With at least 11 players injured or suspended, England rugby coach Eddie Jones has delved into the country's deep pool of reserves to pick an enlarged squad for the November tests
No. 8 Billy Vunipola is the latest injury blow to England's home rugby test campaign next month after breaking his arm for the third time this year
Danny Cipriani has been omitted from England's 36-man squad for its training camp ahead of the November rugby tests, a month after being arrested following an incident at a nightclub
Organizers of next year's Rugby Worlds Cup in Japan are preparing for natural disasters like typhoons and earthquakes
England will play a test in the northern city of Newcastle for the first time among four matches in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan
Japan's women's rugby sevens team gave itself a timely boost two years out from the Tokyo Olympics when it beat China 7-5 and won the Asian Games final for the first time
The French anthem rang out around Wembley Stadium after Catalans Dragons became the first non-British winners of rugby league's Challenge Cup
Japan has opened a new stadium for the 2019 Rugby World Cup on the site of a school that was destroyed by a devastating tsunami in 2011
England rugby player Danny Cipriani is facing disciplinary action from the game's governing body after being fined by a court for a nightclub assault
Chris Ashton has edged toward reviving his England career after being included in a 44-man preseason training squad that will gather outside London this weekend