Rugby Union

Marlie Packer says she’s “got a smile back” on her face as the England flanker scores four tries in her side’s 61-33 win over Italy in the Women’s Six Nations. BBC News

Available for over a year Former England international Katy Daley-McClean and ex-Black Fern Ruby Tui join Sara Orchard to review the Red Roses’ 61-33 thrashing of Italy in Parma. John Harrison’s reigning world champions made it 37 consecutive wins across all competitions with a dominant display in their fourth bonus-point …

England score nine tries to seal a 61-33 away win against Italy and set up a Women’s Six Nations title decider against France. BBC News

Marlie Packer scores four tries as England dominate Italy 61-33 in the Women’s Six Nations. With 59 tries to her name, Packer is only three scores away from becoming England women’s all-time top try scorer. FOLLOW LIVE: Women’s Six Nations on the BBC Available to UK users only. BBC News

BBC Sport pundits Zoe Stratford and Ruby Tui discuss the upcoming introduction of smaller rugby balls for this autumn’s WXV Global Series competition. BBC News

Maud Muir was a keen cricketer in her youth but decided to choose rugby union instead – a decision which eventually meant she became a World Cup winner in 2025. BBC News

Known for “boshing” – a term the England forwards like to use for swatting aside defenders – Muir smiled when discussing the skill. However, to “bosh” is what she reckons the correct terminology is. “It is running into someone and boshing them, or tackling them and boshing them,” Muir says. …

Gloucester: Barton; Joseph, Llewellyn, S Atkinson, Loader; C Atkinson, Williams (c); Rapava Ruskin, Blake, Fasogbon, Clark, Alemanno, Thomas, Venter, Trenholm. Replacements: Innard, Bleuler, Knight, Eite, Gwynne, Clement, Englefield, Edwards-Giraud. Sale: Carpenter; Roebuck, Louw, Ma’asi-White, O’Flaherty; Ford, Warr; McEachran, Longstaff, Opoku-Fordjour, Andrews, Bamber, van Rhyn (c), Vermeulen, Dugdale. Replacements: Austin, Onasanya, …

Jones says he has had lots of conversations so far with McFarland, who is currently working for Kobelco Kobe Steelers in Japan. But the interim head coach is looking forward to how the new coaching team will come up with a blueprint for the new Newcastle. “When we get together …

The immediate priority for Ulster is Friday’s penultimate United Rugby Championship (URC) regular-season game against the Stormers at Affidea Stadium (19:45 BST), according to head coach Richie Murphy. While Ulster have a European Challenge Cup final against Montpellier to look forward to on 22 May, thanks to their semi-final victory …

The Irish Rugby Football Union has confirmed that Irish clubs could play in the Premiership Women’s Rugby in the future. The PWR, currently restricted to English clubs, opened an expression of interest process in April for organisations who might join the nine-team competition if it expanded. The closing date for …

After a fallow week, Ireland will be aiming to bounce back from disappointment in Clermont when they host Wales in Belfast on Saturday. While Bemand said he has been “really pleased” with the opportunities Ireland have created in all three games, he wants his side to be more clinical against …

Former Australia international prop Jermaine Ainsley’s move to Saracens is off and he will return to the Southern Hemisphere for “personal reasons” after the termination of his Lyon contract. The 30-year-old had been due to link up with the north London club in preparation for the 2026-27 season but Sarries …

Bristol’s Harry Thacker makes his first Prem start since December as he comes into the front row in place of hooker Gabriel Oghre, who will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on a knee injury sustained away at Newcastle. With flanker Benjamin Grondona also joining Oghre on …

During Van Graan’s tenure Bath have won the Prem title, Prem Rugby Cup and Challenge Cup but the their only win in European top tier competition remains almost 30 years ago, when it was then known as the Heineken Cup. Bath fell short at the semi-final stage in 2006 away …

Mitchell suffered a hamstring injury during the Six Nations in February and was out of action until he reappeared as a replacement for Northampton in their European Champions Cup quarter-final defeat by Bath on 10 April. That left them with just the league to focus on and he started the …

Available for over a year Ireland Rugby Social is back with another great conversation from the heart of the game. This week, Gavin and Lindsay are joined by Ulster and Ireland international Brittany Hogan for an honest and engaging look at life in elite rugby. Brittany shares her journey from …

Australian prop Angus Bell returns in one of five changes made by Richie Murphy for Ulster’s United Rugby Championship game against the table-topping Stormers at Affidea Stadium on Friday (19:45 BST). Bell missed the Challenge Cup semi-final victory over Exeter Chiefs with a foot injury but is passed fit to …

Blind-side flanker Holland Bogan and outside centre Rachel Phillips make their first Scotland starts as head coach Sione Fukofuka makes seven changes for Saturday’s Six Nations meeting with France in Edinburgh. Leah Bartlett, Elis Martin, Louise McMillan, Becky Boyd and Rhona Lloyd return to the XV following a disappointing 41-14 …

Back-row forward Christiana Balogun has signed a new deal with Premiership Women’s Rugby side Bristol Bears to stay at the club beyond the 2025-26 season. The 28-year-old was one of seven uncapped players named in the England Red Roses squad for this year’s Six Nations, although she has yet to …