Always known as the Cinderella province, this was more or less regarded as an affectionate term until things took a ...

Rugby union should consider banning head coaches from matches if their players are repeatedly involved in head-on-head ...

The Hong Kong Sevens entered day two at the new Kai Tak Stadium on Saturday, with both the Hong Kong, China men's and women's ...

Max Jorgensen failed to get on the scoresheet as the New South Wales Waratahs beat the ACT Brumbies on Saturday but Wallabies ...

Jacob Duffy and Zakary Foulkes have shared seven wickets as New Zealand bowled out Pakistan for 105 to win the fourth ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Famously tough All Blacks loose forward Alex (Grizz) Wyllie who went on to coach New Zealand to 25 wins in 29 tests has died. He was 80.

Italy, Ireland and Scotland couldn ... he’s going back to Cardiff club. The Welsh Rugby Union is still seeking a permanent ...

England's 10-try romp ended Ireland's faint hopes of a historic third consecutive title. The Irish needed a Dan Sheehan hat ...

Ireland will beat Italy, almost certainly well ... the evidence of Ireland’s decline painfully mounted. By the time New Zealand destroyed the team in the quarter-finals, the need for another reset was ...

"Sadly, she died when I was 19 but saw me play against Ireland at underage level. She was really happy when I started playing rugby as a child, especially in Italy where it wasn't so popular.

As always with big picture questions the answer is never a straightforward yes or no. On the face of it New Zealand (twice ... showed the blueprint for beating Ireland isn’t straightforward.

The British & Irish Lions squad and captain for ... the winning 2013 and 2017 tours of Australia and New Zealand. The former Wigan Warriors rugby league great has been head coach of Ireland ...