6,011 articles tagged "rugby"
Former All Black stars Dan Carter, Brodie Retallick and Andy Ellis were thankful that their Japanese club didn't leave them stranded and gave them their marching orders a fortnight ago. While foreigners at other cl
NRL clubs have officially been told put all contract talks on hold as the coronavirus pandemic causes chaos for the game’s financial viability. It means that a number of the league’s biggest stars and rising young
Injured All Blacks star Ardie Savea was on course for an early May return to Super Rugby before the coronavirus pandemic derailed that. The backrower has been rehabbing a knee that was injured in the All Blacks' Wo
England rugby head coach Eddie Jones will take a pay cut of more than 25% as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Jones has joined the Rugby Football Union's highest-paid executives in accepting a reduction to hel
Leicester Tigers have become the sixth Premiership club to say players will take a 25% pay cut to help the club through the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, Gloucester, Saracens, Wasps, and Worcester all announced
Australia's four Super Rugby teams and the Western Force are set to be part of a new domestic competition beginning next month. With Super Rugby suspended and travel bans introduced in Australia, a domestic competi
The latest announcements from the New Zealand government could undermine any chances that New Zealand Rugby had of setting up a competition to replace the suspended Super Rugby season. New Zealand Health Minister D
New Zealand Rugby is facing another hammer blow after the All Blacks' tests against Wales and Scotland in July were plunged into fresh doubt. Stuff.co reports that European rugby bosses announced the indefinite suspens
Fiji Rugby Union CEO, John O’Connor says the 7s players are safe and have been cleared from isolation by the Ministry of Health with no players so far showing any symptoms of the COVID-19 virus. O’Connor says the p
A record-breaking effort from Cowboys star Jason Taumalolo lit up an empty ANZ Stadium last night as the Cowboys beat the Bulldogs 24-16 in the NRL. The lack of atmosphere made no difference to Taumalolo, who finished
The Fiji Rugby Union has announced the suspension of all forms of rugby competitions and events across the nation with immediate effect, until further notice. The decision is in alignment with the enhanced controls
Players discipline will be a key area the Marist 7s organisers will closely monitor together with the referees. Marist Rugby Club President, Lawrence Tikaram says discipline is an issue not only faced in local to
The Fiji National Rugby League is reviewing all its domestic and international events it plans to host in Fiji and overseas. FNRL says they fully support the governments effort to detect, contain and mitigate the C
The two members of the Australian Sevens team have been cleared of coronavirus after being tested for the disease. Rugby Australia's Moore Park headquarters were shut down on Monday and Tuesday for an "intensive clean"
Wallabies legend Phil Kearns says he does not see any “light at the end of the tunnel†for the Waratahs and that his former side might have been saved from further embarrassment by the suspension of the Super Rugby
Brothers Mako and Billy Vunipola are reportedly in talks with several Super Rugby teams about joining the competition next year. Both England internationals play club rugby for Saracens which will drop to the lower
The French Ambassador to Fiji, Jean Francois Fitou is assuring Fijians that all Fijian rugby players and Fijians living in France are safe and they have the same access to the health facilities as anyone in the country.
The Rugby Football Union has suspended all levels of the game in England until 14th April because of coronavirus. The announcement came soon after the Premiership was halted for five weeks. They say all activi
The All Black Sevens team have halted training after two of their recent opponents are being tested for coronavirus. Two members of the Australian rugby sevens team have been tested after showing signs and symptoms of
South African Rugby has taken several steps to combat the coronavirus outbreak, including testing their sevens and U20 sides for the disease. The Blitzboks, who recently competed in events in Los Angeles and Vancouver,
