May 9 (Reuters) - World Rugby has announced three law changes in a bid to speed up the game and increase entertainment, it said on Thursday, along with a set of trials including 20 minute sanctions ...

They’ll need all that fight and character if they want to beat Leinster at Croke Park next Friday night. But I wanted to take ...

While happy with their mauls, the Bulls have said they need to up the ante in their lineouts and game speed come their United Rugby Championship (URC) clash with Munster in Limerick, Ireland, on ...

It’s not at all on the same scale as what went on in Alan Turing’s Bletchley Park, which may well have helped to shorten the second World War by several years. Nonetheless, it is indeed an enigma. The ...

Wallabies players say they expect the Springboks to rely more on an aerial game in Cape Town this weekend than they did at Ellis Park. Also, while they were good in defensive lineouts, the Wallabies ...

It’s not hyperbole - the Western Force have mastered the art of defensive lineouts better than other team. According to Opta Stats, the Force steal 2.07 lineouts per game, the best among any side from ...

After a near perfect start to the season at lineout time the DHL Stormers experienced a bit of a wobble against Munster, but forwards coach Rito Hlungwani feels it was a minor issue in comparison with ...

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell and the Irish team will look at the glass half full aspect of their win over Japan after the tries finally started to roll in late in the second half. Three tries from ...

The 2026 Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on February 5 with a huge clash between France and Ireland in Paris. The tournament is the premier international competition between Northern ...

The Wallabies face potential disaster as their lineout crisis spreads among Super Rugby teams who are handing over possession at an alarming rate before international Tests. Australian teams have lost ...

Hollywood A-lister Taika Waititi is much more comfortable holding an Academy Award than lifting the Rugby World Cup trophy. “I was picturing dropping it because I’m notoriously clumsy and, you know, I ...