Rugby

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has signed a two-year contract extension with the national team with the option to extend the deal further, the governing body of the sport in ...

Seven players from Australian National Rugby League team Manly Sea Eagles will boycott a championship match this week in protest at being made to wear an “inclusiveness” jersey, triggering criticism ...

Ireland coach Andy Farrell said it was a special day for the sport back home and even the country as a whole after his side claimed a stunning 32-22 win ...

England outwitted and outfought an error-prone Australia 21-17 to win their July series 2-1 on Saturday, a second success for northern hemisphere rugby after Ireland’s earlier triumph over the ...

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell revealed captain Johnny Sexton could be available for next weekend’s second Test following a resounding 42-19 loss to New Zealand in the series opener. ...

It is with much disappointment that the Cyprus Rugby Federation (CRF) have announced the cancellation of the REIC Conference 1 South fixture against Slovenia, due to be played at the Stelios ...

Players have been constantly told “change your behaviour” in regard to tackle height for the last three years but according to rugby’s most famous referee too many are still ...

France were at their flamboyant best as they scored six tries in thumping Scotland 36-17 at Murrayfield on Saturday to make it three wins out of three in the Six ...

The hometown Los Angeles Rams came from behind to beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in a thrilling Super Bowl on Sunday, claiming the franchise’s first championship since returning to ...

Finn Russell slotted a penalty eight minutes from time to earn Scotland a narrow 20-17 win over England on Saturday as they took advantage of a penalty try and a ...

Ireland eased past reigning champions Wales 29-7 in the opening game of the Six Nations championship in Dublin on Saturday, picking up where they left off in November with a ...

England’s Marcus Smith landed a last-minute penalty to snatch an epic 27-26 win over South Africa on Saturday as the hosts looked full of promise but were hauled back ...

A return to international rugby by our mighty Mouflons ended in a 29-8 defeat to Croatia over the weekend at the Stelios Kyriakides Stadium in Paphos. The game was attended ...

Elton Jantjies kicked a penalty after the final hooter as South Africa snapped a three-match losing streak in dramatic fashion with a 31-29 win over New Zealand in a thrilling ...

Veteran Morne Steyn kicked over a last-gasp penalty to hand South Africa a narrow 19-16 victory over British and Irish Lions in the third and final test on Saturday to ...

World Cup organisers must now start all over again after confirming the tournament due to kick off in October will be put back to 2022. Here we looks at the ramifications ...

South Africa will have to dust off the cobwebs and put aside disrupted preparations if they are to underline their status as world champions in Saturday’s first test against ...

oulouse broke fellow French club La Rochelle’s resilience to claim a record-extending fifth Champions Cup title with a 22-17 victory after their opponents played more than half of the ...

Australia has officially launched its bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2027. The country, which co-hosted the inaugural event in 1987 with New Zealand before holding the tournament won by ...

Bradford Bulls hooker George Flanagan has been suspended for 10 matches and fined 250 pounds after being found guilty of “attacking an opponent’s testicles” for the second time in 18 months, the ...

Wales claimed their second Six Nations title in three years after France lost 27-23 to Scotland as the visitors celebrated their first win in Paris since 1999 in a dramatic championship ...

Spit tests may in future be an answer for doctors seeking swift and non-invasive ways to diagnose concussion among male rugby players after a study found that tell-tale biomarkers of ...

France’s thrilling last-gasp 32-30 victory over Wales on Saturday was hailed as one of the greatest ever Six Nations games by a number of former internationals. The Welsh were ...

Scotland ran in eight tries to ensure a record 52-10 victory over Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday and a return to winning ways after successive narrow defeats in the Six ...