League Live has compared top-flight attendances so far this year to crowds throughout the 2019 campaign, the last year when clubs were able to operate at full capacity.
Who’s hot and who’s not: Chris Ashton’s feat, England’s Six Nations success and Spain’s World Cup axing
After making his Premiership debut in 2007 for Northampton, 15 years later Ashton has secured his place in the record books by overtaking Tom Varndell as the leading Premiership try-scorer with 95 five-pointers compared to the retired winger’s 92 which he was tied with prior to Saturday. Now playing for Leicester, the former England international broke the record after three minutes against Bristol Bears at Welford Road before adding two more later in the first half to strengthen his tally. This score could be even higher had Ashton not started his rugby career with two years at rugby league’s Wigan Warriors and spent a season with Toulon in France later in his career before joining Sale.
True Welsh rugby warrior who would 'literally bleed for the jersey' ends playing career for new chapter amid glowing tributes
When revealing what he had planned to mark his retirement as a Bath player, the club’s legendary prop Gareth Chilcott declared: “I thought I would have a quiet pint…followed by about 17 noisy ones.”