George Ford will lead an England XV against a France XV at Twickenham, though his 100th cap is delayed as the match is ...

Jan 27 (Reuters) - England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) on Friday apologised after its new low tackle guidelines were met with widespread criticism, adding it would conduct workshops with ...

England head coach Steve Borthwick wants “as many England players as possible” involved with the Lions as he prepares an ...

Jan 19 (Reuters) - Tackling above the waist will be banned in community rugby matches from next season to "reduce head impact exposure and concussion risk", the Rugby Football Union (RFU ...

Bill Sweeney’s job as RFU CEO is on the line in a vote of no-confidence at Thursday afternoon’s special general meeting - Dan Mullan/Getty Images At 5pm this afternoon at Twickenham ...

However, RFU president Rob Udwin sent an email to council members on Tuesday evening in a bid to defuse mounting tensions by calling an emergency meeting for Dec 18 to enable members to discuss ...

Both could be seen mingling with attendees at a buffet lunch beforehand, along with RFU president Rob Udwin, senior vice-president Deborah Griffin, executive director of rugby development Steve ...

The RFU chairman is the only permanent member of the body's remuneration committee which oversees the pay awarded to all employees on a basic salary of more than £180,000 a year. "I have decided ...

Tom Ilube, who stepped down as RFU chairman on Friday, has been thrown under the bus by his fellow English rugby big wigs. Chief executive Bill Sweeney is also very much in danger of losing his ...

A two-thirds majority vote would then be required to oust chairman Ilube and press RFU directors to remove chief executive Sweeney whose compensation package triggered this crisis at the top of ...

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has urged Championship clubs to get on board with proposals for a revamped second tier as it sets out plans for an overhaul of the English game. The RFU is ...

After the assessment, the RFU has started implementing T1 Rugby, a non-contact version of the sport, in schools with the goal of having 5,000 schools participating in T1 Rugby within the next four ...