All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock will miss the first month of the Super Rugby tournament to recover fully from injuries which hampered his 2011 season. Woodcock asked Auckland Blues coach …

Sale prop Andrew Sheridan has ended his England career by signing a three-year deal with Toulon starting next season. Sheridan and the French club have yet to announce the contract, …

Hooker Ross Ford has taken over the captaincy of Scotland for rugby’s Six Nations after flanker Kelly Brown was sidelined from the entire tournament by a leg injury in club …

Italy coach Jacques Brunel has called up Treviso prop Michele Rizzo as a back-up for the injured Alberto De Marchi for the opening two matches in the Six Nations. Rizzo, …

Re-appointed Queensland Super Rugby coach Ewen McKenzie believes Quade Cooper’s injury-delayed start to 2012 could help him through a difficult player recruitment period this season. The Reds at the weekend …