Rugby Can Rival Football In China, Says Chief
Rugby can grow from a niche sport to be as big as football in China and eventually rival the cash-rich ...
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Rejuvenated Rugby Star Sonny Bill Set To Return Ahead of Lions
Code-hopping All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams is set to make his return to the 15-a-side game on Saturday, eight ...
Try Record Looms As England Eye Hong Kong Sevens Boost
Try-machine Dan Norton has a world record in his sights as England seek a long-awaited victory at this week's Hong ...
All Blacks Plan To Face Samoa Before British and Irish Lions’ Tour
The All Blacks hope to warm-up for the British and Irish Lions tour with a Test match against Samoa, New ...
Stransky Tells Super Bosses To Unveil Revamp
Springbok great Joel Stransky on Tuesday urged SANZAAR to stop delaying and unveil its revamped Super Rugby format, saying the ...
No More Bok ‘chaos’, Vows Coetzee
South Africa coach Allister Coetzee vowed Monday that the defensive "chaos" of last season will not reoccur when they host ...
Chiefs’ Faauli Gets Month Ban For High Tackle
Waikato Chiefs centre Jonathan Faauli was suspended for four weeks Monday over a high tackle during his team's win over ...
Venter Named Springboks Defence Coach
In a bid to rebuild from a disastrous 2016 South Africa appointed former centre Brendan Venter as defence coach on ...
Crusaders, Chiefs, Stormers Stay Unbeaten In Super Rugby
The Canterbury Crusaders joined the Waikato Chiefs and Western Stormers as the only unbeaten teams in Super Rugby with a ...
Australians May Strike If Super Rugby Team Axed
Australia's professional rugby players may go on strike early next year if one of their Super Rugby teams is axed ...
Waikato Chiefs Told To Shape Up For Super Rugby Clash With Bulls
The Waikato Chiefs have been told to get their act together for their Super Rugby clash with the Northern Bulls ...
All Blacks Not At Their Peak For Lions Tour, Says Lewsey
Ex-England international Josh Lewsey Wednesday said the British and Irish Lions had a great chance to overturn the All Blacks ...
New Zealanders Keen To ‘adopt-A-Lion’ For Tour
An appeal for New Zealanders to "adopt-a-Lion" by billeting travelling fans during this year's blockbuster British and Irish Lions tour ...
Ivory Coast, Senegal Game Ends Abruptly Due To Crowd Violence
The friendly match between Senegal and Ivory Coast Monday night with a 1-1 tie aborted because fans stormed the field ...
Super Moyano Try Keeps Jaguares On Winning Trail
Ramiro Moyano scored a superb try as the Jaguares of Argentina continued a great start to the Super Rugby season ...
Teen Bosch Stars As Sharks Carry On Winning
Teenager Curwin Bosch continued Saturday to be an outstanding deputy for injured Coastal Sharks skipper Patrick Lambie, kicking 18 points ...
Australia To Trial Blue Cards For Concussion
Blue cards are set to be issued to players suffering from signs of concussion, the Australian Rugby Union said Thursday ...
Lock Barrett At Six In Super Experiment Ahead of Lions
The looming British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand has added a twist to the Crusaders this week as ...
Ex-Wallabies Star Peter Kimlin Arrested ‘for Gang Raping Woman’
Former Wallabies star Peter Kimlin is one of six rugby players arrested in France for allegedly drugging and gang raping ...
French Police Detain Six Grenoble Rugby Players Following Rape Claim
Six Grenoble rugby players including two Irishmen, two New Zealanders and an Australian, were detained Wednesday following a rape complaint, ...