All posts tagged "World Rugby"
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoUgo Monye backs World Cup to boost Premiership Women’s Rugby
Ugo Monye says the true legacy of the record-breaking women’s World Cup will be felt in the PWR – with the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEngland coach John Mitchell admits it will be harder to retain World Cup
World Rugby Coach of the Year John Mitchell hailed his England team for completing an emotional journey, but also warned his...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoTeam of the Tournament: Ben Jaycock’s Women’s World Cup picks
Ben Jaycock selects five from England, four from Canada, three from SA, two from NZ and one from France for his...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoEngland 33-13 Canada: Red Roses’ power is the key to glory
In front of a world record crowd for a women’s match of 81,885, England swept Canada aside to claim their first...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: World Cup 2035 has to be held in Europe
World Rugby fires the starting gun next week for those with dreams of hosting RWC2035, which seems an eternity away but...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Abbie Ward driven by daughter Hallie as England chase glory
Abbie Ward says her young daughter has given her the “extra boost” to go out and win Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: England’s Lark Atkin-Davies on swapping teaching for rugby
Lark Atkin-Davies joked that running out at a sold-out Allianz Stadium at the Rugby World Cup final would be child’s play...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sadia Kabeya on England’s bid for redemption
For some Red Roses, you’d need a diary of sports psychiatrist appointments to unpack their feelings about their three-point World Cup...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sarah Hunter insists England will not crack under pressure
Sarah Hunter insists the Red Roses won’t wilt under the weight of expectation from a world-record crowd in this weekend’s Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEllie Kildunne and Canterbury of New Zealand collaborate on world-first boot design
Canterbury of New Zealand has announced a world-first in rugby footwear: a ground-breaking boot designed in collaboration with England international and...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 months agoGethyn Cannon’s ambitions of one day playing for Wales
By Peter Ryan “I am so blissfully unaware of everything.” This line from Sam Fender’s hit single Hypersonic Missiles really stands...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Game facing fight to retain its integrity
The Filipo Daugunu try which gave Australia two losing bonus points against Argentina in Sydney last weekend crossed a red line...
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Premiership
/ 3 months agoFrench leap to defence of game’s honour
IT SHOULD be a high old time for the union game. The pool stage of the Women’s World Cup may have...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: In my book, you’re a beauty, Beauden Barrett
I nearly choked on my coffee the other morning when watching the All Blacks against South Africa at Eden Park.
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Premiership
/ 3 months agoGive a boost to South America
FOR those of you at the back not paying attention, Uruguay qualified for their sixth appearance in the World Cup Finals...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoAussie Lord would be laughing at R360’s problems
ANYONE disturbed by the sound of a celestial giggle from up yonder, need not be alarmed. It will probably be David...
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Features
/ 3 months agoNorth’s concussion crusade
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE PROBLEMS THE WELSH STAR HAD WITH HEAD INJURIES AND HOW THE GAME IS DEALING WITH THE...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeff Probyn: One-sided games not what we want
I hate to be the one that says this, but as much as I want the Red Roses to win this...
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Featured
/ 3 months agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups in the Rugby Championship & Women’s World Cup quarter-finals this weekend
It’s shaping up to be one of the biggest weekends of rugby this year. With pressure mounting, teams aren’t just chasing...
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Featured
/ 3 months agoRugby Championship Round Three Team of the Week: All Blacks and Wallabies get hard-fought home wins against rivals
The Rugby Championship delivered high drama this weekend as Australia stunned Argentina with a last-gasp comeback in Townsville, while New Zealand...
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News Extra
/ 3 months agoWorld Rugby Chief Sally Horrox: Heavy defeats ‘inevitable’ at Women’s World Cup
Chief of Women’s Rugby at World Rugby Sally Horrox says heavy defeats suffered by lower ranked, mostly amateur teams such as...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoFrench rugby deserves praise regarding scrum laws
French rugby deserves high praise for its brave decision to expose World Rugby’s woeful mismanagement of a key rugby union law....
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Features
/ 3 months agoNostalgia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
IN THE past the future lies, so the saying goes. Yet everything changes, from politics to sport, as time marches remorselessly...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCharlie Elliott: The best moments from Ardie Savea’s illustrious career ahead of his 100th All Blacks cap
This weekend, Ardie Savea will bring up his 100th cap for the All Blacks when they face the Springboks at Eden...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups in the Rugby Championship & Women’s World Cup this weekend
In the biggest games, it’s often the little battles that make the difference. Beyond the team tactics and set-pieces, it usually...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoIt’s great to have Owen Farrell back at Saracens – Ivan van Zyl
Owen Farrell’s return to his rugby home can help Saracens rise back to the top of the domestic and European tree....
