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All Blacks star Barrett re-signs with NZR and Crusaders

Scott Barrett recommitted to New Zealand Rugby on Tuesday.

Anthony Bouthier has extended his stay with Montpellier a year after joining the Top 14 club.

Ruaridh Jackson, who played 33 times for Scotland, has retired from rugby union.

Super Rugby side the Reds have stood down three players amid a pay dispute.

Ben Smith says he will be no more than a spectator when the Super Rugby Aotearoa gets under way next month.

World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit took the opportunity to request that his contract is cancelled.

Arthur Summons, an important figure in Australian rugby league history, has died.

With Johan Ackermann moving to NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes, Gloucester are searching for a new head coach.

Rugby Australia has felt the brunt of the coronavirus crisis, but World Rugby has come to the rescue with a major cash injection.

There will be no international rugby in July after Tests involving South Africa, New Zealand and England were among those postponed.

European Professional Club Rugby will make "every effort" to finish this season while also planning for the future.

The Premier League was brought to a halt by the coronavirus pandemic in March but could be set to resume in June.

Back-to-back Premiership winners Saracens breached salary-cap rules in each of the last three seasons, but retained their titles.

Professional sport in the UK moved a step closer to returning on Wednesday as the government approved phase one of a return to training.

An easing of lockdown measures means rugby players could return to training, but the RFU says further work is needed before that can happen.

The Highlanders confirmed the signing of former All Blacks wing Nehe Milner-Skudder.