England

Why Wasps are ‘excited for the future’

Wasps' win over Bath at the beginning of the week has reignited their top four ambitions and whilst the here and now should excite the club, the future also looks bright at the Ricoh Arena.
4 September 2020

RFU's Steve Grainger provides update on National Leagues

RFU Development Director Steve Grainger has said the return of National League rugby effectively relies on two key elements.
3 September 2020

England's Quilter Cup clash against Barbarians expected to have 20,000 spectators

England's upcoming Quilter Cup game against Barbarians to be played at Twickenham Stadium is expected to have 20,000 spectators.
3 September 2020

Ugo Monye Exclusive: The grassroots game cannot be neglected

Gallagher ambassador Ugo Monye chatted exclusively to TRU about the importance of grassroots rugby.
2 September 2020

England to face Barbarians in Quilter Cup contest on 25th October

England will line up to face Barbarians in the in the Quilter Cup contest at Twickenham Stadium on 25th October.
2 September 2020

Bath are moving in the 'right direction' with Obano and Spencer

In the lead up to their clash against Wasps, Bath players Ben Spencer and Beno Obano spoke to TRU and other members of the press.
31 August 2020

England players to take 25% paycut

England players have agreed to take a 25 per cent salary cut in their new one-year deal with the Rugby Football Union to make amends for the financial crisis created by the pandemic coronavirus.
31 August 2020

Pat Lam on a 'big week' in the Premiership

Ahead of their midweek clash against Exeter, Pat Lam admits it could be a vital week for Bristol Bears and their top four rivals.
24 August 2020

Exclusive: Dan Norton – 'Finding Ways to Move Forwards'

Top try scorer in sevens history, Dan Norton spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey about recent cuts to England’s Sevens programme.
17 August 2020

Lee Blackett: Wasps will 'predominantly spend time focusing on ourselves'

Preparing for a trip to Northampton on Sunday, Wasps Head Coach Lee Blackett admits the Midlands club will be putting a lot of focus on themselves during Premiership Rugby's restart.
14 August 2020

Exclusive: Sydney Gregson on why her goals haven’t changed

Speaking to TRU, England Sevens player Sydney Gregson tells us why her goals remain the same despite RFU cutting their Sevens programme.
14 August 2020

Exclusive: Richard de Carpentier - It feels like the only people not supporting us are the RFU

In an exclusive interview with Talking Rugby Union, Richard de Carpentier spoke to TRU's Joe Harvey about recent events surrounding the future of England’s Sevens programme.
11 August 2020

Selection of Saracens players will only be on form - Eddie Jones

England coach Eddie Jones assured that Saracens players will be judged only on form despite them featuring in the second tier Championship competition next season.
11 August 2020

Resumption of grassroots rugby in England gets DCMS approval

The Rugby Football Union has confirmed that the return of grassroots rugby in England has been given an approval by the department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
9 August 2020

Fixtures for postponed Six Nations matches confirmed

The fixtures for the postponed games of the 2020 Six Nations tournament has been unveiled with the matches set to take place at end of October.
5 August 2020

Postponed Six Nations games to be played in October

World Rugby has confirmed that the postponed games of this year's Men's and Women's Six Nations competitions will be conducted in October.
30 July 2020

Exclusive: Phil Burgess - I had prepared myself to leave at this point

Speaking exclusively to Talking Rugby Union, England Sevens player Phil Burgess discusses the situation he and his England teammates find themselves in less than a year from Tokyo 2021.
29 July 2020

Alex Rieder: The RFU has completely neglected the north

On Tuesday, The Rugby Paper revealed that the Yorkshire Carnegie RFU licensed academy was being disbanded.
18 July 2020

Eddie Jones reaffirms his commitment to England as they look to the future

Eddie Jones has always focused on the end goal for England and navigating a path to France 2023 has already had its challenges.
16 July 2020

RFU plans to make 139 jobs redundant after predicting loss of £107m

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney said the board is planning to cut 139 jobs following the financial crisis created by the pandemic coronavirus.
7 July 2020