A dwarf who was picked up and dropped on the floor while celebrating his birthday during the Rugby World Cup was told he will have to use a wheelchair as a result of his injuries.

Two-thirds of caretaker coaching team will seek to rebuild tarnished team by reconnecting with union's grass roots

Saracens 15 Gloucester 15

Gloucester 39 Wasps 10

The Duke of Edinburgh missed the Royal Family's annual Boxing Day shoot today as he remained in hospital following a heart scare.

One day of atonement at Twickenham was never going to wipe away the years of bombast and folly – there simply wasn't enough sackcloth or ashes to go around – but anyone who still cares about England's rugby now has some little reason for hope.

Ian Metcalfe came along with more than half a pocketful of contrite sound bites

Mallett is a figure who has already poured scorn on the concept of a director of rugby

If we didn't know the extent of the breakdown of values and judgement at the Rugby Football Union, we do now.

Lewis Moody today admitted he made mistakes as England captain during the World Cup but insisted he never put commercial gain before his rugby.

Johnson successor must not worry about Six Nations results as much as blooding kids for next World Cup

Mike Tindall will appeal the £25,000 fine imposed on him today by the Rugby Football Union.

Jonny Wilkinson has described his England team-mates as naive to think their World Cup drinking session would go unreported and believes some of them arrived at the tournament in the wrong frame of mind.