Jake Clifford’s early class leaves Hull enough room to fend off Wigan’s charge

Jake Clifford scored 10 of his side’s points as Hull beat the league leaders 14-10 thanks to a huge opening quarter effort

Perfect George Williams sets up England’s 11-try rout of France

England’s young side ran in 11 tries under their new captain, George Williams, to beat France 64-0

League and union have been at loggerheads of late but sport is a free market and players have long switched codes

Tyler Dupree, James Harrison and Matty Ashton have left part-time rugby league behind and are now in line to face France on Saturday

League executives will travel to Las Vegas to negotiate city hosting a pair of round one games and tap into booming betting market

Scientists to tell Senate inquiry that protective headwear does not stop the brain from moving inside the skull which causes concussion

Konrad Hurrell, Jonny Lomax, Will Hopoate, Jon Bennison and Tee Ritson scored tries in the 28-6 win over Super League leaders Warrington

Automatic promotion and relegation to and from the Super League will be axed from next season after clubs rubber-stamped proposals by IMG

Josh Charnley scored two tries as Leigh Leopards inflicted more pain on Wakefield Trinity, beating their hosts 32-0

The NRL club moved on from its community heartland this week but with its rich history Redfern will always carry a sense of home

Shaun Wane has named 21 uncapped players in his 40-man England squad as he begins building for the next World Cup in France

A crowd of 5,308 arrived at Headingley to hail the first two Women’s Super League clubs to introduce player payments

After record World Cup crowds, a payment structure and increase in participation, growing the game is next target

Tries from Harry Smith and Toby King delivered a 14-6 victory for Wigan as St Helens’ rocky start to the season continued

Embattled NRL club says it will redesign the commemorative jersey after backlash to image showing American soldiers