Leicester Tigers have announced that Tiffany Youngs, wife of club captain Tom, has been told that she is in remission after a four-year battle with cancer.

In axing the Channel 5 highlights package, the wave of optimism that has engulfed the start of this Premiership season has been weakened

Exclusive: If successful the 2014 World Cup winner would be the first woman and person of colour to hold the office

It comes a day after Azzurri said they would furiously block any attempt to allow Springboks to replace them

New deal will see ITV broadcast weekly highlights show as well as four live matches, starting with Sale vs Leicester on Jan 30

The 43-year-old has returned to officiating in the Premiership and the Champions Cup, but contemplated hanging up his whistle

Monye is concerned that a deep-rooted association with alcohol could be deterring newcomers at a time when participation levels are falling

People need to stop saying dishing out red cards spoils the game and start thinking about player safety

There has to be more clarity around how coaches and referees can speak about issues

Slade is the first high-profile British sportsperson to speak publicly of his concerns, which defy the advice of Government and clinicians

The club's financial future has been under scrutiny ever since a deadline was missed in May to repay £35 million back to bondholders

Toulouse’s petit general will be a player you will tell your children and grandchildren you were privileged to watch in the flesh

I never told Eddie how much I rated him as a professional, especially his brilliant montages, and how highly I regarded him as a man

Officials need to crack down on the scrummage as they do at the breakdown to avoid bores like the first half of England v Wales

Northern hemisphere can step up as skill levels will have chance to shine and game can be truly global

England have surely lost Six Nations titles because he was employed elsewhere, will they get another opportunity to bring Edwards on board?

People need to stop saying dishing out red cards spoils the game and start thinking about player safety

Tuilagi had attracted interest from French clubs, but was determined to remain in the Premiership to remain eligible for England selection

Black was integral to Newcastle's Premiership triumph at the dawn of professionalism and also enjoyed success with Wales and the Lions

The funds are being held by Premiership Rugby’s central authority, with BT Sport keen to resume the season in one form or another

Defeat to the Wallabies showed England are caught between two styles - right now it is a case of square pegs in round holes

When my pal Doddie Weir was diagnosed with the death sentence otherwise known as motor neurone disease, it would have been easy for him to wallow in self-pity.

The true scale of rugby’s mental health crisis can be exposed today as shocking new figures reveal that 62 per cent of retired players have suffered problems since leaving the professional game.

Overlooking live coverage for an antiques programme which is antique in itself is an insult to women's sport and a missed opportunity

McCall and Northampton director of rugby Chris Boyd believe pathways must be opened for the country's young talent

The Rugby Players�� Association is demanding a halt to the construction of artificial grass pitches at Premiership level after mounting concern over the injury risk posed by plastic surfaces.

Harlequins and South Africa centre is the new RPA Players' Player of the Year and has successive Premiership titles in his sights

I hope my voice here, and the platform I have to use it, will go some way to eventually silencing insecure keyboard warriors

Smith belongs to that very select band of players who create a frisson of excitement around the entire stadium whenever they have the ball

Supporters group writes to Premiership club about the 'cultural appropriation' with Wasps promising to review their policies regards issue

There is a plan afoot to take the Six Nations behind Sky’s satellite TV paywall and to prevent terrestrial broadcasters ITV and the BBC from combining their bids, a mechanism which has kept the...

Exclusive: Warren Gatland is poised to give the nod once again to his trusted lieutenant when the squad is unveiled on Thursday

If the Premiership remains at 13 teams then CEO Bill Sweeney said that the RFU would be prepared to half the minimum capacity for stadiums

We would not place all the kids struggling with maths in the top set, leaving them to simply sink or swim with a novice teacher to deal with the unintended consequences.

A 20-minute red card papers over the cracks - it is totally wrong, and if we go down that route then rugby is going to be in trouble

It is a tough call for Eddie Jones to split the pair, but I think England would be better with Manu Tuilagi at 12 and Henry Slade at 13

In axing the Channel 5 highlights package, the wave of optimism that has engulfed the start of this Premiership season has been weakened

The Rugby Football Union has made the bold declaration that it wants to be “the strongest sport in England”, and that the country should be “the world’s leading rugby nation” by setting out plans to...

Support from friends and former team-mates makes life a little easier – as Rob Burrow has discovered

At every breakdown any number of players feel free to ‘advise’ the referee as to what they think happened - it's time it was stamped out

Everything about the new proposed World League reeks of greed and leaves a bad taste in the mouth.

It will be the first time the two nations have played outside the World Cup

McCall will be in charge for top of the table clash against Leicester after absence on medical grounds and says it is 'business as normal'

Exclusive: A new deal with the BBC and ITV could be confirmed as soon as next week, with the women's championship also included

Plus: The first wave of British and Irish Lions players, including Northampton’s Courtney Lawes, are due to return to action this weekend

Pound for pound there was no one tougher than Smith; he must rank as Scotland’s greatest prop of the professional era, if not of all time