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World Rugby seek new referees chief as Alain Rolland moves on

15 July 2020 0 comments

The former Leinster scrum-half is leaving his role as high-performance officials manager

Ireland players agree 10 per cent wage cut for rest of 2020 with IRFU

14 July 2020 0 comments

Wage deferrals will also impact players earning over a certain wage and discussions on wage cuts reach outcome

Former Labour MP calls on RFU to sell Twickenham Stadium

9 July 2020 0 comments

Derek Wyatt believes the RFU should sell Twickenham and lease it while they build a new, better-situated stadium

Black role models are so important – Jonathan Joseph

9 July 2020 0 comments

The Bath and England centre started his career when Topsy Ojo, Jason Robinson and Ugo Monye were three of a handful of black players in the Premiership

Bill Sweeney confirms RFU to make 139 staff redundant

6 July 2020 0 comments

RFU to push ahead with option to reduce workforce by almost a quarter

6 questions with England and Northampton flanker Lewis Ludlam

6 July 2020 0 comments

A snapshot quiz with the openside on his relationship with his father and return to training with Saints

I don’t plan to be a two-cap England wonder, says George Furbank

3 July 2020 0 comments

George Furbank is facing stiff competition on two fronts, from Anthony Watson and Elliot Daly to Harry Mallinder and Ahsee Tuala

Regrets? Chris Robshaw bows out with some at Harlequins and England

1 July 2020 0 comments

The former England captain explains how the gut-wrenching loss to Wales at the 2015 Rugby World Cup still rankles

Former Springbok given lengthy ban after third positive doping test

1 July 2020 0 comments

The career of former Springbok captain Mahlatse ‘Chiliboy’ Ralepelle is in tatters after receiving an eight-year ban for the third positive doping test of his […]

Wales in negotiations to play ‘home’ matches at Twickenham this autumn

30 June 2020 0 comments

RFU would take a cut of profits from matches attended by limited crowd numbers

World Rugby calls end to 2020 World Sevens Series

30 June 2020 0 comments

New Zealand Men’s team win first title since Gordon Tietjens left and Black Ferns Sevens go back-to-back

Ieuan Evans states his case for a seat on WRU Council

26 June 2020 0 comments

The former Lions winger believes he can help contribute a positive impact to the governance of rugby in Wales

Moving the Six Nations will work for rugby – Conrad Smith

16 June 2020 0 comments

The former All Blacks centre is now playing a key role with the International Rugby Players’ association

Ewels: Kruis’ exit gives opportunity to show this is England’s great era of second rows

11 June 2020 0 comments

The Bath captain came within a whisker of going to the Rugby World Cup in Japan

England and Wales plan Twickenham showdown in wider plan for Six Nations re-run this autumn

10 June 2020 0 comments

Remaining Six Nations fixtures to be completed and be followed with new raft of fixtures

RFU facing new round of staff cuts in cash crisis at Twickenham

9 June 2020 0 comments

The financial accounts for 2019 show the RFU have next to no reserves

SA Rugby admit Lions tour dates could shift to fit global calendar

8 June 2020 0 comments

The 2021 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa could shift to later in the year, bearing developments to the Six Nations and SANZAAR talks

World Rugby reveal qualification map for France Rugby World Cup 2023

8 June 2020 0 comments

Eight qualification spots are up for grabs at 2023 Rugby World Cup

‘I can’t respect you, I think you are a bit of a snake’ – Sam Burgess slams Mike Ford

4 June 2020 0 comments

Burgess lifts the lid on his take of what went wrong in England’s World Cup and his exit at Bath

Nigel Owens passes judgement on new orange card available to referees

3 June 2020 0 comments

The orange card will give players a 20 minute exclusion from the action

Living with the Lions would be my ideal return, says Dai Young

2 June 2020 0 comments

The ex-Wasps director of rugby responds to speculation linking him with Gloucester

5 questions Bath and England flanker Sam Underhill answered

1 June 2020 0 comments

Francois Louw had a profound influence on Underhill’s skills at the ruck

Rugby Australia makes huge staff cuts in £3m cost-saving measure

1 June 2020 0 comments

Rugby Australia chiefs to cut 47 of 142 full-time jobs weeks after securing World Rugby emergency loan

Rob Howley opens up on the gripping darkness which led to his gambling

1 June 2020 0 comments

“When my thoughts went towards my sister, betting on rugby was an escapism” – Howley sheds light on grief

