Captain Dewi Lake recovers from injury to be named by Wales against South Africa for the Nations Championship match in Durban on Saturday.

Fit-again wing Robert Baloucoune returns to the Ireland line-up for Saturday's much-anticipated Nations Championship game against New Zealand in Auckland.

Former Bristol Bears lock Chris Vui says he has been left "devastated" after being banned until July 2027 for a contested doping violation.

Scarlets have signed 6ft 6in, 21-year-old former New Zealand Under-20s lock Tom Allen from Super Rugby Pacific champions the Hurricanes.

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says Jimmy O'Brien is "really on top of his game" ahead of the Nations Championship match against New Zealand in Auckland.

That day in 1972 is known locally as "the day the pubs ran dry", following major celebrations.

One of the world's leading female referees, Aimee Barrett-Theron, has stood down from officiating after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Replacement Henry Pollock scores a second-half hat-trick as England score eleven tries to thrash Fiji in Liverpool and end a five-Test losing streak.

Watch highlights as Argentina overpower Wales in the Nations Championship.

Will Jordan scores a hat-trick against Italy in the Nations Championship to become New Zealand's record try-scorer, with 50 tries in 56 Tests.

South Africa asserted their dominance over England with a commanding victory in the Nations Championship at Ellis Park.

Kane James' first Wales cap is rooted in a family story that stretches from Pembrokeshire to the tiny Pacific island of Niue.