6,011 articles tagged "rugby"
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.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed professional sport will be part of the large amount of services allowed to resume at Alert Level 2 , with both rugby and netball already signalling they will m
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
New Zealand Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck says the team is getting to grips with life in Tamworth, Australia having completed their first day’s training. Players were able to train in small groups today, a
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
The New Zealand Warriors are on their way to Australia to prepare for the resumption of the NRL season, but two players have not got on the plane – one on compassionate grounds, the other due to illness. Warriors
The COVID-19 crisis has led to a massive restructuring at New Zealand Rugby, with staff being advised that job losses are imminent. TVNZ News reports executives have held meetings with staff and more meetings will
The Fiji Rugby Union says the decision to support Sir Bill Beaumont and Bernard Laporte to lead World Rugby was a strategic one by the FRU Board that was birthed and nurtured prior to and since Fiji’s ascension to the
Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson has been tested for COVID-19 after developing a sore throat. According to Australia's Daily Telegraph, Robinson has isolated himself from players after waking up this morning wi
New Zealand Rugby chairman Brent Impey has urged recently re-elected World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont to alter the way the global game is funded. Impey warned Beaumont that the southern hemisphere countries may g
The proposal for a 12-team competition bringing together the Six Nations and the Rugby Championship with the addition of two other nations – likely Fiji and Japan is now back on the table. Re-elected World Rugby
Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team Coach Gareth Baber says he and the team manager have been having regular video chats with the players to see how the players are doing. Baber says they have Facebook and Messen
Sir Bill Beaumont has been re-elected as the chairman of World Rugby for another four years. The 68-year-old defeated his former deputy, ex-Argentina skipper Agustin Pichot, by 28 votes to 23. French Rugby pre
The Warriors have put a week of confusion behind them after finally receiving approval to enter Australia for the revised NRL season. The Australian Border Force has given the green light for a group of 50 players
The next boss of World Rugby could be announced as early as tomorrow, rather than on the original date of 12th May. The vote closed on Thursday with current chairman Sir Bill Beaumont and vice-chairman Agustin Pich
