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Below you can find all the latest rugby transfers, confirmed deals, rumours and players retiring or out of contract; [adsenseyu1] Confirmed Jon Davies (Scarlets) to Clermont Regan King (Clermont) to Scarlets Ian Evans (Ospreys) to Toulon John Afoa (Ulster) to Gloucester Rory Kockott (Castres) to Toulon (reportedly trying to cancel deal to stay at Castres) Richard Hibbard (Ospreys) to Gloucester …

Before I get started on this post I just wanted to clarify; this is not a direct attack on Leigh Halfpenny or some stupid rant about him not being a top player, it is simply an effort to open up a debate over whether people believe there is an excessive amount of hyperbole surrounding him. I’m aware that this next …

If asked to name countries associated with rugby, Wales is bound to come up very quickly. They have produced legends across the years, and have the sport engrained in their culture. But, Welsh rugby is in crisis. The Welsh clubs are currently a laughing stock, Welsh sport fans are abandoning rugby for football (due to the success of Swansea and …

Here we sift through the rugby transfer whispers and hearsay to let you know which players look like they could be on the move this summer. Below are some of the most prominent rugby transfer rumours taken from the press, fans forums and social media. [adsenseyu1] Freddie Burns                   Position – Fly-half …

With an emotion sodden year in Rugby Union now a slightly more distant memory, 2014 presents the rugby world with new challenges and new prospects that will burst onto the scene. With Welsh Rugby Union in turmoil and the pinnacle of club rugby, the Heineken Cup unlikely to be the same again, Northern Hemisphere rugby is changing shape. Who will …

With Toulon set to play host to Super Rugby winners the Chiefs we thought now would be a great opportunity to ask fans around the world who they believe are currently the best club side! Have a look at the teams below and cast your vote at the bottom of the page Leicester Tigers The most successful club side in …

After two weeks of voting and countless appeals from supporters clubs and fans forums across Europe the fans have finally decided that Munster Rugby Club can proudly boast to have the most passionate set of fans on the continent. With a bit of help from the Munster supporters club and various Irish news outlets fans have voted in their droves …

Having looked at the salary cap in Premiership rugby from the viewpoint of a Saracens fan let’s take a look at the world of the Top 14 French clubs. With a few nuances the cap in England is £4.5m in Wales £3.5m. The Irish provinces have no cap in place as such but finances are restricted due to the intertwining …