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Next season's European Champions Cup will again comprise two pools of 12 teams, mirroring the set-up brought in during the Covid-19 pandemic, but will not feature South African clubs, organisers annou…

French Top 14 side Montpellier said Friday they have signed Fijian wing Masivesi Dakuwaqa on a two-year deal after his contract expired with Toulon for whom he made 38 appearances. Coach Philippe Sain…

Next season's two European rugby cups will be spread over nine weekends and begin in December, organisers announced on Wednesday. The European Cup and the secondary European Challenge Cup will start o…

International No 8 Marco Tauleigne has quit Bordeaux-Begles to join Top 14 rivals Montpellier on a three-year contract. The 27-year-old, capped four times for France, had been with Bordeaux since 2013…

Switzerland announced a switch to their Euro 2020 squad on Sunday, replacing third-choice goalkeeper Jonas Omlin who injured an ankle during a warm-up. "The Swiss national team is forced to change per…

Australia named 11 uncapped players in a 38-man squad to face France on Sunday led by veteran Michael Hooper, with lock Sitaleki Timani earning a recall eight years after last pulling on the jersey. T…

Wallabies playmaker James O'Connor is expected to be fit for next month's Test series against France after a neck injury sidelined him from Super Rugby Trans-Tasman, Australia coach Dave Rennie said T…

France captain Charles Ollivon will miss this summer's tour of Australia after tearing a cruciate ligament in his left knee in the weekend's Top 14 loss at Castres, his club Toulon said on Monday. Oll…

Samoa full-back Tim Nanai-Williams said on Sunday he will leave French Top 14 club Clermont at the end of the season. Nanai-Williams, 31, made the last of his 16 Test appearances at the 2019 Rugby Wor…

Former France captain Guilhem Guirado said he plans to retire at the end of next season. "I think it will be my last season," said the 34-year-old Montpellier hooker said late on Saturday in Pau at th…

Fly-half Morne Steyn, who turns 37 next month, was recalled by Rugby World Cup winner South Africa on Saturday for Test series against Georgia and the British and Irish Lions during July and August. H…

Fiji fly-half Ben Volavola scored one of Perpignan three tries as they won promotion back to the French Top 14 by beating Biarritz 33-14 in Saturday's Pro D2 final in Montpellier. Volavola crossed as …

Australia lock Matt Philip scored twice to keep Pau in the French Top 14 with Saturday's 41-25 win over Montpellier in the final round of the regular season. Philip, who made the last of his nine Wall…

Australia lock Matt Philip scored twice to keep Pau in the French Top 14 with Saturday's 41-25 win over Montpellier in the final round of the regular season. Philip, who made the last of his nine Wall…

Fly-half Morne Steyn, who turns 37 next month, was recalled by Rugby World Cup winner South Africa on Saturday for Test series against Georgia and the British and Irish Lions during July and August. H…

Japan full-back Kotaro Matsushima said on Thursday he "can't wait" to return to the Test scene after a potentially busy end to the Top 14 season with Clermont which starts by hosting La Rochelle this …

Ex-Brest manager Olivier Dall'Oglio was named Montpellier coach Tuesday, taking over from Michel Der Zakarian whose contract was not renewed after four seasons with the Ligue 1 club. Dall'Oglio was re…

Factfile on Switzerland ahead of Euro 2020, which starts on June 11: Honours: None Previous Euro performance: Four participations, best performance last 16 in 2016 FIFA ranking: 13 Nickname: La Nati C…

Arsenal's Granit Xhaka and Liverpool's Xherdan Shaqiri headed up the final 26-man Euro 2020 squad announced by Switzerland coach Vladimir Petkovic on Monday. But there was no place in the squad for Br…

As Eben Etzebeth nurses himself back to fitness and tries to focus on helping stumbling Toulon finish the Top 14 strongly, he is nevertheless thinking of the "massive" Lions tour to South Africa. The …