ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict confirmed on Monday he will visit Britain, the first papal visit since 1982, and criticized legislation that could force Churches to hire homosexuals or transsexuals as a violation of "natural law." In a speech to bishops from England and Wales, Benedict said he looked forward to witnessing at first hand the faith of Catholics in England ...

Steve Borthwick will retain the England captaincy for the upcoming Six Nations Championship opener against Wales, the Rugby Football Union announced Monday. Earlier this month England manager Martin Johnson named his squad for the Six Nations but refused to say if Saracens lock Borthwick would continue as captain, raising the possibility of a new second row combination taking the field ...

Wales scrum-half Dwayne Peel said he hoped to be back training in "a couple of weeks" after a scan revealed his groin injury was not as severe as first feared. The Sale number nine suffered the injury during Saturday's European Cup defeat by Cardiff Blues and has been ruled out of Wales's Six Nations opener against England at ...

Wales coach Warren Gatland has said England must learn from their experience with World Cup winning supremo Clive Woodward and give Martin Johnson time to develop as their manager. England have lost eight of their 14 Tests since Johnson was appointed to the post of team manager without any previous coaching experience in 2008. Wales will look to add to ...