Rugby World Cup

Full-scale tour will benefit All Blacks, says coach Rennie

All Blacks fans cheer as New Zealand coach Dave Rennie arrives at the Cape Town Stadium on July 31.

Former Wallabies centre Perese signs with Reds, eyes World Cup spot

Rugby Union - Premiership - Saracens v Leicester Tigers - StoneX Stadium, London, Britain - October 26, 2024 Leicester Tigers' Izaia Perese scores their second try Action Images/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

Cheslin Kolbe shines as a goal-kicker as Springboks put 80 past Barbarians

The South Africa rugby team huddling during a training session on June 17 ahead of their exhibition match against the Barbarians on June 20, when the Springboks ran out 80-31 winners.

Why China strikes Olympic gold but misses the World Cup

China sits 91st in FIFA’s world rankings, behind countries with a fraction of its population, wealth and resources.

Trailblazer Yapp to lead historic Lions women's team in New Zealand in 2027

Rugby Union - Women's World Cup 2025 - Australia Training - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - September 5, 2025 Australia head coach Joanne Yapp during training Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

Ex-Georgia skipper Sharikadze banned for 11 years for role in doping scandal

Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup 2019 - Georgia Captain's Run - Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Osaka, Japan, October 2, 2019. Georgia's Merab Sharikadze during the Captain's Run. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Wales name six uncapped players in squad as Morgan returns

England's Hunt and Talling ruled out of Six Nations with leg injuries

Rugby Union - Women's World Cup 2025 - Final - England Training - Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, London, Britain - September 26, 2025 England's Natasha Hunt during training Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

A rugby legend tries to save fading All Blacks from mediocrity

New Zealand's Tamaiti Williams in action during a Rugby Championship Test against South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on August 31, 2024. Back-to-back world champions the Springboks have supplanted the All Blacks as the sport's standard bearers.

Australia lock Will Skelton says season over after Achilles injury during French Top 14 game

La Rochelle's injured Australian lock Will Skelton is helped off the pitch during the French Top14 rugby union match against Bayonne at the Stade Jean Dauger in Bayonne, south-western France, on March 28, 2026.

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