8:53 AM BST The RFU and Premiership Rugby face a parliamentary enquiry after two Gallagher Premiership teams went into administration in the past three weeks. Worcester Warriors and Wasps have both fallen into administration with their players and staff losing their jobs. If Wasps are relegated from the Premiership, the league will drop from 13

6:00 PM BST England’s Eddie Jones will look to emulate Premier League leaders Arsenal’s quick start to matches during the autumn internationals having exchanged ideas with coach Mikel Arteta as part of a coaching group which includes figures from the NFL and NBA. The group — which meets over Zoom — also includes Green Bay

2:57 PM BST Premiership club Wasps have been placed into administration, the Coventry-based side said on Monday after they were suspended by England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) last week when they were unable to find a solution to their financial woes. 167 employees were made redundant as a result of the club being placed into

1:39 PM BST Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Bill Sweeney has said a condensed Premiership makes more sense as the governing body works with England’s top division to create a more sustainable structure and address player welfare issues. Sweeney’s comments came amid financial crises at both Wasps and Worcester Warriors which have prompted the

10:06 AM BST Centre Emily Scarratt scored all of England’s points as they claimed a tense 13-7 victory over France in their women’s Rugby World Cup Pool C clash at the Northland Events Centre in Whangarei on Saturday to record a 27th consecutive test win. England qualify for the quarter-finals having dominated territory and possession,

12:46 PM BST Eddie Jones said next year’s Rugby World Cup will not be his last and he has more to accomplish in the game after he steps down as England coach at the end of the tournament in France. The Australian is contracted to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) until the end of the

9:48 AM BST England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the top division Premiership have announced plans to review the league’s structure and introduce greater financial transparency in a joint statement on Thursday in the wake of financial crises at Wasps and Worcester Warriors. Wasps, one of only four ever-present teams in the Premiership, are set

2:46 PM BST Wasps are set to enter into administration in the coming days with the club unable to find a solution to their financial woes and have been suspended from the Premiership. The former Premiership and European champions had filed a notice in the High Court last month stating their intention to appoint an

2:46 PM BST Wasps are set to enter into administration in the coming days with the club unable to find a solution to their financial woes, the Coventry-based Premiership side said on Wednesday. The former Premiership and European champions Wasps had filed a notice in the High Court last month stating their intention to appoint

11:21 AM BST Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 rugby World Cup in France, has been sacked after a report by the French Labour Inspectorate found that he oversaw an “extremely degraded social environment” at the organising committee. “Taking note of the report’s conclusions, France 2023’s board has decided to terminate the