Alice Hoagland, a beloved figure of the gay rugby movement that her own son, Mark Bingham, helped set in motion shortly before he perished in the 2001 terrorist attacks as one of the heroes of...
LONDON (AP) — England rugby coach Eddie Jones is isolating after being in contact with one of his assistants who has tested positive for the coronavirus, the team said Wednesday in a blow to its...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is open to the Springboks' series against the British and Irish Lions being played away if that ensures it's not...
TOKYO (AP) — The start of the Japanese Top League season will be pushed back until next month after 62 players and staff from six teams tested positive for the coronavirus, the Japan Rugby...
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European rugby officials have suspended their club competitions the Champions Cup and Challenge...
DUBLIN (AP) — World Rugby and two of the sport’s major national governing bodies received notice that proceedings are being brought against them by a group of former players preparing claims for...
New Zealand and France have combined to deliver some of the most storied matches in the history of the Rugby World Cup.
The next could come on the September opening night of the 2023...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand will attempt a return to normality in international rugby next year, announcing a 15-test program for the All Blacks including an end of year tour to...
LONDON (AP) — Eight former international rugby players, including World Cup-winning England hooker Steve Thompson, have teamed up to probe whether to pursue legal action against the sport's...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former All Blacks captain Richie McCaw and France star Jessy Trémoulière have been voted the men’s and women’s rugby players of the past decade.
LONDON (AP) — The Autumn Nations Cup got the final it didn't deserve.
Hastily arranged to replace the canceled traditional European tours, the eight-team Autumn Nations Cup was dominated by...
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Fiji showed what the Autumn Nations Cup dearly missed when it sliced up Georgia 38-24 at Murrayfield on Saturday.
For a team which was competing in the biggest game in rugby barely a year ago, there’s understandable concern that playing in the final of a hastily arranged tournament against an understrength...
Pablo Matera is back as captain of the Argentina rugby team but he and two teammates will not play against Australia this weekend following a disciplinary hearing which reversed an earlier...
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — David Kopay and Ian Roberts live on different sides of the Pacific Ocean. Both took giant leaps of faith when they came out.
Pablo Matera was stripped of the Argentina captaincy and suspended with two teammates on Tuesday for historical social media posts deemed to be “discriminatory and xenophobic.”
DUBLIN (AP) — Andy Farrell's first year as Ireland rugby coach has been graded as an “average return” by his boss.
Farrell has won five of eight tests this year and has one more remaining,...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The exacting standard to which New Zealand rugby fans hold All Blacks coaches is evident again at the end of a turbulent 2020 season in which the national team...
PARIS (AP) — France's heart-broken players mourned Christophe Dominici and then the makeshift side overcame Italy 36-5 on Saturday to set up an Autumn Nations Cup final against...
Across the globe, teams paid tribute to Diego Maradona on Saturday with moments of silence before European soccer games and a touching gesture from New Zealand's rugby team.
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — New Zealand ensured there was no repeat of its shock loss to Argentina a fortnight ago as it convincingly beat the Pumas 38-0 at Newcastle on Saturday and took a firm...
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — New Zealand paid tribute to Diego Maradona when captain Sam Cane laid an All Black jersey — number 10 — on the field before the start of their Tri-Nations test match...
PARIS (AP) — France will mourn the brutal loss of former star wing Christophe Dominici amid a cathedral-like quiet then focus on beating Italy with a makeshift side in the Autumn Nations Cup on...
PARIS (AP) — The death of Christophe Dominici, the speedy and charismatic winger who lit up French rugby from the wing at the turn of the century, was keenly felt in the world of sport and...
LONDON (AP) — England gave Ireland another comprehensive hiding to the tune of 18-7 at Twickenham on Saturday and took charge of their group in the Autumn Nations Cup.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The treatment of Pacific Island rugby players in the professional era is compared to colonialism in a new documentary film produced and narrated by former Samoa...
LONDON (AP) — English sports are receiving 300 million pounds (almost $400 million) from the government — with half going to rugby — to help them survive without fans being allowed into venues...
SYDNEY (AP) — Argentina coach Mario Ledesma wasn't about to tinker with a starting lineup that gave the Pumas their historic first win over New Zealand in 30 rugby test matches.