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Jamie George needed an injection in the neck to be fit for the start of his spell as England captain and is yet to return to full training, Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall said. George was unveiled as Owen Read more…


The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has stressed the importance of improving its “all-round support” for England international players after Owen Farrell chose not to be available and issued a stark warning that other players are likely to do so example Read more…


The BBC may no longer be able to retain its share of the Six Nations as broadcast rights costs soar and its revenues fall, its outgoing sporting director has warned MPs. Barbara Slater told the culture, media and sport select Read more…


After Urs Fischer was fired as coach, Union Berlin became the first club in Bundesliga history to appoint a woman as assistant coach. Fischer lost his job after a nine-game losing streak that left the Union bottom of the German Read more…


Union Berlin has suspended David Datro Fofana for a week after he refused to shake his coach’s hand during the team’s Champions League loss to Napoli on Tuesday. Fofana, who is on loan to the Bundesliga club from Chelsea, walked Read more…


Steve Borthwick is expected to retain the support of the Rugby Football Union and keep his job as England’s head coach even if his side are eliminated from the World Cup in the group stages, the Guardian understands. England begin Read more…