World Cup

England coach Eddie Jones has confirmed a 40-member squad for the second week of training in Bristol between 14th and 18th July.

New Zealand utility back Ben Smith insisted that the upcoming Rugby Championship will set the precedent for All Blacks' World Cup campaign to be played later this year in Japan.

France will lose the services of lock Paul Willemse for the World Cup scheduled in Japan later this year due to injury.

England’s World Cup training squad was announced on Thursday with some interesting inclusions as well as some notable absentees. Joe Harvey takes a look at the key points from Eddie Jones’ selection.

Nearly 10 months after retiring from international rugby, Joe Marler has made the decision to step back onto the international stage.

This week Strathmore Rugby Club Community Trust welcomed The Earl and Countess of Forfar to Perthshire to showcase all of the great projects that are going on to take the sport to as wide an audience as possible.

Joe Marler has come out of international retirement to be named in England’s Rugby World Cup training squad.

As he continues the summer training sessions in Portugal’s Algarve region this week with Scotland’s extended World Cup training squad, you could forgive Jamie Bhatti for feeling like he has ‘made it’.

Newcastle Falcons back-row Mark Wilson will join Sale Sharks on loan after the conclusion of the Rugby World Cup in Japan.

It is still over two months until the Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan, but the USA national team are already in camp gearing up for the Pacific Nations Cup where the side will play Japan, Samoa and the old enemy, Canada.

England coach Eddie Jones has recalled Gloucester fly-half Danny Cipriani in the second World Cup training camp that will be conducted over five days at The Lensbury Hotel in London.

Wales head coach Warren Gatland will make a return back to New Zealand after he was named the new head coach of Super Rugby club Chiefs for the 2020 season.

Leicester Tigers and Scotland back-row David Denton explains why he is turning to education once again after concussion has halted his rugby career.

With the showpiece event of the rugby calendar fast approaching, there will already be teams that will know their best teams as preparations have been stepped up over recent months.

Former Ulster and Nottingham player Ricky Andrew also had a desire to coach whilst playing and his work in the game has taken him to Spain, who themselves are making strides.

As international players begin working together in World Cup training camps, the time that they spend together away from the pitch is very important, according to Scotland's Fraser Brown.

Ireland have announced that Italy assistant coach Mike Catt will join the coaching panel at the end of the World Cup scheduled in Japan later this year.

Former England international and World Cup winner Mike Catt is set to join Ireland's coaching panel at the conclusion of the World Cup in Japan later this year according to reports.

In recent Rugby World Cups, there have been teams as well as players who have made a name for themselves in the competition and with less than 100 days to go until Japan, Angus Williams takes a look at who could shine this year.

Darcy Graham starred for Scotland in two under-20s World Championship events so it is fitting that with this year’s tournament set to come to an end in Argentina on Saturday, the flying winger is continuing to make a name for himself on an even bigger stage.