Rugby

Champions St.Helens Saints will face Salford Red Devils in the opening match of the Betfred Super League season which will be live on Sky Sports. The first game is scheduled to be played at 6pm on 26 March. The last...

Both England and Italy will look to bounce back from defeats when they face off at Twickenham on Saturday in the second round of the Six Nations. England suffered a bruising defeat at the hands of Scotland at Twickenham for the first time since 1983 in round one.

The title of the largest Sport England Appeal is now held by Birkenhead Park Rugby club. A total of £74,224 became the highest figure achieved by both a rugby and non-rugby association, beating the previous record of Hull Ionians RUFC. Urgent...

The first weekend of February is always a big event for Rugby fans across the globe, and whilst the wait for the return of the Six Nations was shorter than usual, fans were eagerly awaiting the return of international test rugby. Here is a round up of all the weekend's action. 

An additional £50 million has been channelled into funding grassroots sports, after a significant hit to activity levels throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. The UK’s biggest sporting funding agency, Sport England, have announced that the additional funding will be introduced as...

The decision to cancel the rugby union season has come under scrutiny as being too short-sighted. Many teams and coaches believe the season could have been completed had the RFU taken more time over the decision.

Warrington Wolves have signed highly rated prop Rob Butler from London Broncos on a two-year deal. The 22-year old caught the eyes of many when representing the England Knights, who are considered a feeder team for the England rugby league team in their win against Jamaica in October 2019.

St Helens are once again in the Super League play-off final and will rekindle their battle with their biggest rivals, Wigan Warriors. So ahead of this titanic clash on Friday, Merseysportlive takes a look at FIVE of the most memorable victories for the Saints over the Warriors.

St Helens prop Kyle Amor has put pen to paper and signed a 12-month contract extension, keeping at the Super League side until the end of the 2021 season. Since joining the Saints from Wakefield Trinity in 2013, the 32-year-old has made 182 appearances, scoring 18 tries.

St Helens face Catalans Dragons in the semi-final of the Betfred Super League, with head coach Kristian Woolf describing his team as the “healthiest we’ve been all year”.