Sale Sharks today announced the signing of England International Hendre Fourie from Leeds Carnegie on a two year deal.  He will join for an undisclosed fee from Sale to Leeds.…

For matt stevens, life at Saracens this season started with a chocolate-eating contest and will end, he hopes, with a return to the England set-up for next month’s Churchill Cup.…

Gruff Rees embarks on Italian sojourn

Wales Under 18 head coach and WRU Performance Skills Coach (Ospreys region) Gruff Rees has agreed to join Italian Super Club Aironi Rugby on a one-year secondment from the Welsh…

Gulliver travels to promoted Warriors

Towering lock Ben Gulliver has today put pen to paper and completed his anticipated move to Worcester Warriors ahead of the club’s forthcoming Aviva Premiership season. Coventry-born second row Gulliver…

Thomas Waldrom and Manu Tuilagi win top awards

Leicester Tigers did the double at the 13th annual RPA Computacenter Rugby Players’ Awards, scooping both the Computacenter Players’ Player of the Year Award and the Norman Broadbent Young Player…

European rugby Player of the Year named

Sean O’Brien has been named as the ERC European Player of the Year for 2011. The award crowns a magnificent season for the Leinster back row player, who started every…

Magners League Grand Final preview

Munster earned the right to host the Magners League Grand Final at their home venue after finishing as the top team in the regular season and then beating the Ospreys…

Connacht make Heineken Cup for the first time

Connacht Rugby will taste Heineken Cup action for the first time next season – courtesy of Leinster winning their second Heineken Cup crown with a sensational comeback that clinched a…