World Cup

England wing Jonny May hopes he can win the right to sit his Rugby World Cup entrance exams in New Zealand this summer.

England will be without three Lions forwards for their looming summer tour of New Zealand – prop Alex Corbisiero and flanker Tom Croft, despite recovering from injuries will not make the tour, whilst hooker Tom Youngs will forego Test action to support his ill wife.

Tournament bosses of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, to be hosted in England, have announced that supporters will not be segregated in the stands of each game.

Responding to their demands for £14 million compensation, Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie says that Aviva Premiership clubs will benefit from the 2015 World Cup.

Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Mark Dodson maintains his ambition for Scotland to win the 2015 World Cup is perfectly reasonable.

England legend and Rugby World Cup winner Kyran Bracken chats to Talking Rugby Union Editor Austin Halewood about his thoughts on the current England team, the battle for number 9, his own rugby memories and the modern day scrum-half.

One of the stars of this year’s 6 Nations competition, scrum half Danny Care, believes that England are perfectly equipped to topple New Zealand on home turf in the summer test series and then win the 2015 World Cup on English soil next year.

Saturday’s play got underway on a glorious spring day in the Italian capital, as Stuart Lancaster’s men endeavoured to pull-off a real ‘Italian Job’ and put as many points past the Italians as possible.

Head coach Stuart Lancaster accepts that England must win this year’s RBS 6 Nations as they seek to match the mounting excitement that has accompanied through the tournament as they build towards the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

As Stuart Lancaster continues to mould his England side ahead of the 2015 World Cup, recent reports suggest he may have a wildcard ready to play come the start of the tournament.

Ireland and Lions second-row Paul O’Connell has signed a new two-year deal with the IRFU to stay in Munster until at least June 2016; rejecting the lure of a move to France.

Current Australia captain Ben Mowen has decided to pursue a career in French rugby from the end of the year and, therefore, looks set to miss out on representing the Wallabies at the next Rugby World Cup.

Despite being, what I consider, the best sport on the planet it is fair to say that rugby is a complicated game.

Plans for a proposed new venue for Ireland's rugby World Cup bid in 2023 have been quashed.

Full-back Delon Armitage has signed a two-year contract extension with French side Toulon, which lessens the likelihood of him playing for England in the 2015 World Cup.

Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland has signed a new long-term contract to remain coach of the nation until after the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

England captain Chris Robshaw would prefer to be battle hardened by European competition than rested heading into the 2015 World Cup.

TRU are giving you the opportunity to win a copy of the 2003 England Ruby Scrapbook signed by none other than Lawrence Dallaglio!

2003 World Cup winner Ben Cohen recalls his memories of English rugby’s greatest game.

Rugby Broadcaster John Inverdale fondly remembers what ‘people back home were thinking’, as he summarises his thoughts on the 2003 Rugby World Cup in 15 Seconds.