The battle for Northern Hemisphere rugby union supremacy resumes when the men's 2025 Six Nations championship gets underway. England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales will do battle over ...

Harry Wilson celebrates with the Ella-Mobbs Trophy after Australia's dramatic victory over England in November Australian rugby is "back on the tracks" before the visit of the British and Irish ...

The battle for Northern Hemisphere rugby union supremacy resumes as the men's 2025 Six Nations championship gets underway. England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales will do battle over ...

Irish Rugby Football Union [IRFU] referee Chris Busby has confirmed he will retire from officiating "over the next few weeks". The 38-year-old's performance in Leinster's United Rugby Championship ...

Chris Busby was an assistant referee at the 2023 World Cup in France Irish Rugby Football Union [IRFU] referee Chris Busby has confirmed he will retire from officiating "over the next few weeks".

Australian rugby is "back on the tracks" before the visit of the British and Irish Lions in the summer, says Wallaby captain Harry Wilson. The sport down under has endured a turbulent period on ...

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The 2025 Super Rugby Women's Squads are locked in ahead of the opening game on February 28. The NSW Waratahs are the team to beat after their title success in 2024, however, there has been plenty ...

“I grew up watching the Six Nations on the BBC and on ITV. The fact that it’s been on free-to-air…I think rugby needs more eyes on it, not less. “Obviously I’m not involved in the ...

The team also sees lock Maro Itoje captain England from the start of a Test for the first time, becoming the 136th player to do so in the history of England rugby. Luke Cowan-Dickie starts at ...

But the scale of the scoreline and the fact the Welsh failed to notch a single point was confirmation to me that a proud rugby nation has hit the skids.

Defending champions Ireland have named the side that will face England in Saturday's eagerly-anticipated match on the opening weekend of this year's Six Nations, with Sam Prendergast starting at ...