Rugby News

A strong second-half performance helped Leinster overcome Edinburgh in a 40-14 victory in their PRO14 clash at the RDS in Dublin on Friday.

Fran Goldthorp's two second-half tries helped Leeds Rhinos complete the league and cup double with a 20-12 victory over Castleford Tigers in Friday’s Women's Super League Grand Final.

Another busy day in the rugby union game as Australia overcame a stubborn challenge from Georgia to secure their third victory in Pool D.

Amid the morass of Super Typhoon Hagibis, the chaos it has yielded onto Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan and the justified Scotland outrage at their potential elimination without kicking a ball, one factor seems to have bee...

Check out the video highlights from Australia's 27-8 win over Georgia.

World Rugby will announce at 00.00 (BST) on Sunday morning whether or not Scotland's World Cup game against Japan will go ahead.

Gregor Townsend has laughed off Japan coach Jamie Joseph's claims Scotland will be looking to "avoid embarrassment" during Sunday's typhoon-threatened clash in Yokohama.

Lions head coach Swys de Bruin has left the Super Rugby franchise by mutual content following seven years at the Johannesburg-based side.

Gary Gold has called on World Rugby to prove its commitment to growing the game by awarding the 2027 Rugby World Cup to the USA.

Australia produced another mistake-ridden performance but did enough to overcome Georgia 27-8 in Fukuroi and move to the top of Pool D.

Australia completed their Rugby World Cup Pool D schedule with an unimpressive 27-8 victory over Georgia on Friday, grinding out the win in rain-sodden conditions in Shizuoka.

St Helens and Salford Red Devils are the last teams standing in the race for the 2019 Super League title.

The third round of the PRO14 continues on Saturday with four games set to take place, including Glasgow facing Cardiff Blues at Scotstoun.

When they walked out onto the Old Trafford pitch on Wednesday for their pre-Grand Final visit, the Salford Red Devils squad got an idea of what the atmosphere will be like on the big day.

Ireland have expressed concerns with the state of the Hakatanomori Stadium pitch ahead of Saturday's decisive Pool A game with Samoa.

England head coach Eddie Jones has said only Scotland will be to blame if they fail to progress out of their pool at the Rugby World Cup. Scotland face a must-win match against Japan on Sunday to go through to the quarte...

Jack Lam hopes his decision to place national pride ahead of personal gain can spark lasting change for Samoa.

Jamie Joseph says Japan are desperate to play Sunday's game against Scotland to achieve greatness rather than "avoiding the embarrassment" of being eliminated from the tournament.

Gregor Townsend has dropped his captain Stuart McInally for Scotland's typhoon-threatened clash with Japan after opting to start Fraser Brown at hooker.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named his XV for their key Rugby World Cup Pool A finale against Japan in Yokohama on Sunday.

The considerable disruption Typhoon Hagibis has already caused may have accidentally offered Eddie Jones and England some sense of clarity as they head into the knockout stages of the World Cup as Pool C winners – havi...

Chief executive Mark Dodson has confirmed the Scottish Rugby Union has sought legal advice regarding their potentially-cancelled game against Japan.