World Cup-winning former All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen has a new job – and it’s one that has flummoxed his former charges. It turns out that Hansen is helping…
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2025 Rugby World Cup stadiums in England revealed
The eight 2025 Rugby World Cup stadiums have been confirmed two years out from tournament
Who is Josua Tuisova? Ten facts about Fiji’s ‘Human Bulldozer’
Fast and ferociously difficult to bring down, the 29-year-old has earned an impressive reputation playing in the French top flight. He has played for Toulon and Lyon – and will…
Watch Rugby World Cup advert that labels England ‘the resurrected’
The new Rugby World Cup advert from British broadcaster ITV dares to resurrect English hopes with a gently humorous dip into the occult. ITV is the rights holder for the…
Have you heard Samoa’s Rugby World Cup song?
Samoa’s Rugby World Cup song has been released, as the national team taps into the country’s musical heritage. Centre Stage, co-written and performed by award-winning young Samoan artist Lesā Lani…
“Absolute disgrace” – all the reaction as Owen Farrell cleared to play
Rugby fans, journalists and experts have reacted with a mix of shock and dismay to the news
When a try is not a try – rugby’s laws on grounding the ball explained
Grounding the ball to score a try in rugby – it sounds so easy. And yet… We’ve all done it. We’ve all pointed at the TV and insisted that there…
Inaugural WXV schedule confirmed
A mouth-watering repeat of the 2021 Rugby World Cup final is the highlight of the WXV schedule for the inaugural tournament. The three-tier tournament begins in October, with champions New…
Test rugby stars who have gone to tackle school
World Rugby introduced its Coaching Intervention Programme in July 2021 and since then several international rugby players have gone to ‘tackle school’ as it’s known. The programme was formally adopted…
France’s Romain Ntamack out of World Cup with ACL injury
France fly-half Romain Ntamack is out of the World Cup with an ACL injury. Ntamack was helped off the pitch at Saint-Etienne’s Stade Geoffroy-Guichard with a knee problem after 56…