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Former England scrum-half Danny Care announces his retirement from rugby after amassing 101 Test caps and a record 393 appearances for Harlequins.

Ruan Ackermann, Freddie Clarke, Chris Harris, Zach Mercer, Albert Tuisue and Mayco Vivas are among 19 players leaving Gloucester.

Worcester Warriors confirm Matt Everard will be their new head coach as they prepare to return to league competition in the Championship.

Will Owen Farrell be the 39th man on tour? Plus, the race for the play-offs hots up.

Ireland captain Caelan Doris faces a spell of four to six months on the sidelines after having surgery on a shoulder injury.

Australia might relax their preference for fielding Australian-based players to give themselves the best shot of beating the British and Irish Lions this summer.

Leicester's race to find a fly-half, Bristol's trek across the border and Paul Brown-Bampoe's stand-out form are all setting tongues wagging in the Premiership.

BBC Sport looks at some of the key information for the three-Test series between the British and Irish Lions and Australia.

Leicester Tigers appoint former England and British and Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling as their head coach from next season.

History was made for right and wrong reasons for Welsh regions while play-off hopes took a blow in the penultimate round of the United Rugby Championship.

Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter says he is not happy with the standards his side set in their 42-14 win over Northampton.

BBC Sport NI takes a look back at what has been a testing campaign for Ulster who will miss out on the URC play-offs and a place in next season's Champions Cup.

Highlights of the day’s five Premier League games, including Liverpool v Arsenal.

Exeter Chiefs gain some late season pride with a 42-14 victory over a youthful Northampton Saints at Sandy Park.

Scarlets have boosted their United Rugby Championship play-off hopes with a 32-19 bonus-point win over Lions in South Africa.

Premiership Rugby agrees a new TV deal with TNT Sports that will see every league game broadcast live until the end of the 2030-31 season.

Former Scotland and British and Irish Lions head coach Sir Ian McGeechan says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Edinburgh boost their hopes of a top-eight finish in the United Rugby Championship with a vital bonus-point victory over Connacht.

Glasgow Warriors' hopes of a top-two finish in the United Rugby Championship ware all but dashed as they fall to a heavy defeat by Benetton in Italy.

Gloucester's top-four hopes are severely dented as they are thumped 38-19 by Harlequins at Allianz Stadium.

Leinster secure top seeding for the United Rugby Championship play-offs with their record win in the competition against Zebre.

Dragons fall to their 16th successive defeat of the United Rugby Championship season against Stormers in Cape Town.

Saracens boost their hopes of reaching the Premiership play-offs with a thumping win over bottom of the table Newcastle at the StoneX Stadium.

Bristol survive an ill-disciplined display against a much-changed Bath to edge a 36-14 victory at the Principality Stadium.

Play-off chasing Cardiff leave Pretoria empty-handed despite late tries against Bulls in the United Rugby Championship.

Chris, Tom English & Gareth Rhys Owen run the rule over Andy Farrell’s 38-man Lions squad

Teenager Braxton Sorensen-McGee scores two tries on her Test debut as New Zealand open their Pacific Four Series campaign with a 38-12 win over Australia.

Leicester Tigers score four second-half tries to come from behind and beat Sale Sharks for a crucial win in the race for the Premiership play-offs.

Ulster's United Rugby Championship play-off hopes are all but over after a 38-20 defeat by Munster at Thomond Park.

Sharks secure home advantage in the United Rugby Championship quarter-final but see Eben Etzebeth carried off against Ospreys.