British & Irish Lions select Murrayfield as host venue for pre-2021 tour Test

30 May 2020 0 comments

Lions set to play at home of Scottish rugby for only the second time in history

World Rugby approves trials aiming to restrict virus transmission

28 May 2020 0 comments

Return-to-play law trials released by World Rugby, and include the scrapping of scrum resets

Global calendar: Six Nations and SANZAAR confirm consultation over the past two months

22 May 2020 0 comments

Talks over how to align north and south Test windows started in March

Mike Friday holds fear for the future of Sevens at the Olympics

20 May 2020 0 comments

The USA Sevens head coach reveals wha he wants World Rugby to do to safeguard rugby at the Olympics

Exclusive: England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland plot Four Nations contest

19 May 2020 0 comments

Unions move to keep autumn Test window viable as travel restrictions knock out plans with southern hemisphere nations

Ruck It duo Nick Easter and Kyran Bracken back Danny Care for Lions tour

16 May 2020 0 comments

And do the former England international expect many Scots to tour with the Lions in 2021?

Josh Adams pins rapid progression on coach now doing wonders at Saints

15 May 2020 0 comments

The Wales wing talks Neale Harvey through his influences at old club Worcester Warriors

World Rugby calls off July Tests

15 May 2020 0 comments

England will not be touring Japan this summer to play two Tests

We’ll use defeat in Japan to come back stronger just as the All Blacks did in 2011, says England’s Anthony Watson

14 May 2020 0 comments

The England and Bath full-back want to win, at club and international level

Agustin Pichot quits World Rugby after election defeat

13 May 2020 0 comments

“I cannot conceive of occupying a place just for the sake of occupying it” – Pichot

Where does all the money go in Fiji? Josh Matavesi echoes Dan Leo’s questioning of governance

12 May 2020 0 comments

Dan Leo has called for the IOC to examine World Rugby’s governance after the Francis Kean debacle

Exclusive: All Blacks turn their backs on autumn internationals

12 May 2020 0 comments

Decision by NZR will leave England, Wales and Scotland short of £20m in matchday income

Prospect of 100 caps won’t deter Courtney Lawes from interest abroad

7 May 2020 0 comments

The Northampton Saints lock talks to Neale Harvey about his where his focus lies beyond his Lions tour hopes

Exclusive: Plan for rugby’s global calendar sees Six Nations run into May

5 May 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson exclusively reports on how the club and international calendar could be about to shift its axis

RFU chief Bill Sweeney gives honest account of financial peril game faces

5 May 2020 0 comments

Sweeney spoke to the DCMS committee on Tuesday to discuss the shape of finances

Canterbury and Adidas lose out to rival as England confirm new kit sponsor deal

5 May 2020 0 comments

England Men’s team, Red Roses, Sevens and age grade teams will no longer wear Canterbury

All Blacks name flanker Sam Cane as new captain

5 May 2020 0 comments

Ian Foster has named his successor to Kieran Read as captain of New Zealand

British & Irish Lions 2021 tour could be cancelled to preserve home unions finances, report claims

4 May 2020 0 comments

Lions 2021 tour to fall victim to backlogged Test calendar?

Bill Beaumont re-elected to second term as World Rugby chairman

2 May 2020 0 comments

First round of voting sees Beaumont pass 26 votes required to be elected

Georgian rugby icon Mamuka Gorgodze announces retirement

1 May 2020 0 comments

Gorgodze won’t get end-of-season farewell after Top 14 season abandoned

WRU announces its support for Bill Beaumont in World Rugby election race

29 April 2020 0 comments

Six votes in the bag for Bill Beaumont as Wales join France agree to add their support to re-election bid

World Rugby election: Agustin Pichot could be five votes short of winning

29 April 2020 0 comments

Pichot appears unlikely to win chairmanship as European powers stands behind Beaumont’s bid

Rugby risks being banished from the Olympics amid homophobia row

29 April 2020 0 comments

Calls for World Rugby to face probe from IOC over breach of code of ethics

Taqele Naiyaravoro keen to switch allegiance to Fiji

28 April 2020 0 comments

Wallabies wing Naiyaravoro has expressed his desire to play for Fiji depending on the outcome of the World Rugby election

Raelene Castle quits as chief executive of Rugby Australia

23 April 2020 0 comments

CEO leaves position after facing extreme scrutiny and receiving vote of no confidence from 11 former Wallabies captains

Exclusive: Plans to hold Six Nations in FULL this autumn

21 April 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson reports on the contingency talks for a second Six Nations in November

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