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That will no longer be the case, however, with the game cancelled after two of Saracens’ academy players tested positive for Covid-19 and 16 members of the squad were forced into isolation. There were fears…

The decision has come with Harlequins sitting seventh in the Premiership table after six rounds of matches. That is where the club finished last season too, while they suffered defeat in the final of the…

E ngland’s Six Nations preparations have been rocked by a positive Covid-19 test returned by forwards coach Matt Proudfoot a week before the squad were set to gather for a pre-tournament training camp.  As a…

Saracens, who were relegated from the Premiership last season, were taking on Ealing in the Trailfinders Challenge Cup pre-season competition as they gear up for the start of the Championship – which begins in March….

Vunipola is the only one of the big-name England stars who have remained with the club after their relegation to play. The tournament, which also involves Doncaster, is designed to prepare the teams for the…

Sinckler appeared before a citing panel led by former England prop Duncan Bell and found guilty of “failing to accept the authority of the match official” after swearing at Karl Dickson, his former Harlequins team-mate,…

T he Trailfinders Challenge Cup was due to be a quiet preseason tune up for three Championship clubs but Saturday’s opener between Ealing and Saracens will take centre stage following the suspension of European competition…

P remiership Rugby has confirmed that England’s top-flight will take a two-week break after European competitions were temporarily suspended by EPCR on Monday. That forced the tournament organisers of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge…

T he Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have been temporarily suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The news comes off the back of the French authorities saying that the participation of TOP 14 clubs…