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    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
      News in-depth
      English rugby union seeks to avert crisis on and off the pitch

      National side and league organiser in talks to address ‘conflict’ between game’s different tiers

      England vs France: Rugby Football Union runs the national side,
    • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
      Premiership Rugby club Wasps set to enter administration

      Side suspended from league by RFU and faces similar fate to rival Worcester Warriors as financial woes worsen

      Nizaam Carr of Wasps charges upfield  during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Bath Rugby and Wasps at the Recreation Ground on September 23
    • Monday, 22 November, 2021
      Leadership
      Eddie Jones: ‘My coaching wasn’t good enough’

      The England rugby head coach on his leadership mistakes and trying to maximise ‘the potential of the team’

    • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
      Coronavirus economic impact
      England’s sports set for £300m government bailout

      Rugby and horseracing benefit from rescue package, but upper level of men’s football and cricket miss out

    • Saturday, 7 November, 2020
      InterviewSport
      UK sport in need of government support, says broker Lansdown

      Bristol City boss rejects arguments that billionaire owners should bear all pandemic pain

    • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
      English Rugby losses in pandemic lead to renewed call for bailout

      RFU projects revenue shortfall of £145m and warns over grassroots game

    • Friday, 1 May, 2020
      Premier League
      Premier League leads UK sport’s return to action after shutdown

      Safety and commercial concerns remain but football, rugby and cricket begin talks to resume play in pandemic

    • Wednesday, 29 January, 2020
      News in-depthSaracens
      How rugby club Saracens taught executive skills — but hid the cheating

      Scandal-hit club sold its leadership philosophy to Allianz, Investec and Lidl

      Maro Itoje celebrates the Saracens winning the Rugby Union Premiership final in Twickenham in June 2019. The club was relegated last week because of persistent breaches of the league’s salary cap.
    • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
      Saracens
      Saracens owner made £1.3m property investments with players

      Nigel Wray’s ‘ill-considered approach’ led to Premiership Rugby champions’ relegation

      Rugby Union - European Champions Cup - Pool 4 - Saracens v Racing 92 - Allianz Park, London, Britain - January 19, 2020 Saracens' Owen Farrell in action Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
    • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
      News in-depthRugby
      World Cup ignites love affair between Japan and rugby

      First tournament held in Asia has left unexpectedly permanent stamp on the sport

      Japan fans await the start of the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup quarter-final match between Japan and South Africa at the Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo on October 20, 2019. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
    • Saturday, 26 October, 2019
      News in-depthRetail & Consumer industry
      England rugby eyes financial win from World Cup success

      Semi-final victory over All Blacks could lift sagging revenues

      England's Anthony Watson, second left, attempts to fend off tackles during the Rugby World Cup semifinal at International Yokohama Stadium between New Zealand and England in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
    • Friday, 13 September, 2019
      News in-depthSport
      The surprising success of world cup rugby in Japan

      Risk of holding tournament ouside sport’s strongholds appears to be paying off

      Japan players celebrate their shock victory in the now-famous 2015 Rugby World Cup match against South Africa
    • Friday, 16 November, 2018
      England rugby chief quits as financial crisis and infighting mount

      Steve Brown has been criticised by some of the game’s leading figures in recent weeks

      Twickenham Stadium. The RFU CEO Stephen Brown photographed in the stands. Pictures by Richard Cannon on Wednesday 24th October 2018
    • Wednesday, 14 November, 2018
      Sport
      General Atlantic joins scrum for Premiership Rugby

      Sport’s top clubs in England consider rival bids

      Leicester Tigers' Gareth Owen is tackled by Sale Sharks' Ben Curry and James O'Connor during the Premiership Rugby Cup match at Welford Road, Leicester PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday November 9, 2018. See PA story RUGBYU Leicester. Photo credit should read: Mike Egerton/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Editorial use only, No commercial use.
    • Saturday, 3 November, 2018
      English rugby looks to raise its game and cut costs as income falls

