Saracens

Owen Farrell has given Stuart Lancaster an injury scare heading into England's RBS 6 Nations get-together.

Saracens seal Premiership victory in pivotal year for women’s rugby.

Saracens took a giant stride towards the European Champions Cup quarter-finals by flooring Irish heavyweights Munster at Allianz Park.

Saracens lock George Kruis is available for the start of England's RBS 6 Nations campaign after receiving a three-week suspension for a dangerous tackle.

Saracens second row George Kruis will face a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday evening after being cited for a dangerous tackle in Friday's 24-23 defeat at Gloucester.

England suffered what appeared to be a major pre-RBS 6 Nations injury scare when number eight Ben Morgan was carried off during Gloucester's dramatic 24-23 Aviva Premiership victory against Saracens at Kingsholm.

Saracens players involved in Saturday's Aviva Premiership victory over London Irish wore sensors designed to measure the force and direction of impacts to the head.

David Strettle scored a brace of tries as Saracens ground out a 22-6 Aviva Premiership win over London Irish at Allianz Park.

Wasps' recent improvement continued with a win over Gloucester while there were also post-Christmas Aviva Premiership wins for London Irish, Bath, Leicester, Saracens and Northampton.

Saracens claim that seven Aviva Premiership clubs have indicated they want the existing salary cap system scrapped.

Owen Farrell scored a try and kicked six points on his return to the Saracens side as they kept themselves in European Rugby Champions Cup contention with a 19-15 triumph over Sale Sharks.

Saracens' England international lock Mouritz Botha is to leave the Aviva Premiership club and join South African Super Rugby franchise The Sharks.

England number eight Billy Vunipola has been replaced by Thomas Waldrom in the squad preparing for Saturday's QBE International against Australia because of concussion.

With Stuart Lancaster’s England squad now fully assembled at Pennyhill Park and preparing themselves physically and mentally for their clash with New Zealand, two players who have been drawing particular attention are the uncapped duo of George Kruis and Henry Slade.

Munster made it two European Champions Cup wins out of two by keeping Saracens scoreless in the second half of a 14-3 win at Thomond Park.

Owen Farrell will make his first start for five weeks - and a fortnight before England face world champions New Zealand - when Saracens tackle European Champions Cup rivals Munster on Friday night.

European Champions Cup round 1 preview: Saracens boss Mark McCall says that despite his side reaching the final of the Heineken Cup last season, this year's Champions Cup campaign could be an even harder slog.

Saracens back-row forward Billy Vunipola says he is coming to terms with the "extra attention" he is receiving following his breakthrough season last year and that he just wants to keep improving.

After another thrilling weekend of rugby action from the domestic competitions in the northern hemisphere to the Rugby Championship in the south, the Pick of the Premiership is back once again.

The Premiership picks are coming through thick and fast and this week, week three of the feature, we at Talking Rugby Union wanted to bring you the best tries of the weekend.