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Why are Wales' captains leaving for England?
Why are Wales' captains leaving for England?

BBC Sport Wales looks at why Wales' captains Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake are signing for Gloucester and the implications for Welsh rugby.

Wales captains Morgan and Lake to join Gloucester
Wales captains Morgan and Lake to join Gloucester

Wales captains Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake are set to join Gloucester at the end of the season.

Maximum tackle height lowered for under-20 Worlds
Maximum tackle height lowered for under-20 Worlds

The possibility of lowering the tackle height across the elite game moves a step closer as new rules expand to the premier age-grade event in rugby's calendar

Rugby Union Weekly
Rugby Union Weekly

Glasgow's Adam Hastings is on the pod as we talk Champions Cup and rugby transfers.

Ruthless Bristol 'show a little bit of everything' in big win over Pau
Ruthless Bristol 'show a little bit of everything' in big win over Pau

Bristol Bears make it two wins from two in the Champions Cup pool stage, scoring nine tries in a comfortable home victory against French club Pau.

Bath edged out by Toulon in nine-try battle
Bath edged out by Toulon in nine-try battle

English champions Bath battle hard but fall to a 45-34 defeat by Toulon in a nine-try Champions Cup contest at Stade Mayol.

Hendy hat-trick as eight-try Saints hammer Bulls
Hendy hat-trick as eight-try Saints hammer Bulls

George Hendy scores a hat-trick as Northampton make it maximum points from their opening two Champions Cup games with an eight-try hammering of the Bulls.

'General' Smith stars as Harlequins score 10 tries to thrash Bayonne
'General' Smith stars as Harlequins score 10 tries to thrash Bayonne

Harlequins register their first Investec Champions Cup win of the season, scoring 10 tries in a convincing 68-14 victory against Bayonne.

A 364-day wait for a win - now Dragons are hungry for more
A 364-day wait for a win - now Dragons are hungry for more

Dragons are hunting more scalps after a morale-boosting European Challenge Cup comeback against Lyon earned a first win of 2025.

Five-try Castres cruise past rotated Edinburgh
Five-try Castres cruise past rotated Edinburgh

A much-changed Edinburgh side ship five tries in a Champions Cup drubbing against Castres in the south of France.

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