Colin Newboult

2 days ago | planetrugby.com | Jared Wright |Colin Newboult

Former England international and Leicester Tigers legend Ben Youngs will retire at the end of the current season, the club have confirmed. The scrum-half has spent the entirety of his career with the Mattioli Woods Welford Road outfit, and at the time of writing has amassed an eye-watering 332 appearances for the club. He is also England’s most capped player with 127 caps.

5 days ago | planetrugby.com | Colin Newboult

Following a 41-17 victory for Leinster over Ulster, here are our five takeaways from the United Rugby Championship clash at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday. The top lineLeinster extended their lead at the summit of the United Rugby Championship table as they went another step towards cementing number one spot heading into the play-offs. Leo Cullen may have rotated for this encounter but they were still far too strong for Ulster as they romped to a dominant win.

5 days ago | planetrugby.com | Colin Newboult

Following a 36-14 victory for Saracens over Gloucester, here are our five takeaways from the Premiership clash at the StoneX Stadium on Saturday. The top lineIn a battle between two Premiership play-off hopefuls, Saracens got the better of their top-four rivals to move into fourth position with a victory over Gloucester.

5 days ago | planetrugby.com | Colin Newboult

Eben Etzebeth was sin-binned in his first game back after over four months on the sidelines following a scuffle with Scotland international Sam Skinner. The Springboks great, along with Skinner, was yellow carded at the start of the second period with the Sharks 13-10 in front against Edinburgh in the Scottish capital. With the visitors defending their own line, Etzebeth, who was playing his first match since December, grabbed hold of the ball after it had gone loose and then Skinner.

5 days ago | planetrugby.com | Colin Newboult

Rieko Ioane spoke with Jordie Barrett before making the decision to controversially join Leinster next season, according to the All Blacks inside centre. Ioane will make the move to the Irish province after New Zealand’s end-of-year tour, following in the footsteps of his international team-mate. Barrett used his sabbatical to sign for Leinster on a six-month deal and he has already made a significant impression for the Dublin-based outfit.