Former rugby league prospect going to the Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles
Former South Sydney Rabbitohs prospect Jordan Mailata is on his way to his first Super Bowl after the Philadelphia Eagles defeated…
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Rising star Payton Spencer sets sights on Olympics after 'special' final
After winning his first World Series event with the All Blacks Sevens in Sydney, rising star Payton Spencer reaffirmed his desire …
New Zealand's latest 21-year-old Sevens star on the rise after 10 tries in two weeks
A breakout star of both tournaments has been 21-year-old Roderick Solo who has scored 10 tries over the two series showing blister…
Slade withdrawn from England squad as veteran pair recalled
Exeter Chiefs Henry Slade has been withdrawn from the England squad as new head coach Steve Borthwick named his 35-man squad for S…
Matson reacts to latest Harlequins flop as rot sets in
Tabai Matson accepted Harlequins were now a mid-table team after seeing them crash to a fourth straight league defeat.
Watch - Captain sees red as London Irish pile more misery on Harlequins
Harlequins’ miserable league run continued with their fourth straight Premiership defeat after a red card for captain Stephan Le…
Ospreys translate Champions Cup confidence to URC with late Parma fight back
Ospreys staged a dramatic final-quarter recovery to beat Zebre Parma 28-24 at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.
Sebastian Cancelliere welcomes break after Glasgow Warriors stretch unbeaten run
Sebastian Cancelliere admitted Glasgow were determined to go into a mini break with their unbeaten record intact before beating Dr…
Ieuan Evans' pledge as WRU plunge further into crisis
Former Olympic hurdler and Wales wing Nigel Walker has taken over as acting boss at the union.
Wallabies star saves the day for Kubota Spears
Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley's late penalty goal has allowed the Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay to remain unbeaten in Ja…
'Really awesome': NZ rugby claims World Series double in Sydney
New Zealand rugby has claimed an incredible World Series double at the Sydney Sevens this weekend, following two emphatic performa…
Steve Borthwick and the spelling gaffe that keeps inspiring him
Past conversations with Steve Borthwick used to be like getting blood from a stone, but the 43-year-old has undergone a public spe…
The Townsend verdict on call to ditch Flower of Scotland anthem
Gregor Townsend has explained why he doesn’t back a call from former Scotland coach Jim Telfer for Flower of Scotland to be ditc…
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'A person has to be blind to not see how I survived'
Inspirational Georgia boss Levan Maisashvili doesn’t have a minute to lose these days. It’s not that he didn’t live life to …
The 'little bit of concern' Gatland has with Six Nations Netflix series
New Wales boss Warren Gatland has revealed he isn’t 100 per cent supportive of Netflix filming its behind-the-scenes documentary…
Steve Phillips resigns as WRU chief executive amid claims of 'toxic culture'
Former Olympic hurdler and Wales wing Nigel Walker has taken over as acting boss at the union.
Why Aussie captain wants France to beat NZ in Cup Final
France stunned the rugby world on Saturday evening as they knocked reigning World Series champions Australia out of their home eve…
INTERVIEW
Son of ABs legend still yet to master 'new' skill before first Cup Final
Payton Spencer hasn’t looked out of place during his debut tournament on the Sevens World Series, but the teenager is still yet …
INTERVIEW
NZ 7s star 'proud' after another big win; 'gutted' not to be playing Aus in final
The Black Ferns Sevens have booked their place in the Sydney Sevens final with a dominant display against Ireland on Sunday, which…
'They were the better team': Aussie 7s star reflects on second consecutive loss
The Australian Men’s Sevens team looked like one of the teams to beat after the opening day of this season’s Sydney Sevens at …
Springbok ex-pats nearly pull off upset of the season in Japan
The 120kg powerful loose forward looked to have scored the match-winner only for the Wild Knights to rally late after a botched ki…
INTERVIEW
'Been a long 13 years': Retiring Sevens legend Ambaka 'happy' with career
Sevens World Series great Willy Ambaka has played his final match for Kenya, after they were beaten by Tonga at the Sydney Sevens …
Australia aren't 'looking for any excuses' following shocking quarter-final exit
The Australian Women’s Sevens team aren’t “looking for any excuses” following their shocking quarterfinal exit at the Sydn…
INTERVIEW
USA 7s star indicates he won't return this weekend after picking up 'little knock'
United States Sevens star Perry Baker has indicated he won’t return to the field in Sydney this weekend after sustaining "a litt…
Football greats Ronaldo and Messi provide inspiration for Rhys Webb
Rhys Webb has taken inspiration from football greats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after ending more than two years in the in…
Recap: Sydney Sevens Day Three blog
It all comes down to this. After two days of unmissable rugby action at Allianz Stadium, the Sydney Sevens enters its final day.
Jack Carty sets new Connacht record as Emirates Lions hammered
Jack Carty ended Eric Elwood’s long run as Connacht’s record points scorer as they overcame the Emirates Lions 43-24 at the Sp…
INTERVIEW
The former 1st XV loose forward now making it as a winger with the Hurricanes
New Hurricanes winger Sinkinson might lack the size of the late, great All Black, but he doesn't suffer from a lack of perseveranc…
Melbourne Rebels held scoreless by Fijian Drua in pre-season blow out
Melbourne have opened their Super Rugby pre-season campaign with a disappointing 24-0 loss to Fijian Drua.
'It's happening': League boss sounds the alarm in response to Sonny Bill Williams
Gould, a prominent figure in the NRL for decades as a player, coach, media figure and executive, joined former All Black Sonny Bil…
'Francois is Hollywood, isn't he': Saracens boss Mark McCall heaps praise on former Springbok
Substitute Francois Hougaard struck with the clock almost three minutes in the red, rounding off a spell of relentless pressure th…
Second half Sharks attack leaves Edinburgh beaten at home
Edinburgh slipped out of the BKT United Rugby Championship playoff places after going down 22-19 to the Sharks - their first defea…
A youthful Leinster selection make it look easy versus Cardiff
A youthful Leinster team maintained their BKT United Rugby Championship table-topping form with a 38-14 win over Cardiff at the RD…
Exeter back in playoff spot after a hard-fought win over Gloucester
Exeter Chiefs leapfrogged Gloucester into the top four in the Gallagher Premiership table with a hard-fought 24-17 victory at Sand…
Leaking players to England effecting Leicester's 'consistency'
Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson praised his squad for adapting to having so many players absent following their 19-18 vi…
Sam Simmonds on England camp life under Borthwick and Sinfield
Borthwick’s first squad have gathered at their Surrey training base preparing for the Guinness Six Nations opener against Scotla…