England

England captain Dylan Hartley is set to make a comeback for the Northampton Saints in their final game of the Aviva Premiership season against Gloucester at Kingsholm on Saturday.

England and Harlequins full-back Mike Brown believes Leicester City's recent English Premier League conquest can motivate the national rugby union side to triumph in Australia this summer.

It’s fair to say that it’s been a season to forget for the England U20 squad, but TRU's Alex Shaw believes their fortunes can be changed under new long-term coach Martin Haag.

Rob Andrew believes that Nigel Melville is "the best candidate" to succeed him as Rugby Football Union director of professional rugby.

Neal Hatley has been confirmed as England's new scrum coach.

Mike Ford believes Ollie Devoto should be right in the frame for an England spot on their summer tour to Australia after he set Bath on their way to a bonus-point victory over Sale.

James Haskell sees no problem with England coach Eddie Jones making a "common-sense statement" by warning his Grand Slam winners that none of them is guaranteed to tour Australia this summer.

England and Harlequins full-back Mike Brown believes he is yet to hit his peak and that there is much more to come from him as he already sets his sights on the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

Top quality locks are in anything but short supply in English rugby right now.

Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond believes that winger Will Addison should be in contention for an England call-up after his performance in the Sharks' 29-17 triumph over Bath.

Christian Wade has admitted he would not know which way to turn if both England boss Eddie Jones and Team GB Sevens coach Simon Amor request his services this summer.

England head coach Eddie Jones has warned several of his Grand Slam winners they risk being axed for the summer tour to Australia due to his misgivings over their attitudes.

England locks Maro Itoje and George Kruis have both signed new long-term deals with Aviva Premiership leaders Saracens.

England Students certainly had an exciting and constructive couple of weeks in their latest round of fixtures when they made the trips to France and Ireland.

The Rugby Football Union confirmed last week that the England Saxons would be going on a two-game tour of South Africa this summer, taking on a South Africa A side.

England and Bath winger Anthony Watson has been suspended for two weeks as a result of being sent off during Bath's game against Saracens earlier this month.

There is never a shortage of southern hemisphere voices condemning northern hemisphere competitions – both domestic and international – and insisting that the likes of New Zealand and Australia have nothing to fear from their northern rivals.

Stuart Lancaster still thinks of England's World Cup failure "every minute of every day" and admits he would love for his next coaching job to be in the southern hemisphere.

Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder is backing Teimana Harrison to win a place on England's summer tour to Australia.

The prospect of a ‘European Super League’, very much mirroring the format of Super Rugby in the southern hemisphere, has been discussed at length for years now.