Christian Wade Equals Chris Ashton's Prem Try Record as Gloucester Extend Their Lead
One try from history, a first win of the season for Newcastle and Gloucester flying high. Here is the Prem roundup.
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'That's what I do' - Wade scores again to equal Prem try-scoring record
Christian Wade has equalled the Prem Rugby try-scoring record, level on 101 with Chris Ashton, and the Newcastle winger has shown no signs of slowing down.
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Impressive Gloucester beat Bath to extend lead at top of Prem
Gloucester storm to their first win over Bath in the Prem at Kingsholm since April 2022 with a 23-5 victory built on an immense defensive display.
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Patterson stars as Edinburgh beat Lions
A sparkling display from scrum-half Hector Patterson inspires Edinburgh to a comfortable URC victory over Lions.
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Six-try Sharks condemn Cardiff to rare home defeat
Sharks score six tries to become first side to beat Cardiff at the Arms Park in 2026 in the United Rugby Championship.
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WRU bosses under pressure to resign after £18m loss
Swansea City council has called for Welsh Rugby Union bosses to resign after a loss of £18m for the latest financial year.
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Wales look to show top-six credentials in Japan
Wales need to build on encouraging home WXV Global Series performances when playing back-to-back Tests in Japan.
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NRL stalwart Starling joins St Helens from Canberra
St Helens sign Canberra Raiders hooker Tom Starling on a three-year deal for the start of the 2027 season.
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Superb Samoa run riot to inflict heavy defeat on woeful Wales
Samoa score 14 unaswered tries as they thrash Wales 76-0 to secure their first win in Pool A at the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup, whilst the result leaves Wales with two defeats from two.
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England scrum-half Van Poortvliet signs multi-year Leicester deal
England scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet extends his stay at Leicester Tigers by signing a new multi-year deal.
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Australia come back to beat Scotland again in WXV
Scotland fail to hang on to a half-time lead against Australia in Canberra as they slump to a ninth straight Test defeat.
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Castleford hooker Hood signs new one-year contract
Castleford Tigers hooker Liam Hood signs a new deal until the end of the 2027 Super League season.
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Smith partnership & Saracens spice - Furbank on life at Quins
George Furbank traded champions Northampton for struggling Harlequins - and the early signs of synergy with Marcus Smith are promising.
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England must balance points chase with discipline - Ashton
England winger Matty Ashton stresses the need to balance the chase for points with retaining their discipline when they face France in Perth on Saturday in their second Rugby League World Cup group fixture.
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London Irish target 2027 return after takeover
London Irish hope to return to professional rugby as early as next season, with new owner Steve Daniels promising to build a sustainable club.
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Currys to play together for first time in 16 months
Tom and Ben Curry start for Sale for first time in 16 months while Christian Wade looks to break the try record, in team news from the Prem.
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Australia call up son of World Cup winner Wilson
Teddy Wilson, the son of former Wallabies captain and 1999 Rugby World Cup winner David Wilson, is called up for the first time by Australia
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Samoa run in 14 tries to thrash Wales at World Cup
Wales again lose heavily at the Rugby League World Cup as Samoa's pace and power inflicts a 76-0 defeat on the debutants.
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Exeter's Wyatt suffers fresh injury blow
Exeter back Tommy Wyatt could be out until December after injuring his ankle.
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What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas for England
England face Australia at the Women's Rugby League World Cup on Saturday determined to show they have moved on from the nightmare of their last meeting in Las Vegas 19 months ago.
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McDermott calls for Super League to accept NRL investment
England head coach Brian McDermott calls for Super League to accept investment from Australia's NRL in order to improve the English game.
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From safari to Springboks - King ready for history
In the middle of safaris, birthday celebrations and games of the Traitors, Ireland captain Erin King knows they are in South Africa to do a job.
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Rugby's data revolution - can Moneyball be oval?
Top rugby clubs are increasingly turning to data when they plan their moves to recruit talent.
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Sheehan switches to number eight for Munster derby
Leinster captain Dan Sheehan will start at number eight for the first time in Saturday's United Rugby Championship interprovincial derby against Munster at Aviva Stadium.
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Searle rejected France move to push on at Tigers
Billy Searle says he signed a new three-year deal with Leicester Tigers to "lead the team forward" and "push his game on" rather than potentially return to France.
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Rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union or often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in England in the first half of the 19th century. Rugby involves running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, the game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The pitch has H-shaped goalposts at both ends.
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Rugby football
Rugby football, also known simply as rugby, is a type of football, a team sport which developed in the nineteenth century in the United Kingdom, and which later split into the modern sports of rugby union and rugby league. Rugby football started at Rugby School in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, where the rules were first put down in written (codified) form in 1845.
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Saracens in talks over Itoje extension as Top 14 clubs circle
Saracens hope to extend Maro Itoje's deal amid reported interest from Top 14 clubs, which could spell the end of the England captain's Test career.
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Rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 m (74 yd) wide and 112–122 m (122–133 yd) long with H-shaped posts at both ends. It is one of the two major codes of rugby football, the other being rugby union.
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How sport helps Bluck's autism journey
Hannah Bluck reveals how sport has helped her autism after becoming a Wales international in a fourth different sport and fifth overall.
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Laws of rugby union
The laws of Rugby Union are defined by World Rugby (originally the International Rugby Football Board, and later International Rugby Board) and dictate how the game should be played. They are enforced by a referee, generally with the help of two assistant referees.
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England suffer injury blow as Strange ruled out of World Cup
Jasmin Strange's withdrawal from the England squad with a knee injury is a "devastating blow" to their World Cup prospects says head coach Stuart Barrow.
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Comparison of rugby league and rugby union
The team sports rugby union and rugby league share origins and thus have many similarities. Initially, following an 1895 split in rugby football, rugby union and rugby league differed in administration only.
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I'm serious about getting England call - Hendy
Northampton back George Hendy says he is determined to force his way into England contention, with the autumn internationals looming.
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