      Waning interest from corporate sponsors and broadcasters adds to pressure for results

      CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 23: Jonny May of England is tackled during the third test match between South Africa and England at Newlands Stadium on June 23, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)
    • Wednesday, 5 September, 2018
      European companies
      CVC Capital eyes £275m bid for Premiership Rugby

      Private equity deal would be biggest change to the sport since 1995

      Rugby Union - Premiership - Bristol Bears vs Bath Rugby - Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, Britain - August 31, 2018   Bath's Joe Cokanasiga in action with Bristol's Tusi Pisi and Ian Madigan   Action Images/Andrew Boyers - RC1DD0DE7A40
    • Saturday, 24 February, 2018
      Sport
      Target of half-female crowd in future at Scotland v England rugby

      Murrayfield increasingly mixed ahead of 125th Calcutta Cup match

      Scotland fans celebrate after the RBS 6 Nations match at BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh.
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2017
      Sport
      Power of money decried in awarding of Rugby World Cup to France

      South Africa and Ireland say emphasis on profit could damage the game

      Rugby Union - Autumn Internationals - France vs South Africa - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - November 18, 2017 South Africa's Jesse Kriel in action with France's Teddy Thomas REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2016
      Derek Wyatt
      Eddie Jones vs Roy Hodgson — there is only one winner

      What makes the England rugby coach special is his insight into a player’s soul, writes Derek Wyatt

      Roy Hodgson during a press conference in Chantilly, France. England were knocked out at the round of 16 stage of the 2016 European Championships last night after losing 2-1 to Iceland. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday June 28, 2016. See PA story SOCCER England. Photo credit should read: Mike Egerton/PA Wire
    • Thursday, 11 February, 2016
      UK schools
      Rugby scrums down with school over weight banding

      RFU backs selection by age after Wellington School changes policy to reduce injuries

      ECGET3 Boys playing rugby at Magdalen College School Playing Fields, Oxford, UK
    • Tuesday, 6 October, 2015
      World
      English rugby needs sterner stuff

      There can be no favourites — selection must be based on form, writes Will Carling

      England v Australia at Twickenham: the hosts crashed out, losing 13-33
    • Friday, 2 October, 2015
      Sport
      UK rugby authorities look for conversions in state schools

      RFU funds pay for sport’s introduction to more than 400 secondaries

      School children play rugby at Wasps RFC, Twyford Avenue Sports Ground. To go with Malcolm Moore RFU legacy story.
    • Thursday, 17 September, 2015
      News in-depthUK economy
      Rugby World Cup: Sport’s prospects rest on England’s shoulders

      Can host nation shake off memories of heavy drinking and dwarf tossing and survive ‘group of death’?

      England Rugby 2015 ambassador Lawrence Dallaglio poses for photographs with the Webb Ellis Cup, in front of the London Eye in London, as part as the upcoming Rugby World Cup, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. The  Rugby World Cup starts Friday, Sept. 18, with England playing Fiji, and ends with the final on Oct. 31. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
    • Wednesday, 9 September, 2015
      Sport
      Rugby World Cup comes to Brighton

      RFU hopes Springboks’ arrival in Sussex will boost involvement in the game

      General view inside the American Express Community Stadium before the league cup football match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Liverpool at The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, southern England on September 21, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ GLYN KIRK
									
									RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or live services. Online in-match use limited to 45 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.        (Photo credit should read GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Wednesday, 9 September, 2015
      Sport
      Nigel Owens details the on-the-pitch dominance of rugby referees

      Nigel Owens analyses how the rugby referee has evolved in a modern world

      Referee Nigel Owens sin bins England's Marland Yarde (L) during the first rugby union test match against New Zealand's All Blacks at Eden Park in Auckland June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Nigel Marple (NEW ZEALAND - Tags: SPORT RUGBY) - RTR3SMPH
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