Rugby Union

A Liverpool student has been forced to stop playing rugby after he was diagnosed with stage 4 salivary gland cancer. Jago Ford, 21, was diagnosed in March, and has played rugby since the age of six. He moved to Merseyside...

Sale Sharks got back to winning ways on a wet, blustery night in Salford beating a sorry Gloucester 24-10 Alex Sanderson’s men were determined to get back on track after last Saturday’s thumping down in Exeter. The bonus point victory...

With the Allianz Premiership 15 season fast approaching and international players returning home after the WVX, Sale Sharks will be hoping that they can get back on track after a rough few matches in the Allianz Cup. The Sharks will...

Round four of the Gallagher Premiership gets under way on Friday night with Sale Sharks taking on Gloucester at the AJ Bell Stadium. Both sides are looking to bounce back from big defeats last weekend. The Sharks were dismantled 43-0...

Alex Sanderson believes that rugby union needs to maintain its appeal if it is to grow after the World Cup. The tournament comes to an end this week as South Africa face off against New Zealand in the final. And...

Sale Sharks got their season off to the perfect start at the Salford Community Stadium with a gutsy 20-15 win after a pulsating first half. Fourteen man Sale held off a barrage of late Northampton phases to open up their...

Sale Sharks will look to go one better this season after last year’s devastating Premiership final defeat to Saracens. Alex Sanderson's side head into the new season in confident mood after a stellar year finishing second in the league table. With...

Southport Rugby Football Club employed 13 mental health first aiders in September last year, with the support of the Community Link Foundation and a partnership with mental health charity Give A Ruck. The mental health first aiders have been trained...

Caldy winger Louis Cowan believes the game against London Scottish has come at the perfect time. The Wirral-based side are looking to end a three game losing streak in their penultimate home game of the season. And yet bottom placed...

New tackle-height proposals are dividing opinion amongst the rugby union community. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) announcement suffered a substantial backlash and has left the sport at a significant crossroad. Former Waterloo star, James Harper, now playing professionally for Sale Sharks,...