2,179 articles tagged "rugby-union"
Top professional rugby players in Wales have agreed to take a 25 percent pay cut for three months as the coronavirus pandemic continues. The Welsh Rugby Union Professional Rugby Board and Welsh Rugby Players' Assoc
Fiji Airways Flying Fijians fullback Kini Murimurivalu says when things return to normality, the first thing he will do is take his family out for dinner at their favourite restaurant. Murimurivalu told Fiji Rugby
Warren Gatland has proposed his British & Irish Lions play the All Blacks in a one-off test ahead of their tour of South Africa next year. With the Lions and All Blacks drawing their 2017 series in New Zealand,
Fiji Rugby Union Chief Executive Officer John O’Connor confirms the board has endorsed cost-cutting measures to ensure the financial integrity and sustainability of the union long term and to ensure rugby will be read
Dave Rennie could walk away as the Wallabies coach even before coaching a single game if under siege Rugby Australia Chief Executive Raelene Castle is sacked. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that “sources clos
Sacked Wallaby Israel Folau's big payout from Rugby Australia could reportedly be at risk if the governing body goes under due to the coronavirus pandemic. The former fullback sued Rugby Australia for religious dis
All Blacks and Crusaders star Richie Mo'unga has announced through an Instagram post that he and his wife Sophie are expecting their first child, a baby girl. The post read halfway to meeting our little princess.
Fiji Airways Flying Fijians lock, Api Ratuniyarawa has signed a new contract with the Northampton Saints Premiership club. Ratuniyarawa has featured in two Rugby World Cups and has scored five tries in 79 appearanc
Rugby Australia chief executive Raelene Castle is battling to keep hold of her job, according to reports by Australian media. This comes following a difficult period for rugby in Australia, which was compounded by
The Fiji Rugby Union is disappointed and will not condone Fiji Rugby international players who do not follow the self-isolation rule when they arrive in the country. This follows the announcement that two Fiji Rugb
World Rugby boss Sir Bill Beaumont has warned every nation will suffer from the fallout of the global coronavirus crisis. Beaumont has asked all member countries' governments to help keep the game afloat, as COVID-
All Blacks legend Carlos Spencer hasn't lost any of his skills in retirement. Hurricanes Assistant Coach Spencer, who is in lockdown with his family in New Zealand, showed off his pinpoint accuracy in a TikTok vide
Fijian flyer Semi Radradra and Springboks sensation Cheslin Kolbe are the last two players standing in a worldwide fan vote to determine the planet's best wing. Punters worldwide hit the polls on Rugbypass's Facebo
Eddie Jones has agreed to a contract extension as coach of the England rugby team until the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Jones took the coaching job in 2015 after the Rugby World Cup and has won 42 of his 54 mat
The New Zealand Rugby Union confirms that the five Kiwi Super Rugby teams will be given NZ$250,000 each for the next three months ensuring that the organisations will be in the best position for when sport resumes after
Rugby Australia has announced that it will stand down 75% of its staff for three months. Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle confirmed in a statement that three-quarters of the administration would be stood down fro
USA Rugby has decided to file for bankruptcy because of its financial problems which have been intensified by the coronavirus shutdown. TVNZ reports that the loss of membership dues, and sponsorship pullbacks has r
Former Flying Fijians and current Wales Coach Wayne Pivac has accepted a 25 % pay cut as part of a Welsh Rugby Union cost-cutting initiative aimed at protecting long-term jobs during the coronavirus crisis. Stuff.
The Fiji Airways Men's National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber says the postponement of tournaments in the HSBC World 7s Series has given them the opportunity and time for their injured players to recover well. Few pla
Fiji Rugby CEO John O’Connor says Fiji 7s coach Gareth Baber has shown interest in continuing in the position to the Olympic Games in July next year. Baber was appointed in October 2016 and his contract is expect
