Rugby

10:06 AM BST Centre Emily Scarratt scored all of England’s points as they claimed a tense 13-7 victory over France in their women’s Rugby World Cup Pool C clash at the Northland Events Centre in Whangarei on Saturday to record a 27th consecutive test win. England qualify for the quarter-finals having dominated territory and possession,

12:46 PM BST Eddie Jones said next year’s Rugby World Cup will not be his last and he has more to accomplish in the game after he steps down as England coach at the end of the tournament in France. The Australian is contracted to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) until the end of the

9:48 AM BST England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the top division Premiership have announced plans to review the league’s structure and introduce greater financial transparency in a joint statement on Thursday in the wake of financial crises at Wasps and Worcester Warriors. Wasps, one of only four ever-present teams in the Premiership, are set

2:46 PM BST Wasps are set to enter into administration in the coming days with the club unable to find a solution to their financial woes and have been suspended from the Premiership. The former Premiership and European champions had filed a notice in the High Court last month stating their intention to appoint an

2:46 PM BST Wasps are set to enter into administration in the coming days with the club unable to find a solution to their financial woes, the Coventry-based Premiership side said on Wednesday. The former Premiership and European champions Wasps had filed a notice in the High Court last month stating their intention to appoint

11:21 AM BST Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 rugby World Cup in France, has been sacked after a report by the French Labour Inspectorate found that he oversaw an “extremely degraded social environment” at the organising committee. “Taking note of the report’s conclusions, France 2023’s board has decided to terminate the

Oct 10, 2022 AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Black Ferns coach Wayne Smith says his team are not yet at the level needed to defeat England, the veteran mentor also heaping praise on New Zealand’s trans-Tasman rivals after the Wallaroos shot out to a 17-0 lead in their Rugby World Cup opener on Saturday night. Playing

7:30 AM BST Winger Claudia MacDonald scored four tries as favourites England opened their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign with an 84-19 rout of Fiji at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday, extending their winning streak to 26 matches. The Red Roses ran in four tries to secure a bonus point in the first half and

2:40 AM BST Laure Sansus scored two tries as France underlined their title credentials with a bonus-point 40-5 victory over South Africa in the opening match of the women’s Rugby World Cup at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. The match was the first of a triple-header at the spiritual home of New Zealand rugby,

8:23 AM BST It may not yet reflect in the Springbok Women’s results, but a seismic cultural shift has taken place within their setup ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, which starts on Saturday. In five years, thanks to a cultural and investment shift, they have gone from a side not

4:16 PM BST Worcester Warriors players and staff are set to have their contracts terminated after part of the English Premiership club was wound up in the high court on Wednesday. Worcester went into administration last week and were suspended by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) from all competitions since August after failing to meet

8:27 PM BST After a year’s delay, the Wallaroos are just days away from stepping on the field for their opening Rugby World Cup clash in New Zealand. In front of a record women’s Rugby World Cup crowd of over 35,000 and heading towards a sellout at Eden Park, the Wallaroos will kick off their

10:12 AM BST A new study looking at the impact of concussion on a group of former Scottish international rugby players has found that they were 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease (MND) than the general population. The figure is likely to send shock waves through the sport, which is already embroiled

3:11 AM BST Preparing for her World Cup debut, Wallaroos fly-half Bella McKenzie’s journey to the biggest stage in women’s rugby has taken several twists and turns, but it was a meeting off-field with a man through work that has made the biggest impression on the young player. Joining the disability service What Ability —

10:36 PM BST After a year’s delay, the 2021 Rugby World Cup is finally upon us with 12 of the best rugby nations coming together in New Zealand to fight for women’s rugby supremacy. The first World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, New Zealand is prepared to put on a show with

11:03 PM BST England manager Simon Middleton doesn’t mess around when he talks about what is expected from the Red Roses at the 2021 Women’s Rugby World Cup. “We’ve got to win it,” Middleton said ahead of the tournament in New Zealand which starts on Oct. 8. “This is the best-prepared squad with the best

12:23 PM BST Wales will host Rugby World Cup warm-up internationals against both England and South Africa in Cardiff next August, the three rugby unions announced simultaneously on Monday. England and Wales will meet in a double header, first at the Principality Stadium on Aug. 5 and then at Twickenham in London one week later.

10:51 AM BST Bundee Aki will miss Ireland’s Test matches against South Africa and Fiji in November after being given an eight-match ban. Aki, 32, received the third red card of his career on Saturday for a dangerous clear-out on Seabelo Senatla as Connacht faced Stormers in the United Rugby Championship (URC). The ban means