Rugby Union

Devoto debut on cards after Jones’ first cut

Bath centre remains in England squad for Scotland showdown as Daly and Itoje head list of those sent back to their clubs

Saracens appeal Ashton's 10-week ban for gouging ahead of Six Nations

Dylan Hartley Appointed England Captain: Jones confirms choice

Haskell backs his 'good friend' Hartley for England captaincy

“I’ve played with Dyls since England Under-19s and he’s a good man and abrasive, which is what you want.”

Rugby News

North finds bearings to keep Saints in contention

George North scored on his return to Scarlets to keep Northampton in the hunt for the European Champions Cup quarter-finals.

Wasps 51 - 10 Leinster: Daly lights touchpaper for Wasps

While it cannot be ignored that Leinster, the three-time European champions, were out of contention before start of play, Wasps’ brilliant victory at the Ricoh Arena yesterday put down another impressive marker for Dai Young’s team. They were dashing and controlled in equal measure, and the 2004 and 2007 winners sailed through to the quarter-finals of the European Cup on a wave of seven tries.

Club rugby

Tom Croft interview: ‘I know I can get back to my prime again’

Having spent most of the last three years on a physio’s bench, Tom Croft is just delighted to be playing again. He tells Chris Hewett, ahead of Sunday's trip to Stade, his aim is finding his best Leicester form...and staying injury-free

Itoje puts spring back into Saracens step

Saracens 33 Ulster 17

Ryan 'sick' of Warriors' plucky loser tag

Worcester 20 Harlequins 24: Worcester’s first-half performance was probably their worst of the season

The Home Nations

england

Is Hartley the right man to captain England?

Naming the sinning Saint as on-field lieutenant will be Eddie Jones’s greatest gamble

Ireland

Why is the north so far behind the southern hemisphere teams?

Be it coaching or playing, Antipodeans are light years ahead of the rest of the rugby planet. Chris Hewett assesses the reasons for the huge class divide