Rugby News

Stuart Lancaster said England’s primary objective is to win Test matches in Argentina despite naming 11 uncapped players and five aged 21 or under in his 32-man group to travel to South America this June.

Highlights of the RFU Championship first leg semi-final between Bedford Blues and Nottingham

Sevens wing Dan Norton has scored more tries in a single season than any other England player. Get to know the cheetah-like speedster a bit better as he aims to add to his haul of 42 tries at the Marriott London Sevens this weekend.

England and British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell on the scale of the achievement from two of England Rugby’s young guns who have been named for the Lions tour of Australia. In two years Mako Vunipola and Owen Farrell have gone from the Junior World Championship to the top of rugby’s Everest, inclusion in a Lions touring party.

We had a belting RBS 6 Nations on RFUtv and got it right most of the time, but here are a few of the occasions it went slgihtly wrong this winter. With Joe Marler and Graham Rowntree in sparkling form, we hope you enjoy the players and management not taking themselves too seriously.

England Sevens pair Tom "mandrill" Mitchell and Chris "lion" Cracknell talk about their experiences of playing at the Marriott London Sevens and the importance of getting in the safari-themed fancy dress spirit. www.rfu.com/londonsevens

See England Sevens star Dan Norton transform into a cheetah as the world series leading try scorer gets ready for the safari themed Marriott London Sevens. www.rfu.com/londonsevens

After a long training session at Pennyhill Park, Mike Catt decides to show flanker James Haskell and fitness coach Paul Stridgeon his awesome rugby skills and just why he is England’s attacking skills coach…

England Under 18 wing Howard Packman takes the camera inside the camp as the squad look back on their semi-final win against Scotland and ahead to the final against France.

Highlights of England Under 18′s 27-22 win against France in the 2013 FIRA/AER European Championship Final at the Stade des Alpes, Grenoble.

In the first of a series of videos get to know the England 7s squad ahead of this year’s Marriott London 7s on May 11 and 12. Sam Edgerly, Jeff Williams, Christian Lewis-Pratt and Marcus Watson reveal who is the joker in the squad. www.rfu.com/londonsevens

Tom Youngs answers questions from our England Rugby Facebook group, and it’s only a matter of time before the chat turns to tractors with the Norfolk man. And, would he back himself with brother Ben to defeat the hulking Vunipola lads at tennis?

Immense physical exertion goes into Test match rugby. So what happens in the seven days between Test matches to ensure the players are able to train to their full potential and, most pertinently, be ready to do it all over again the following weekend? RFUtv went behind the scenes with the England medical and fitness team to find out.

England Under 20 captain Jack Clifford lifts the 2013 Under 20 Six Nations trophy

Nathan Morris, Jack Clifford, Anthony Watson and Luke Cowan-Dickie preview England’s final 2013 U20 Six Nations game against Wales. It’s winner takes all…

On the eve of England v Wales and England’s attempt to win their first Grand Slam since 2003 Owen Farrell and Joe Marler give us a unique glimpse into the mood in the England camp. And, Farrell describes why it would be so special to win the Grand Slam with a squad full of mates.

After England v Italy and a scrappy win England head to the England v Wales match on the brink of their first Grand Slam since 2003. In this week’s O2 Inside Line James Haskell and Toby Flood analyse the game against Italy and pin point how to combat Wales at the breakdown. New boys Freddie Burns and Billy Twelvetrees dish the dirt on each other in Team Mates and in player cam you’ll rarely see Joe Marler looking as uncomfortable as he does riding a Segway…