England

The odds on Eddie Jones becoming the next England head coach continue to tumble, but the Stormers are adamant their new boss will remain in Cape Town.

England's search for their new head coach was dealt another blow after Australia's highly-rated Michael Cheika ruled himself out of contention.

Slowly but surely the England internationals have filtered back into club duty in the Aviva Premiership over the last few weeks, following a forgettable display at the Rugby World Cup.

Toby Flood believes Exeter's Henry Slade should be "an absolute shoo-in" for the England inside centre position.

Izzy Noel-Smith scored a 79th-minute try to hand England Women an 8-3 win over Ireland at Twickenham Stoop.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland has ruled himself out of the running to succeed Stuart Lancaster as England boss.

England fly-half Danny Cipriani has been charged with drink-driving, police have said.

Sir Clive Woodward has hit out at the Rugby Football Union for laying the blame with Stuart Lancaster for England's World Cup failure.

Ian Ritchie has vowed to spearhead England's no-expense spared search for Stuart Lancaster's successor, refusing to leave the Rugby Football Union despite the World Cup failure.

The pressure on Stuart Lancaster and his coaching team had been growing following England’s exit from the Rugby World Cup and on Wednesday afternoon Lancaster announced he was stepping down from his position of head coach

Stuart Lancaster has stepped down as head coach of England.

Pressure continues to mount on England bosses to end the vacuum of uncertainty surrounding head coach Stuart Lancaster's future.

Mike Brown has been so angered by leaked stories from England's dreadful World Cup campaign that he says he cannot trust any of his international team-mates.

The World Rugby U20 Championship comes to Manchester next year and, unlike the senior competition that has been raging for the past month and a half, the host nation, along with their northern hemisphere colleagues, may have a chance of lifting this one.

Sam Burgess has revealed he stepped away from rugby union because his "heart just isn't in it".

It is no coincidence that the two teams that made it to the Rugby World Cup final, New Zealand and Australia, were the two most skilled breakdown teams in the competition

Australia coach Michael Cheika has reportedly been approached by the Rugby Football Union to replace Stuart Lancaster as England's head coach although the RFU have denied that any contact has been made.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has confirmed that kit man Dave Tennison is being investigated after he allegedly advised England players to buy shares which subsequently plummeted in value.

Sam Burgess' rugby union career is over only one year into his misjudged cross-code move after he rejoined the South Sydney Rabbitohs on a contract that expires in 2018.

Sam Burgess has left Bath with immediate effect, according to the BBC.