Protecting players trumps 'ruining the game' nonsense
Both teams' discipline is one of the main talking points following Ireland’s bonus-point win over England in Twickenham.
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Lowe show a high point for Ireland with Scotland clash looming
This time last year James Lowe was unceremoniously dumped from Ireland's Six Nations squad and told to go and work on his defence.
Emotional Smith savours Players win with family after long COVID separation
Cameron Smith was overcome by emotion as he savoured the biggest win of his career at the Players Championship on Monday, sharing his triumph with Australian family after being cut off from them for more than two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
France set sights on All Blacks' No 2 ranking, Springboks stay No 1
After beating Wales 13-9 in Cardiff, France have their sights on overtaking New Zealand at No 2 in the official World Rugby rankings.
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh 1872 Cup: Plenty of bite despite absence of Scotland internationals
Both sides will be missing a host of international players but Danny Wilson still expects plenty of “bite” when Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh finally lock horns on Friday night.
Super Rugby Pacific: Waratahs lose captain Jake Gordon to injury for up to a month
The Waratahs have confirmed captain Jake Gordon is set to spend up to a month on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.
Ralph Rimmer delivers verdict of potential return of franchising to rugby league
RFL CEO Ralph Rimmer has stated he doesn’t believe the franchise model would work in rugby league in the Northern Hemisphere.
Rugby-COVID outbreak clouds New Zealand Super Rugby matches
(Reuters) - A growing COVID-19 outbreak among New Zealand's Super Rugby teams is threatening further disruption to the Pacific competition.