The Rugby Football League is approached about staging an exhibition cross-code match combining league and union rules.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) has today announced a new deal with O2 which will see the award-winning partnership – and one of the longest standing shirt sponsorships in the world – extend until at least 2031.

There are at least three million reasons for a historic cross-code extravaganza between league and rugby union clubs to go ahead.

England’s Rugby World Cup winner Abby Dow has shocked her fans by announcing early retirement at age 28.Former member of the England women’s national rugby team Abby announced