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Rugby · 2 min read England exit the Rugby League World Cup despite beating Papua New Guinea England's men's rugby league team have been eliminated from the World Cup at the group stage. A 34-12 victory over Papua New Guinea was not enough because the remaining qualification route depended on a highly unlikely result in Tonga's match with Samoa. Read story

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Rugby 2 min read Tonga punish England 30-12 in their Rugby League World Cup opener England opened the 2026 men's Rugby League World Cup with a 30-12 defeat by Tonga in Perth. Tonga led 10-0 at half-time and pulled away after the break through a more powerful carry game and sharper finishing near the line. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Exeter beat Newcastle 34-28 as Wade hits 100 Exeter secured a 34-28 win over Newcastle as Christian Wade reached 100 Premiership tries, with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso facing an injury scan. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Northampton Saints 71-48 Bath in 119-point match Northampton Saints scored 11 tries to beat Bath 71-48 in the second highest-scoring match in English top-flight rugby union history. Read more
Rugby 4 min read New Zealand 50-19 Australia: Bledisloe Cup New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup with a 50-19 win over Australia at Eden Park, using a five-try second half to turn a close Test into a decisive result. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Aoife Wafer misses Ireland’s South Africa Tests Aoife Wafer has been ruled out of Ireland’s WXV Global Series trip to face South Africa, with Ruth Campbell returning from injury in the 30-player squad. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Wakefield Trinity top 2026 club gradings Wakefield Trinity’s Grand Final-winning season has taken them to first place in the RFL’s 2026 Club Grading rankings, with a Grade A score of 17.85. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Scarlets face 2028 threat in WRU plan Scarlets are fighting to retain their place in Welsh professional rugby after the WRU's preferred model put either them or Ospreys at risk by 2028. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Marlie Packer misses England’s North America tour Marlie Packer will remain at home as England select a 32-player squad for WXV Global Series matches against Canada and the USA in North America. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Blackheath beat Doncaster 33-26 after 27-year wait Blackheath recovered from 12-0 down to beat Doncaster Knights 33-26 and register their first win at Level 2 of English rugby for 27 years. Read more
Rugby 3 min read Gloucester 48-0 Harlequins in Prem rout Gloucester scored eight tries and kept Harlequins scoreless in a 48-0 Kingsholm win that sent the Cherry and Whites top of the early Prem table. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Bath 40-34 Exeter Chiefs in Prem thriller Bath held off Exeter Chiefs’ second-half resurgence to win 40-34 at the Rec, take five points and move top of the Prem after two rounds. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Scotland retain full-time men’s sevens programme Scottish Rugby will continue its full-time men’s sevens programme, with a seven-player contracted core and a first tournament since 2022 in Nairobi. Read more
Rugby 3 min read Nathan Charles reveals MND diagnosis Former Wallaby and ex-Gloucester, Bath and Wasps hooker Nathan Charles has disclosed a motor neurone disease diagnosis at the age of 37. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Saracens face fines over Brendan Venter Saracens are reportedly set for Prem Rugby fines after Brendan Venter missed media commitments at the league launch and against Leicester. Read more
Rugby 3 min read England Women name 2026 Rugby League World Cup squad Stuart Barrow has selected England Women’s 23-player squad for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, including four possible debutants. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Saracens beat Leicester Tigers 40-38 Rotimi Segun scored two late tries as Saracens overcame Nick Isiekwe’s 20-minute red card to beat Leicester Tigers 40-38 at Welford Road. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Australia beat South Africa 42-38 in Perth The Wallabies scored five tries and defended with 11 players during a frantic finale to overcome South Africa 42-38 in Perth. Read more
Rugby 4 min read Gloucester 45-24 Exeter: Lake scores twice Dewi Lake scored twice on his Gloucester captaincy debut as the Cherry and Whites beat Exeter 45-24 for their first league win at Sandy Park since 2015. Read more

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