A potential squeeze on scholarships could put pressure on England's rugby talent pipelines and make scouts look more widely for talent.

They’re playing in Challenger tournaments where a first-round loss nets you $2,500. Consider two 23-year-olds at the Australian Open this week: Jacob Fearnley (UK, age 23, rank 86) has career ...

Wales face an uphill task when they kickstart their Six Nations campaign against France. Warren Gatland's side will need to be at their very best to get a result on Friday, kicking the niceties to ...

The Irish Times columnists are in flying form as they sit down to discuss their new children’s book, Let’s Play Rugby ... a try. You actually have to touch the ball down with a hand to score ...

They have the capacity to play far better than they ... to deny the scrum half an opening score. Irrepressible as ever, it was Dupont who made the first try when it eventually came.

a try that was converted by Kubu before Blak Blad got their second penalty score up. In the final half, Lumumba grabbed his brace that Barry Young converted for 33-6. Collins Indeceh joined in ...

Brodie Retallick pulls clear to score a try for Kobe Steelers in the second half of their Rugby League One game against Black Rams Tokyo at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe on Feb. 1 ...

Wales desperately trying to get some points on the board but it’s ... France 10 metres further forward. Les Bleus playing champagne rugby now! Prop Baille with a pass out the back of the hand ...

The winner is the participant who accumulates the most points at the end of the tournament. Find out more about the game rules. New for this year, anyone registered to play in our Official Scottish ...

Sexton, a former World Rugby ... points that might come in the game that players in the position he played in would have felt. "And unless you played in that position it’s probably hard to ...

Meanwhile, the first two Price Boosts - which are valued at 7/4 and 7/2 respectively - requires there to be 1+ try to be scored in the first ten minutes of each half, and Thomas Ramos to score 20 ...

Fear not – The Sporting News is here to walk you through the basics of rugby union so you can sit back and enjoy the action. After a try, the scoring ... an open phase of play.