Rugby

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 ...

Wales will land the Guinness Six Nations title and complete a Grand Slam if they beat France in Paris on Saturday. It would represent a considerable turnaround in fortunes, given ...

Maro Itoje crashed over for a late try as England seized a dramatic 23-20 victory over France to begin their Guinness Six Nations redemption process. Les Blues led 20-16 until ...

Revitalised Wales remained on course for the most unlikely of Six Nations Grand Slams after they beat an indisciplined England 40-24 in a controversial match in Cardiff on Saturday. Josh ...

France’s Six Nations game against Scotland was postponed after another player tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number infected to 11, organisers said on Thursday. “The Six Nations Testing ...

Wins for France, Scotland and Wales have launched the 2021 Guinness Six Nations in eventful fashion. Here, the PA news agency examines five things we learned from the round-one fixtures. Points ...

Reviving the Wallabies’ fortunes is the biggest challenge for Rugby Australia as it looks to survive in the nation’s cut-throat sports market, new RA chief executive Andy Marinos said. ...