2,179 articles tagged "rugby-union"
Former All Blacks wing, Julian Savea is leaving France and is open to a move back to Super Rugby or even the NRL. Savea announced his departure from Toulon on Instagram and also posted an accompanying video with br
Agustin Pichot has resigned from his role on the World Rugby Council after his defeat by Sir Bill Beaumont in the election for World Rugby chairman. He has resigned as Americas Rugby president and the Argentine Rug
The Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s team players continue with their training programs at home. In an interview with Fijivillage, Coach Gareth Baber says the video sessions are for them to check in on how the play
The Chiefs have confirmed they approached All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick in a bid to secure his services for the newly formed Super Rugby Aotearoa. But Rettalick declined the offer. Their approach follows th
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber confirms that a few European clubs have been interested in signing Aminiasi Tuimaba and Vilimoni Botitu. Baber says he cannot confirm whether the two players
Former All Blacks winger Nehe Milner-Skudder has been linked with a dramatic return to Super Rugby and it is not with his old club, the Hurricanes. According to reports Milner-Skudder is set to join the Highlanders
World Rugby has announced that, with immediate effect, it will no longer be possible to score a try by grounding the ball against the post protector. They say the increasing size of post protectors, for safety reas
The true cost of the Israel Folau saga has been revealed after Rugby Australia’s financial figures for 2019 were leaked to News Corp on Sunday. The figures are yet to be given the all clear by auditors but show a
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber says once they return to training they will focus on the recognition of control of key moments in games and dealing with the pressure of existing games. Bab
A prominent Australian sports consultancy group has recommended Rugby Australia should opt-out of Super Rugby in its current form. Gemba Group has previously advised New Zealand Rugby on strategies to arrest declin
Fiji Airways Flying Fijians fly-half Ben Volavola has called time on his two-year stint at Racing 92 and is set to step down into the Pro D2 competition. The Flying Fijian star has spent the majority of his stay in
World Rugby Chairman, Sir Bill Beaumont has stated that Fiji's seat on the World Rugby Council is held by the Fiji Rugby Union and was never awarded to FRU Chairman, Francis Kean himself, and stuff.co is also reporting
England international Billy Vunipola was among five players from top rugby union side Saracens who have apologised for violating UK lockdown rules. TVNZ News reports Vunipola and teammates Alex Goode, Sean Maitland
Rugby Australia Interim CEO Rob Clarke will come into his new role with his eyes wide open to the challenges the game faces as he prepares to return to the game after a three-year absence. Clarke is a former Chief Ope
New Zealand Rugby has confirmed that Super Rugby will be back at Covid-19 alert level 2, with the Government confirming that professional sports will be allowed to return under the necessary public health guidelines.
Former Fiji Airways Flying Fijians wing, Nemani Nadolo will be joining the Leicester Tigers in the Gallagher English Premiership Rugby next season. He has been released from his french club Montpellier where he pla
World Rugby has released its framework for rugby's return to play, written by chief medical officer Eanna Falvey, former CMO Martin Raftery, Welsh Rugby Union's Prav Mathema an independent physician Professor May Horgan
An opinion piece on Stuff.co states that in rugby terms the Islands certainly do not owe New Zealand a living as New Zealand rugby has benefited massively from the economic migration from the islands and given just as l
The All Blacks have named loose forward Sam Cane as their new captain. All Blacks coach Ian Foster announced last night that the current Waikato Chiefs captain succeeds Kieran Read who retired from the All Blacks afte
The three South Sydney players who were turned away from the NRL club’s headquarters and sent for COVID-19 tests have returned negative results for the virus. In a major relief to the NRL, Latrell Mitchell, Adam
