Leicester Tigers 34-17 Northampton Saints, Aviva Premiership Final
May 25, 2013: "Wayne Barnes' decision to give Dylan Hartley his marching orders was brave given the occasion, but crucially it was the correct call." Graham Jenkins reports from the Premiership final
Leicester Tigers 34-17 Northampton Saints, Aviva Premiership Final
May 25, 2013: Leicester centre Anthony Allen said the heartbreak of losing two Aviva Premiership finals in as many seasons helped power the Tigers to their 37-17 victory over Northampton
British & Irish Lions
May 25, 2013: England hooker Dylan Hartley's British & Irish Lions hopes are hanging by a thread after he was sent-off in the Aviva Premiership final
Leicester Tigers 34-17 Northampton Saints, Aviva Premiership Final
May 25, 2013: The Leicester Tigers stormed to their tenth Aviva Premiership title thanks to a 37-17 victory over 14-man Northampton Saints who had Dylan Hartley dismissed for dissent on the stroke of half-time
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints, Aviva Premiership Final
May 25, 2013: Northampton Saints No.8 Samu Manoa has revealed how he turned his back on the street gang culture of San Francisco to carve out a career as one of the most devastating enforcers on the rugby stage
2015 Rugby World Cup
May 25, 2013: England boss Stuart Lancaster has been set the challenge of securing a place in the top two of the International Rugby Board world rankings ahead of his side's assault on the 2015 Rugby World Cup
Aviva Premiership
May 24, 2013: Northampton Saints lock Christian Day is adamant his side have learnt the lessons from the thrashing they received earlier this season at the hands of Saturday's Aviva Premiership final opponents the Leicester Tigers
England v Barbarians, Twickenham
May 24, 2013: Bath hooker Rob Webber will captain England for the first time against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Sunday
English Rugby
May 24, 2013: The Rugby Football Union has appointed Joe Lydon as its new head of international player development
Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints, Aviva Premiership Final
May 24, 2013: Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints will go head-to-head for the Aviva Premiership crown at Twickenham on Saturday
Bedford Blues 9-18 Newcastle Falcons, Championship play-off final, 1st leg
May 23, 2013: Newcastle moved a step closer to a return to the Aviva Premiership after claiming a nine-point lead over Bedford in the first leg of their Championship final, with fly-half Jimmy Gopperth doing most of the damage
England v Barbarians, Twickenham
May 23, 2013: The Barbarians have unveiled their team for the match against England on Sunday at Twickenham and World Cup-winning centre Mike Tindall has been handed the captain's armband
British & Irish Lions
May 23, 2013: Dylan Hartley will use Saturday's Aviva Premiership final to prove to the British & Irish Lions selectors that he is a genuine option to start the first Test against the Wallabies
Aviva Premiership
May 22, 2013: Wasps flyer Christian Wade completed a unique awards double on Thursday night when he was named the Rugby Players Association's Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year
British & Irish Lions
May 22, 2013: Harlequins skipper Chris Robshaw will not let his fitness levels slide in the off-season in case the British & Irish Lions need his services in Australia
Aviva Premiership
May 22, 2013: Danny Cipriani is adamant he is ready to take responsibility and fulfil his undoubtedly huge potential
News
May 21, 2013: Former England hooker turned TV pundit Brian Moore has reignited the debate over Delon Armitage's controversial try celebration on Saturday, saying that "ludicrous try celebrations is a path with only one end
Aviva Premiership Final
May 21, 2013: Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill is adamant they will not be distracted by any notion of sentiment when they come face-to-face with the Northampton Saints in Saturday's Aviva Premiership final
Women's rugby
May 21, 2013: Sarah Hunter will captain England women on their three-Test tour to New Zealand in July
England in South America
May 21, 2013: England have received a blow ahead of their tour to South America following the news Saracens duo Alex Goode and Joel Tomkins will miss the trip through injury
