England

Almost one million tickets were snapped up for Rugby World Cup 2015 during last month's general sale, tournament organisers have announced.

England head coach Stuart Lancaster insists the selection of his fly-halves for next month's QBE Series is based on consistency rather than the "flash stuff".

England have confirmed that Chris Robshaw will remain captain for next month's autumn internationals at Twickenham.

Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi may miss England's November internationals after pulling up with a recurrence of his groin injury during his side's 25-18 European Champions Cup win over Ulster.

The Rugby Football Union has announced major changes to how concussions are to be managed throughout English professional rugby.

England head coach Stuart Lancaster says he has 80 per cent of his World Cup squad already in his mind but will not rule out a late decision to call up Sam Burgess.

England finished third in the opening round of the HSBC Sevens World Series on the Gold Coast after losing to eventual winners Fiji in the semi-finals.

Both the highs and lows of rugby were experienced by Bath-bound Sam Burgess as the rugby league star played and won Sunday’s NRL Grand Final with a fractured eye socket and broken cheekbone.

England captain Chris Robshaw simply ignores those questioning his leadership as the countdown ramps up for next year's World

England boss Stuart Lancaster has been dealt yet another injury setback after Exeter confirmed that back-row forward Tom Johnson will miss the autumn Tests next month.

Former England international Matt Stevens is set for a Twickenham return after being named in the Barbarians squad to tackle Australia next month.

Stuart Lancaster will coach England beyond the Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan after signing a record six-year contract extension.

England prop Alex Corbisiero will again miss out on international action in this autumn's international Test series after suffering a shoulder injury this weekend.

Toulon forward and former England international Andrew Sheridan has today announced that he will be retiring from rugby with immediate effect.

Martin Johnson reflects on his reign as England manager with a mixture of regret and defiance.

James Haskell has targeted Chris Robshaw's England place after welcoming the chance to play his way into Stuart Lancaster's autumn plans.

England's injury problems continue to mount after the loss of Tom Youngs for the entire autumn was compounded by growing concerns over the long-term health of Geoff Parling.

In the years following England’s dramatic Rugby World Cup final win at the Telstra Stadium, Sydney in 2003, English rugby has searched endlessly, and often fruitlessly, for a true successor to one Jonny Wilkinson.

National pride should have stopped former England flanker Steffon Armitage bidding to represent France at Rugby World Cup 2015, according to Sebastien Chabal.

Tom Youngs will miss England's autumn internationals after being ruled out of action by Leicester for three months with shoulder trouble.