United Rugby Championship: How will the 16 sides fare?
September 23, 2021 (21:00) [ Indexed from BBC Sport - Rugby Union ]
BBC Sport looks at the chances of all 16 sides ahead of this season's new United Rugby Championship (URC) tournament. More...

United Rugby Championship: Cardiff Rugby v Connacht (Fri)
September 23, 2021 (21:00) [ Indexed from BBC Sport - Rugby Union ]
Team news and match preview for Cardiff Rugby's opening URC fixture at home against Connacht on Friday, 24 September. More...

Welsh Rugby Union promises reform in women's game
September 23, 2021 (21:00) [ Indexed from BBC Sport - Rugby Union ]
The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) says mistakes made in the women's game will be put right. More...

Sir Lindsay Hoyle speaks up for RL at G7 conference
September 23, 2021 (11:45) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby League ]
Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Karl Fitzpatrick are never ones to miss an opportunity to promote rugby league. More...

World Rugby issues new contact training guidance after global study
September 23, 2021 (07:00) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby Union ]
New contact training load guidance has been published by World Rugby and International Rugby Players (IRP) following a global study on almost 600 players across 18 elite men's and women's competitions. More...

Rugby: Springboks legend Joel Stransky calls for change of 'predictable' game plan to beat All Blacks
September 23, 2021 (02:45) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Springboks legend Joel Stransky has called for the side to change their "terrible game plan" for Saturday's anticipated clash with the All Blacks following back-to-back defeats to the Wallabies.The All Blacks and Springboks meet... More...

NRL 2021: Contract news, Parramatta Eels, Blake Ferguson next team, rugby union switch, future
September 23, 2021 (02:00) [ Indexed from FOXSPORTS.com.au ]
Watch every NRL Finals game live in September on Fox League, Channel 502 More...

Rugby Championship live updates: All Blacks name team to face Springboks in Townsville
September 23, 2021 (01:15) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Follow live as Ian Foster names the All Blacks team to face the Springboks. Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled the experienced trio of Lood de Jager, Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn for Saturday's Rugby Championship... More...

Rugby: Eddie Jones' advice to England youngster - Be more like All Blacks
September 23, 2021 (00:15) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
England coach Eddie Jones has offered some simple advice to newcomer Marcus Smith - copy the All Blacks.The Harlequins first five-eighth earned a late call-up to the Lions tour earlier this year and was named in Jones' 45-man training... More...

World Rugby to limit contact training to prevent injuries and protect players
September 22, 2021 (23:15) [ Indexed from BBC Sport - Rugby Union ]
Contact training is to be drastically reduced across rugby union in an attempt to prevent injuries and protect player welfare. More...

Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Student fled Auckland lockdown for Dunedin ahead of rugby match
September 22, 2021 (19:15) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The high school student who left Auckland in alert level 4 to get to Dunedin is understood to be a rugby player who arrived just before a big game.Otago Boys' High School is to play Nelson College in the South Island secondary schools'... More...

United Rugby Championship: How Ulster stand to benefit from new league
September 22, 2021 (16:15) [ Indexed from BBC Sport - Rugby Union ]
The United Rugby Championship provides hope of a league that can benefit Ulster by remaining competitive the whole way through. More...

Rugby league fans tell survey they feel "cut off" from decision makers
September 22, 2021 (15:30) [ Indexed from BBC Sport - Rugby League ]
Rugby league fans say they feel cut off from decisions at both their clubs and the game's two governing bodies - the RFL and Super League. More...

Roby announces international retirement
September 22, 2021 (10:15) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby League ]
St Helens captain James Roby has announced his retirement from international rugby league with immediate effect. More...

Lui: If it wasn't for RL I'd probably be in jail
September 22, 2021 (05:15) [ Indexed from Sky Sports - Rugby League ]
Rob Lui has enjoyed an 11-year career at the highest level of rugby league, but the retiring Leeds Rhinos half-back is in no doubt his life could have been much different had it not been for the sport he loves. More...

Fire in Whatawhata destroys much-loved rugby club
September 22, 2021 (04:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
The Whatawhata community is mourning the loss of their rugby club building after it caught fire around 11pm last night.Fire and Emergency New Zealand received an alert about the fire at 11.18pm.Daughter of club president April... More...

Rugby Championship: Former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains reveals reasons behind Springboks' decline
September 22, 2021 (00:30) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains has offered a brutal assessment on the state of South African rugby, saying the Springboks will struggle to "get close to the All Blacks" in the much-anticipated 100th test between the sides in... More...

Rugby Championship: Springboks name team to face All Blacks
September 21, 2021 (23:00) [ Indexed from The New Zealand Herald ]
Springboks coach Jacques Nienaber has recalled the experienced trio of Lood de Jager, Elton Jantjies and Frans Steyn for Saturday's Rugby Championship test against the All Blacks in Townsville, as they look to rebound from successive... More...

Leeds Rhinos: Blind rugby league player makes conversion
September 21, 2021 (13:30) [ Indexed from BBC Sport - Rugby League ]
Leeds Rhinos player James King says his team-mates' screams alerted him to the impressive feat. More...

Former Irish rugby international Brendan Mullin accused of stealing 578,000
September 21, 2021 (13:30) [ Indexed from BBC Sport - Rugby Union ]
Brendan Mullin, 57, faces nine counts of theft and five of false accounting. More...