A competitive rugby union match is played on a large ... ready to launch an attack. The positions numbers 9-15 on the field are called the backs. These players are usually smaller than the ...

Zammit’s sudden departure to the NFL sent shockwaves through rugby. A player at the top of his game walking away to take up a ...

Debate continues to rage over the controversial 20-minute red which is edging closer to a global trial after World Rugby ...

Those fans wishing to watch Sunday's Test between Scotland and the Springboks in Edinburgh will need to do so on SuperSport.

Israel Folau, Australian rugby's most successful rugby league convert, thinks Joseph Suaalii should fill his old position as ...

The IRFU is “still considering” its position regarding the 20-minute red card which World Rugby is proposing being further trialled at elite levels of the game. By comparison, the proposal has ...

Just over a year after Ireland's agonising Rugby World Cup quarter-final defeat to the All Blacks, the sides will clash again ...

Ben Earl has tackled Pasilio Tosi, the hulking tighthead prop, without wrapping his arms early enough. It is an offence that ...

Springbok loose forward Kwagga Smith will earn his 50th Test cap on Sunday when South Africa take on Scotland at Murrayfield.

From personal experience, it can be harder playing against 14 than 15. I’ve got no issues with the rule as it is, but rugby is always ... to get into the right position with split-second decisions.

He excelled in the 15-man code ... of the biggest questions was about his eventual position. "There's a lot of transferable skills from rugby that I can bring to the game," he told ESPN in ...