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoVive La France! At last some scrum sense
THERE is at last a sign of sanity in the otherwise befuddled global administration of rugby union in the shape of...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNew Zealand vs South Africa Preview: Springboks out to storm All Blacks’ Eden Park citadel
Paul Rees looks forward to this weekend's monumental clash between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland It is no longer...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Remarkable Los Pumas an example to us all
I've always eyed the World Rugby rankings with a little suspicion, possibly because I’ve never fully understood their machinations and how...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 months agoDon’t blame RFU for selection dilemma
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IAGREE with Nick Cain that England or any other country should not...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSocial Media Moments of the Week: Argentina make history and Ardie Savea transfer rumours swirl
It was a weekend that underlined rugby’s capacity for drama, with headlines coming thick and fast across the globe. Records were...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: England’s attack looks like it is ready to fire
England's attack is in a good spot following the victorious Lions tour to Australia and England’s 2-0 series victory over Argentina...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Hats off to England – a great first night at the Women’s World Cup
So England started with an 11 try romp, a World Cup record attendance of 42,723 and a performance to send a...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Steve Borthwick must not select this Bristol Bok, Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Benhard Janse van Rensburg is as South African as “boerewors”, and the idea of the Bristol centre being picked by England,...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Wallabies too slow to make most of Will Skelton
The 2025 Lions gave the Wallabies a long overdue wake-up call on the pitch, as well as doing them a favour...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Bonus points? They are entirely pointless
Would we be in any way impoverished if they disappeared tomorrow? Unusually, we are not referring to our glorious leaders at...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Pioneers of Women’s rugby deserve to take the credit
I had to smile recently when reading that World Rugby had quickly stepped in to ensure that the teams from New...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoThe future is Orange in the Top 14 – at least for now
French domestic rugby’s ‘orange card’ – a protest-level variation on World Rugby’s 20-minute red card theme – will be the headline...
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Women's International
/ 4 months agoWomen’s World Cup final tipped to smash attendance record for women’s rugby match
Organisers of the Women’s Rugby World Cup expect next month’s Twickenham final to smash the attendance record for a women’s rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Wallabies epic comeback vs Springboks sends All Blacks to World No.1
In one of the most astonishing comebacks in rugby history, Australia shocked reigning world champions South Africa with a 38-22 victory...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoNew Zealand 41-24 Argentina: All Blacks climb top of World Rankings with comfortable win in their Rugby Championship opener
New Zealand kicked off their Rugby Championship campaign in style last night, beating Argentina 41–24 in Córdoba in a match that...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoMonaghan: Fire is burning in us
IRELAND HEAD COACH: Scott Bemand CO-CAPTAINS: Edel McMahon, Sam Monaghan SPEARHEADED by back row dynamo Aoife Wafer, returning Ireland head into...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoMcKenzie sets her sights on reaching quarter-finals
HEAD COACH: Lesley McKenzie CAPTAIN: Iroha Nagata JAPAN head into the World Cup full of momentum on the back of a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: France and England lead charge for 2027 World Cup
The last time the World Cup was played out on Australian soil, a little over two decades and a thousand poison-dart...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeff Probyn: Women’s World Cup accessing all areas is good for game
Just four days to go before the 10th Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in the stadium of Light in Sunderland,...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoTuifua is keeping quiet on his plans
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young talent: Patrick Tuifua in action for Hawke’s Bay PICTURE: Getty Images IN February 2024, the name...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoThe best head-to-head Matchups in the Rugby Championship this Weekend: Eben Etzebeth and Will Skelton set for titanic clash
The Rugby Championship is back and looks set to produce some fireworks, with the best of the southern hemisphere battling it...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoPete Ryan: Ellis Genge – The unsung hero of the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour
Big players step up on the biggest stages, giving their all when the pressure is at its highest. It doesn’t get...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoLeading sports scientists calls for more holistic approach to welfare
Leading sports scientist Stephen Smith believes World Rugby’s guidelines on the maximum number of appearances made in a season are too...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoFour-week ban for Dan Sheehan
Hooker Dan Sheehan has been banned for four matches, which will be reduced to three if he completes World Rugby’s coaching...
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