England

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.

The England U20s retained their Junior Rugby World Cup title after fending off a ferocious second half onslaught from the 2012 champions South Africa in Auckland, to emerge 21-20 winners.

England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster has made an enormous seven changes to the side that lost 28-27 in Dunedin last Saturday, with Manu Tuilagi and the mid-field at the heart of the discussion once again.

2013 Player of the Year Kieran Read has returned to the All Blacks starting lineup for this Saturday’s third and final Test with England.

With England’s Test series in New Zealand well underway, with two Tests and a tour match down with just this weekend’s game in Hamilton left, TRU looks at whether the All Blacks should be able to select overseas players.

Ahead of Stuart Lancaster’s team unveiling tonight, we at Talking Rugby Union wanted to highlight the key decisions he faces when selecting his starting XV?