The top-four scene tightens up for the end-of-season run-in as Leicester, Saracens and Exeter claim major scalps in the play-off scrap.

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says any potential new investment in the club could take a number of years to show on the field.

Welsh rugby has taken its first significant step towards entering a team in England's top flight women's competition.

England centre Fraser Dingwall says Northampton cannot use the pre-match loss of second row Tom Lockett as an excuse for defeat by Leicester Tigers.

World Rugby will trail using smaller balls in the upcoming WXV

Harlequins run in 12 tries as they humiliate Newcastle Red Bulls 76-17 in a match between The Prem's bottom two.

Bath reduced to 14 men for 30 minutes after Will Roux received a red card and Tom de Glanville was sin-binned.

England score nine tries to seal a 61-33 away win against Italy and set up a Women's Six Nations title decider against France.

Aoife Wafer scores twice as Ireland beat Wales 33-12 at home to record their second win of the 2026 Women's Six Nations.

France score 11 tries on their way to a resounding 69-28 win over Scotland, to set up a final day showdown with England for the Women's Six Nations title.

Ireland's Aoife Wafer hails her team's "clinical" performance in Belfast, after scoring twice and securing a bonus point in their 33-12 win over Wales in the Women's Six Nations.