World Cup

Henry Slade believes helping Exeter Chiefs to a top-four Aviva Premiership finish is his best route to a World Cup training squad call.

Matt Giteau has hailed the "very exciting" player rule change that could see him revive his Australia Test career at the age of 32 and be a potential World Cup thorn in England's side.

There are now less than 200 days to go until World Rugby has it’s biggest celebration to date. England 2015 is set to be the biggest, highest attended and arguably most competitive Rugby World Cup to date.

England will "keep an open mind" on potential World Cup bolters such as Saracens lock Maro Itoje, according to backs coach Andy Farrell.

New Zealand fly-half Aaron Cruden feels like he has been "struck down by a sniper" after discovering the extent of a knee injury that looks set to keep him out of this autumn's Rugby World Cup.

As the 2015 Rugby World Cup draws ever closer Mike Stanton continues to look at some of the best young players that could feature at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. This week it is New Zealand and recently signed Ulster full-back, Charles Piutau.

As the 2015 Rugby World Cup draws ever closer Mike Stanton continues to look at some of the best young players that could feature at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. This week it is South Africa’s Sevens convert, Seabelo Senatla.

This afternoon the highly respected Chris Jones of BBC Rugby tweeted "The average Top 14 club budget at €21.2m, with €7.4m of that going to player wages last season". The expectation must be with the TV money from Canal + that figure will rise this season and again next season.

Robbie Henshaw’s rise to international rugby has been one of the least talked about success stories of the last year.

Wayne Barnes and JP Doyle are the two English officials included among the 12 referees appointed for the 2015 World Cup.

As the 2015 Rugby World Cup draws ever closer Mike Stanton continues to look at some of the best young players that could feature at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. This week it is French midfield mystero, Gael Fickou.

Dai Young believes Wasps stars Joe Simpson and Elliot Daly will struggle to crack England's World Cup squad, admitting "I don't know what more they can do".

As the 2015 Rugby World Cup draws ever closer Mike Stanton continues to look at some of the best young players that could feature at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. This week it is Exeter Chiefs’ playmaker, Henry Slade.

Jonny Wilkinson has rubbished reports he will join England's back-room staff for the World Cup, claiming "they've already got all the coaches they need".

Debbie Jevans has resigned as chief executive of the Rugby World Cup 2015 organising committee due to "personal reasons".

A new and official ticket re-sale service for the 2015 Rugby World Cup begins this week.

ITV will reunite a number of England's 2003 World Cup-winning heroes as part of their broadcasting line-up for this year's tournament.

World Rugby boss Brett Gosper has claimed his tweet was "over-interpreted" into partisanship when posting that hosts England failing to reach the World Cup quarter-finals would be "not the words we want to hear".

Bold selection calls can make or break a team in a Rugby World Cup year, but even with that guillotine hanging overhead, the time is nigh to give Henry Slade the reins to England Rugby.

As the 2015 Rugby World Cup draws ever closer Mike Stanton continues to look at some of the best young players that could feature at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. This week it is fly halves, and a certain Springbok called Handré Pollard.