Former Ireland and Lions great Syd Millar dies, aged 89
Former Ireland prop and British and Irish Lions player, coach and manager Syd Millar died on Sunday, aged 89.
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World Rugby welcomes largest ever head impact study in community game
SYDNEY: World Rugby chief Bill Beaumont has welcomed the largest-ever study of the impact of collisions on the heads of players as proof that the game is serious about becoming a global leader in athlete welfare.
Better tackle technique will reduce head impacts in grassroots rugby – study
The majority of high-force head impacts in community rugby occur as a result of poor tackle technique or at the breakdown, a study has found.
England's Packer named World Rugby women's player of the year
England captain Marlie Packer was named World Rugby women's 15s Player of the Year, moments after they beat New Zealand in the final of the inaugural WXV 1 competition in Auckland on Saturday.
World Rugby changes open pathways for smaller nations
PARIS: It has been a long time coming, and it will be a long time until its benefits are felt, but rugby's administrators seem to have finally found a way to untie the Gordian Knot that has seen the game forever hopelessly biased towards its traditional powers.
World Rugby changes open pathway for smaller nations
PARIS: It has been a long time coming, and it will be a long time until its benefits are felt, but rugby's administrators seem to have finally found a way to untie the Gordian Knot that has seen the game forever hopelessly biased towards its traditional powers.
World Cup expands to 24 teams amid radical new calendar
PARIS : Rugby hailed the expansion of the World Cup and the introduction of a Nations League competition as a new dawn for the sport as it sought to widen its international reach and increase revenue and opportunity.
World Rugby announces 24-team World Cup, new Nations League
It is a major reform of a sport that is struggling to provide meaningful opportunities to smaller unions, and comes at a time when the likes of Portugal and Fiji have shown the promise of Tier Two sides at the World Cup in France.