The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) successfully defended London Wasps lock, Marty Veale, in a claim brought against him by an agent in a county court last week.

Attendees at last week's RPA Academy Induction Day have praised the value of the day in setting young players on the road to professionalism.

The Professional Players Federation represents the athletes at the heart of UK sport and this year they'll hold their first ever national conference which is taking place on Monday 4th October in London.

The RPA Benevolent Fund, the Players' Charity is delighted to have received a donation of £25,000 from Lawrence Dallaglio's charity bike ride, the Dallaglio Cycle Slam.

The RPA is deeply saddened at the news of Andy Ripley's passing earlier today.

The RPA announced tonight that Saracens hooker, Schalk Brits has won the prestigious Computacenter Players' Player Award 2010.

South African Brits was presented with his award at the 12th annual RPA Computacenter Rugby Players' Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Team England Rugby (TER) LLP, the negotiating body for the England Elite Player Squad, have continued negotiations over player payments for the summer tour to Australia and New Zealand but have failed to find a resolution.

The six nominees for the Sunday Times Try of the Year 2010 have been announced today by the Rugby Players' Association.

Northampton Saints dominate the nominations shortlist for the 2010 RPA Awards, with five of the ten nominees based at Franklin's Gardens. Saracens' Schalk Brits and London Irish's Steffon Armitage join Northampton players Phil Dowson, Ben Foden and Soane Tonga'Uiha in the list of nominees for the Computacenter Players' Player of the Year 2010, whilst Leicester Tigers duo Dan Cole and Ben Youngs, Wasps' Dominic Waldouck and Northampton's Chris Ashton and Courtney Lawes are the nominees for the Norman Broadbent Young Player of the Year Award.

The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) is delighted to welcome LV= Asset Management, the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group LV=, as sponsor of the RPA Special Merit Award 2010.

The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) is delighted to announce leading Executive Search firm Norman Broadbent will sponsor the Norman Broadbent Young Player of the Year Award for a second successive year in 2010.

The Rugby Football Union (RFU), Premier Rugby (PRL) and the Rugby Players' Association (RPA) today unveiled the first comprehensive Illicit Drugs Policy in world Rugby Union.

Last week RPA members from London Wasps, London Irish and Harlequins enjoyed a unique opportunity to visit city interdealer broking firm Tradition, gaining an insight into life as an interdealer broker from some of Tradition's senior managers and brokers.

The Rugby Football Union, Premier Rugby and the Rugby Players' Association will target a reduction in knee ligament and hamstring injuries after the likelihood of a player suffering such an injury during a match increased last season.

The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) welcomes today's news from Premier Rugby and Diageo regarding the successful delivery and results from their attitudes to alcohol programme.

PLAYER agents in England will be officially licensed by the Rugby Football Union from November 1.

The new Agents Registration Scheme will mean that any club or player wishing to appoint someone to act for them in employment issues must select from a Registered Agent from an approved list, a solicitor or barrister or a close relative.