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October 17, 2017

Gatland rules out 3rd stint as British and Irish Lions coach

Warren Gatland says he does not want to coach the British and Irish Lions for a third time. Gatland led the Lions to a series ...

October 16, 2017

Webb to miss out as Wales announces new selection criteria

Wales scrumhalf Rhys Webb will be ineligible to play for the national team next season under new selection policy guidelines ...

October 09, 2017

England rugby league player banned after failing doping test

Zak Hardaker, one of England's top rugby league players, was provisionally suspended after failing a doping test and missed ...

October 07, 2017

Leeds rout favorite Castleford 24-6 in rugby league final

Captain Danny McGuire produced the perfect swansong for Leeds as they crushed favorite Castleford 24-6 in the English Super ...

September 30, 2017

Rugby player pays the penalty as lion bites his hand

A Welsh rugby player had an unusual reason for missing a big game in South Africa: A lion bit his hand. Scott Baldwin was ...

September 24, 2017

Vunipola out for 4 months with knee injury

England No. 8 Billy Vunipola has been ruled out for four months because of a right-knee injury, meaning he will miss the ...

September 22, 2017

4 Lions players omitted from England rugby training camp

Four players who toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions have been omitted from the latest England squad selected ...

September 19, 2017

France choose Lille hard court for Davis Cup final v Belgium

France is going back to Lille for the Davis Cup final against Belgium in November and bumped out rugby. The northern city on ...

September 13, 2017

England to play NZ in autumn 2018 for 1st meeting in 4 years

England will play New Zealand for the first time in four years as part of a grueling set of autumn tests in 2018 for the ...

September 12, 2017

Warburton to have neck surgery, out of Wales' autumn tests

Sam Warburton will miss all of Wales' autumn internationals after being ruled out for up to four months because of a neck ...

September 05, 2017

England center Tuilagi given final warning by Jones

Manu Tuilagi was warned by England rugby coach Eddie Jones on Tuesday that he is on his last chance with the national team ...

August 30, 2017

Saliva samples part of new concussion test in English rugby

Spitting into a hand-held device could soon be a way of diagnosing concussions in sports. For the upcoming season in English ...

August 27, 2017

NZ regain Women's Rugby World Cup beating England in final

New Zealand restored its supremacy in women's rugby by relieving England of the World Cup by 41-32 in the final on Saturday.

August 26, 2017

Hull retain rugby league's Challenge Cup for first time

Marc Sneyd's kicking masterclass helped Hull to successfully defend the Challenge Cup for the first time with an 18-14 ...

August 26, 2017

New Zealand beats Australia 35-29 in Bledisloe Cup thriller

Flyhalf Beauden Barrett scored a try with two minutes remaining to give the All Blacks a 35-29 win over the Wallabies on ...

August 22, 2017

Another NZ vs England final at Women's Rugby World Cup

England will defend the Women's Rugby World Cup in the final against four-time winner New Zealand after beating France 20-3 ...

August 21, 2017

Leali'ifano set for Ulster stint amid recovery from cancer

Wallabies utility back Christian Leali'ifano is set to join Irish club Ulster on a short-term contract as he bids to make up ...

August 19, 2017

Rugby Championship: 8 tries for NZ in 54-34 win v Australia

Before kickoff in Sydney, there was a sense New Zealand could be run close by Australia in the Rugby Championship opener.

August 17, 2017

Women's Rugby World Cup semis: England vs France, NZ vs US

Four-time champion New Zealand blew away Canada 48-5 and set up a semifinal against the United States at the Women's Rugby ...