http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/english/ The latest stories from the Rugby Union section of the BBC Sport web site. en-gb Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:30 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sol/shared/img/sport_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/english/ 120 60 15 Northampton flanker Tom Wood has urged his side to seize a rare opportunity in the Premiership final against Leicester. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22607811 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22607811 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:06 GMT Exeter scrum-half Haydn Thomas wants to make his England chance count against the Barbarians on Sunday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22612890 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22612890 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:23:38 GMT England's Ben Morgan feels Sunday's match against the Barbarians gives fringe players a chance to impress. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22613353 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22613353 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:02:41 GMT Jonny Wilkinson says he will do everything possible to be fit enough to answer a Lions injury call if he is needed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22604327 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22604327 Mon, 20 May 2013 21:00:05 GMT Jersey will host Premiership finalists Leicester in a pre-season friendly for the second year in-a-row in August. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22607658 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22607658 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:29:04 GMT Saracens pair Alex Goode and Joel Tomkins withdraw from England's summer tour to Uruguay and Argentina through injury. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22453810 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22453810 Mon, 20 May 2013 17:14:51 GMT Head coach Malcolm Brown praises his Cumbria side for reaching Twickenham in the Championship Shield final. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22602851 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22602851 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:17 GMT London Wasps sign Bedford Blues prop and member of the armed forces Ricky Reeves for next season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22599968 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22599968 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:48:23 GMT Financially-stricken Championship club Nottingham Rugby are in discussions with two potential new owners. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22569536 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22569536 Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:45 GMT Cornwall boss Dave Thomas is proud of his side as their 41-29 win over Hertfordshire sends them to their first County Championship final since 1999. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22566314 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22566314 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:17:03 GMT Leicester Tigers have signed France international prop Jerome Schuster to replace the departing Martin Castrogiovanni. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22569543 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22569543 Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:18 GMT Gloucester complete the signing of Scarlets and Wales scrum-half Tavis Knoyle on a two-year contract. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22544302 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22544302 Thu, 16 May 2013 07:11:29 GMT Bath's 25-year-old Fijian centre Semesa Rokoduguni signs a new contract with the Premiership club. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22553241 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22553241 Thu, 16 May 2013 13:39:26 GMT Plymouth Albion sign Coventry centre Heath Stevens and prop Tom Harrison from French side FC Auch Gers. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22567420 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22567420 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:26:16 GMT Argentina international winger Gonzalo Camacho says he hopes to stay in Britain once his Exeter Chiefs contract ends. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22521968 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22521968 Tue, 14 May 2013 08:45:45 GMT Martin Castrogiovanni says he does not have a club for next season, but had to leave Leicester for regular rugby. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22541849 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22541849 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:44:05 GMT Championship play-off finalists Bedford Blues hand contracts to five of their backs ahead of next season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22538813 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22538813 Wed, 15 May 2013 11:11:07 GMT Dean Ryan targets former club Gloucester in the hope of bringing in Carl Hogg as the new forwards coach at Sixways. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22527719 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22527719 Tue, 14 May 2013 14:42:52 GMT Nottingham's Shaun Malton, Rory Lynn and Ryan Hough have signed new deals with the Championship club for next season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22527932 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22527932 Wed, 15 May 2013 07:12:28 GMT Leicester Tigers flanker Julian Salvi tells BBC East Midlands Today that getting the right amount of rest will be crucial in the build up to the Premiership final against Northampton Saints on Saturday week. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22514378 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22514378 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:20:41 GMT Northampton Saints director of rugby Jim Mallinder tells BBC Radio Northampton "it's great to get to a Twickenham final" after three Premiership semi-final exits in the last three seasons. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22501339 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22501339 Sun, 12 May 2013 17:31:03 GMT Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards tells BBC Look North he was pleased to overhaul Leeds in the play-off semi-final but the hard work is still to come, in the final against Bedford. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22507795 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22507795 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:17:39 GMT Cornish-born Plymouth Albion flanker Sam Matavesi reflects on his surprise call-up to the Fijian national team. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22551368 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22551368 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:04:52 GMT How does a squad made up from four different nations bond together for the British and Irish Lions? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22500959 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22500959 Mon, 13 May 2013 05:46:33 GMT BBC Sport's rugby union expert Jeremy Guscott on the Premiership final, Owen Farrell's form and more http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22519759 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22519759 Tue, 14 May 2013 06:27:53 GMT BBC Sport's rugby union expert on his Lions scrum-halves, what mind-set a Lion needs and many more topics http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22255915 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22255915 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:17:14 GMT Jack Cuthbert scores a hat-trick as Bath beat Bucuresti 53-8 in the Amlin Challenge Cu at the Recreation Ground. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21027619 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21027619 Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:15:10 GMT Northampton Saints move into the Premiership's top four after a 30-19 win over Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20892903 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20892903 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:51:40 GMT George Skivington scores two tries as London Irish shock Gloucester to end a run of six Premiership defeats. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20892930 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20892930 Sat, 05 Jan 2013 17:14:37 GMT Harlequins make it six Heineken Cup wins out of six as the Pool Three winners beat Biarritz in sodden south west France. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21027009 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21027009 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:43:21 GMT Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill says there will be no complacency in Saturday's Heineken Cup tie in Italy. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20666041 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20666041 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:34:23 GMT Two tries from Jack Moates help London Irish defeat Mont de Marsan in the Amlin Challenge Cup. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20971193 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20971193 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:13:50 GMT Former Wales and Lions fly-half Stephen Jones will retire at the end of the season and take up a coaching position with London Wasps. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21617435 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21617435 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:01:20 GMT Cornish Pirates loan London Welsh winger Ashley Smith until the end of the season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21334381 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21334381 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:15:48 GMT Northampton keep their Heineken Cup hopes alive as they beat Castres to go second in Pool Four, but fail to earn a bonus point. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20947748 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20947748 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:47:13 GMT Saracens move up to second in the Premiership as they come from behind to claim a convincing victory against Sale. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20893998 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20893998 Sun, 06 Jan 2013 16:57:48 GMT The Heineken Cup quarter-final dates are announced with Saracens v Ulster taking place on Saturday, 6 April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21124597 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21124597 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:21:14 GMT Semisi Taulava scores the only try of the game as Worcester beat London Welsh in a tight encounter at Sixways. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20768079 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20768079 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:57:38 GMT BBC rugby union expert Jeremy Guscott discusses Jonny Wilkinson's form, Toulon winning the Heineken Cup and Australia's Lions squad http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22614964 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22614964 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:09 GMT Lichfield number eight Sarah Hunter will lead England women on their three-test tour to New Zealand in July. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22593427 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/22593427 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:59:53 GMT