Top 14, Premiership demand input in shaping of Test calendar

The governing bodies of professional rugby in France and England have asked World Rugby to be involved in drawing up the calendar of post-coronavirus international matches.

Best of YouTube: Nigel Owens – The Referee Grand Master

Check out this compilation of some of the wittiest and most comical moments from one of the game’s great characters, Welsh referee Nigel Owens.

Best of YouTube: Greatest plays in rugby

In another selection from YouTube, here’s a three-part compilation of some of the most ridiculous plays in rugby.

Ireland prop tests positive for banned substance

James Cronin has been suspended for a month for an anti-doping violation after a mix-up in a pharmacy led to him receiving the wrong medication.

Watch: Most memorable drop goals (Provincial Rugby)

From match-winners to HUGE punts, we take a look at 13 drop goals that will last long in the memory of rugby fans.

Best of YouTube: Huge rugby hits

In another selection from YouTube, GG MONTAGES compiled a selection of brutal rugby tackles and hand-offs.

Watch: Worst bloopers in rugby history

Ronan O’Gara’s howler that led to Morne Steyn clinching the 2009 British & Lions series for the Springboks features in this compilation of inexcusable rugby bloopers.

Watch: Francois Louw – Breakdown Master

Francois ‘Flo’ Louw will undoubtedly go down as one of the finest loose forwards of the modern era, who always delivered when it mattered most at both club and Test level.

France Rugby president proposes Club World Cup

French Rugby Federation president Bernard Laporte wants to see the European Champions Cup replaced by an annual 20-team Club World Cup.

Champions Cup playoffs suspended

The semi-finals and finals of the European Champions Cup and European Challenge Cup have been postponed until further notice to help contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.