Robert Kitson

Robert Kitson England have called up the former South African U20 centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg to train with the national squad before the inaugural Nations Championship.

Buttock-clenching battle between Richmond and London Scottish provides the perfect antidote to Prem’s franchise model

It wasn't, in all honesty, the greatest game ever played. But never mind that. For Richmond and London Scottish on Saturday all that counted was winning – or, more to the point, not losing.

England’s head coach, Steve Borthwick, has confirmed he may rest some senior players including his captain, Maro Itoje, for all or part of his squad’s summer Nations Championship games

Robert Kitson in Bilbao There was a very different feel when Leinster last came to Bilbao for a Champions Cup final.

With temperatures in the mid-30s expected, Leo Cullen’s side will need to be at their best to avoid another sad denouement to a French drama

Montpellier won their third Challenge Cup in 11 seasons after thrashing Ulster 59-26 in the final

Bordeaux hit Leinster with a first-half blitz in the Champions Cup final giving them a 41-19 win that sees them retain the trophy

Faster and smarter in deed and thought, Bordeaux ruthlessly demonstrated why Top 14 supremacy looks set to continue for a while yet

Robert Kitson in Bilbao Nothing in sport lasts for ever. Dynasties come and go and even the best fade to grey eventually. That, at least, is the theory.