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Saracens prop, Matt Stevens has been a regular face in an England shirt and the Aviva Premiership over a number of seasons, with tenures at both Bath and Sarries before, this season, making the decision to return to his country of birth – South Africa.

Fifty-five England players have joined head coach Stuart Lancaster at Loughborough University for their summer training camp.

Danny Care believes England possess the time and potential to bridge the gap on New Zealand before next year's home World Cup.

Following the recent announcement of the England Sevens squad ahead of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, TRU’s Mike Stanton highlights some members of the squad to keep your eye on throughout the tournament.

Sevens Rugby at the Commonwealth Games is one of the sport’s premier events, with the short form of rugby taking place in the last four Games, beginning in Kuala Lumpur in 1998.

Music, sun, food and drink, international teams and great rugby were all on offer this weekend at Allianz Park, the home of Saracens rugby, for the inaugural Sevens and the City multi-sport festival.

England rugby sevens captain Tom Mitchell believes the odds are in his side's favour as they bid to dethrone the All Blacks and claim their first Commonwealth gold.

Rugby sevens has flourished in recent years, since its humble beginnings at Melrose Rugby Football Club in 1883.

Mike Tindall spurred England's class of 2003 to prolong their World Cup-winning generation beyond expectation, according to Phil Vickery.

Gloucester’s Mike Tindall has hung up his boots and announced his retirement from professional rugby.

Iain Balshaw has announced his retirement from professional rugby.

With the Commonwealth sevens tournament set to kick off at the end of this month England Head Coach Simon Amor has named his squad to travel to Glasgow.

British and Irish Lion Alex Corbisiero believes that resting his troublesome knee this summer will pay dividends for both Northampton and England in the new season.

As part of an England 7s squad that tours the world playing in some of sport’s greatest cathedrals, Tom Mitchell and Phil Burgess have played in front of some impressive crowds.

Scrums, rucks and mauls are the trademarks of every professional prop; however, this month World Cup winner Phil Vickery is swapping the gum shield and shoulder pads for an apron and knife as he helps support Team GB in a butchery Test match.

England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster says that the damaging 3-0 series whitewash for England at the hands of the All Blacks in New Zealand will be motivation for the players.

As the excitement finally dies down in the southern hemisphere, after a hugely successive weekend for their sides over their northern competition, Talking Rugby Union’s correspondent Scotty Donaldson reviews the final round from a sub-continent perspective…

England imploded at the Waikato Stadium to conclude their series against New Zealand with an error-ridden 36-13 defeat as the All Blacks amassed a record-equalling 17th successive victory.

The June Internationals and Pacific Nations Cup are almost over for another year. The Southern Hemisphere teams still seem to hold the dominance with exception of an understrength Argentina team.

England’s starting line-up for the final Test in Hamilton on Saturday took a massive blow, just the day before the game, as influential second-row Geoff Parling has been ruled out with a hamstring Injury.