The number eight admits the starting XV have “pressure to perform” after 14 of the players who began the 23-13 loss to the All Blacks were retained. By Ed Elliot, PA, DublinNovember 14, 2024 at 1:18pm GMT Ireland ready for Argentina after All Blacks loss let people down – Andy Fa...
Ah, England: the birthplace of rugby union, where it all began. Legend states that the game began in 1823 at Rugby School when William Webb Ellis (who the Rugby World Cup trophy is named after), picked up a football and ran with it, creating a brand new sport in the process. Since...
Both rugby union and rugby league have their origins in the style of football played at Rugby School in England. According to the sport’s lore, in 1823 William Webb Ellis, a pupil at Rugby School, defied the conventions of the day (that the ball may only be kicked forward) to pick ...
So in the end, the boy from Minto, NSW, who played rugby league at Marsden State High School in Brisbane, will not be on the plane to Japan for the Rugby World Cup in September. A dual international for rugby league and union with a flutter at AFL in the middle will not been seen...
and leading international players such as Naas Botha of South Africa, David Campese of Australia, and John Kirwin of New Zealand played rugby union in Italy. Italian rugby advanced significantly by the 1990s, and in 2000 Italy joined the Five Nations competition, which was then renamedSix Natio...
A rugby union scrum. Rugby union (often referred to as simply rugby or union) is a sport played by teams of 15 players with an oval ball. It is one of the two main forms of full-team rugby, the other being rugby league. There is also a quicker seven-a-side sport called rugby sev...
many of the biggest names in the sport have played - and still play - for the Leinster Rugby team. Household name Johnny Sexton, who currently captains both the club and the Ireland national team, is Leinster's top scorer. A few other notable homegrown players who have graced the pitch fo...
Singapore Rugby Union School & Club 7s Champions 2022 Congratulations to our U15 boys who won the recent SRU U15s 7s Tournament. With both schools and clubs in the competition, it enabled our boys to play some new teams and play against some of our own Dragons playing for their schools....
Rugby UnionUSA Major League Rugby 2024 SummaryNewsResultsFixturesStandingsArchive Latest Scores USA: Major League Rugby - Play Offs Draw Final 05.08. 04:00 Seattle Seawolves New England Free Jacks 11 20 8 14 3 6 Semi-finals 29.07. 04:00 Seattle Seawolves Dallas Jackals 28 25 14 20 14 5 ...