After blowing hot and cold, the Hurricanes find form in Super Rugby

The Hurricanes have been late to the party in Super Rugby this season. While other teams shone in the first weeks of a tight competition, the

England overpowers Italy in Six Nations to keep alive title chances ahead of final round

England 47, Italy 24 England kept alive its Six Nations rugby title hopes by running in seven tries in a bonus-point 47-24 win over Italy at

League returns to Vegas; tries galore, big hits and a cliff-hanger finish

Rugby league returned to Las Vegas yesterday   in its continuing mission to convert Americans to football without pads, drawing 50,000 fans to Allegiant stadium where

Rugby league returns to Vegas; tries galore, big hits and a cliff-hanger finish

Rugby league returned to Las Vegas yesterday in its continuing mission to convert Americans to football without pads, drawing 50,000 fans to Allegiant stadium where the grit

Halfway through the Six Nations, Ireland still rules and Dupont’s France rebounds

Ireland and France set up their blockbuster clash in Six Nations rugby next month with contrasting wins in the third round. Ireland had the savvy and

Ireland unbeaten, France upset by England and Italy dominates Wales in round 2

Grand Slam is on for Ireland after riveting second round of Six Nations rugby. Only Ireland remains unbeaten after it swatted aside Scotland 32-18 at Murrayfield

Portugal, Spain qualify for the 2027 Rugby World Cup

Spain will appear in a men’s Rugby World Cup for the first time since 1999 after reaching the Rugby Europe Championship semifinals yesterday . Portugal

Papua New Guinea gains a team in Aussie rugby league in diplomatic push

Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal announced yesterday linked to limiting Chinese influence in the South

Former England player Voyce feared dead after car went into a river

Former England rugby international Tom Voyce is missing and feared dead after his car was recovered from a flood-swollen river, police said yesterday . Northumbria Police

Australia women win the Dubai Sevens again and Fiji men end their title drought

A 90-meter intercept try by women’s sevens player of the year Maddison Levi clinched Australia’s fifth successive Dubai title against archrival New Zealand in the final on Sunday

Pieter-Steph du Toit and Ellie Kildunne named world rugby’s best players

South Africa flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit and England fullback Ellie Kildunne were named World Rugby’s players of the year yesterday . Antoine Dupont was the best

Springboks fielding Hendrikse brothers and taking winless Wales seriously

Brothers Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse will start as South Africa’s halves against Wales in their autumn tour finale in Cardiff on Saturday. The world champion

Record Wallabies win in Cardiff plunges Wales to worst losing run in history

Wales 20, Australia 52 Australia condemned Wales to the worst losing run in its 143-year rugby history after a record 52-20 win under the Principality Stadium

France beat All Blacks for record-tying third straight time

France shook off a slow start to beat New Zealand 30-29 for a record-tying third straight time in a bruising autumn rugby test at Stade de France

Bats kicks off season with bang

Local rugby team, the Macau Bats played in their first Hong Kong festival of season Sunday. The club took four teams to compete at the

League convert Sua’ali’i in Wallabies squad for tour of Britain and Ireland

Rugby league convert Joseph Sua’ali’i featured in the Australia squad named yesterday for the four-test tour of Britain and Ireland next month. Beside Sua’ali’i, who has

Willemse and Mostert back for Springboks’ end-of-year European tour

Rugby World Cup winners Franco Mostert, RG Snyman, Damian Willemse and Andre Esterhuizen returned to South Africa’s squad after injuries for the end-of-year European tour. The

Roigard named in All Blacks squad for Japan and European tour

Scrumhalf Cam Roigard has overcome a major injury to win a place in the 36-strong All Blacks squad named yesterday to play Autumn test matches against Japan,

Springboks win first Championship title since 2019 in style

South Africa won its first Rugby Championship title since 2019 in style by blowing away contender Argentina 48-7 over the weekend. In a strange quirk, while

Springboks close in on championship crown after fourth straight win over All Blacks

South Africa regained the Freedom Cup and put a hand on the Rugby Championship trophy by beating New Zealand 18-12 for a rare fourth successive time on

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