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“To thrive, rugby clubs need to have a wide-ranging offering and varied revenue streams. All three clubs that have failed this season have had fragile business models for many years”

The two-time Wimbledon champion eased past Hyeon Chung at Surbiton as he bids to defy his age and injury problems to claim another victory this summer

The RFU has agreed to give the cash-strapped club another week to complete a takeover to avoid suspension from the Premiership

Saracens 35-25 Sale Sharks: Relegation and record fine for breaching salary cap, but Londoners refused to go away and die

Saracens 35-25 Sale Sharks: Londoners weather Just Stop Oil protest and all Sale could throw at them to land sixth title since 2011

Gallagher Premiership Final: Saracens v Sale Sharks, Twickenham, today kick-off 3.00pm

Gallagher Premiership Final: Saracens v Sale Sharks, Twickenham, today kick-off 3.00pm

“The moment you start looking for excuses, the moment you start ‘I’m just unlucky, my face doesn’t fit’, is probably the moment you give somebody the reason to drop you"

Newcastle United, Man City and Tottenham are among the vebnues thought to be under consideration

“I have moved on. If they (the Rugby Football Union) have not, that’s their problem, not my problem”

Premiership bosses fearing the worst as cash-strapped Exiles approach Tuesday's survival deadline with no sign of proposed takeover

Manchester United legend gives team talk ahead of Sharks' first Premiership Final appearance for 17 years and Sale boss Alex Sanderson admits: "It's good to have him in our corner"

Stone RFC, unbeaten champions of Level 10 division where Wasps could be headed, lift lid on life in 'proper old school' rugby where post-match recovery involves yards of ale rather than ice baths

“It’s a bit like a hard season, you’ve got to work your way through it. We’re going to be okay. I’m optimistic I’ll be in front of you for a few years yet. But I’m not jumping around”

“To think of the emotional turmoil he must have been in, yet he took it on his shoulders and led us to third place. It’s probably a bigger success story in those terms than Tigers winning the Premiership last year"

All roads lead to Highgate for Night of 10,000m PBs and UKA boss Jack Buckner admits: "It would be great to see more innovation like this across the sport"

Wales lock Alun Wyn Jones has announced his retirement from international rugby on the same day that teammate Justin Tipuric also stood down

EXCLUSIVE: Leicester were left disappointed at the way Steve Borthwick and his coaching staff were snapped up by England

Wasps will not resume their journey in the Championship after they failed to meet an RFU deadline which means they will start life at the bottom of the rugby pyramid in the 10th tier

Last year she was sectioned and placed in an induced coma for 25 days, now the Olympic rugby sevens star is raising awareness of autoimmune encephalitis

“I worry that I’ll speak to kids in years to come and tell them I played for Wasps and London Irish and they will look at me blankly and say, ‘Oh.. who are they?'

“I feel super proud that we’re flying the flag. I can't talk too much about it because I start to cry and get too emotional"

Saracens 38-15 Northampton: Londoners win easily to set up Premiership Final against Sale Sharks

Sale 21-13 Leicester: England fly-half kicks 11 points and has a hand in both tries as he returns to haunt his old Tigers club

Saracens 38-15 Northampton: Five-try Saracens set up a Premiership Final date with either Sale or Leicester, who meet today in the second semi-final