Wales’ constant revolving injury door during the 2015 Rugby World Cup has made Warren Gatland’s men favourites to land next year’s Six Nations title, according to absent full-back Leigh Halfpenny.

When an amateur sports club has an official historian, it becomes obvious that there is more to that team than immediately meets the eye.

Despite Sale Sharks recently being crowned Kings of the North, as well as George Ford and Owen Farrell both hailing from these parts, there is a tangible difference between rugby in the North West and the rest of the country.

Brad Barritt believes that The RFU’s All Schools programme is beneficial to the North West, and not just in terms of the increased pool of talent emerging from the area.

Hendre Fourie has swapped the pitch for the classroom to deliver engaging sessions combining the sport of rugby with basic financial education with Number Cruncherz.

A doctor researching the role of genetics in rugby concussion injuries at Manchester Metropolitan University says findings could help elite athletes get over potentially career-ending injuries more quickly.

England’s insipid early exit from their Rugby World Cup is inevitably going to be the catalyst for endless recrimination.

Winger Edwards signed on at the AJ Bell Stadium on a one-year contract after he impressed in the opening games of the inaugural contest.

For one Rochdale rugby player, tonight’s World Cup opener between England and Fiji carries a level of significance that goes beyond the mere eighty minutes, owing to an association that backdates half a century.

Oldham’s George Ford has held off Owen Farrell to start at 10 for England in tonight’s World Cup opener against Fiji, but this is far from the first time the two have competed head-to-head.

Former South African international Brian Mujati has signed for the Manchester-based Premiership rugby side on a two-year deal from Racing Metro and is set for a home debut this weekend against Leicester in the Kings of the North.