Rugby

1:39 PM BST Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Bill Sweeney has said a condensed Premiership makes more sense as the governing body works with England’s top division to create a more sustainable structure and address player welfare issues. Sweeney’s comments came amid financial crises at both Wasps and Worcester Warriors which have prompted the

10:06 AM BST Centre Emily Scarratt scored all of England’s points as they claimed a tense 13-7 victory over France in their women’s Rugby World Cup Pool C clash at the Northland Events Centre in Whangarei on Saturday to record a 27th consecutive test win. England qualify for the quarter-finals having dominated territory and possession,

12:46 PM BST Eddie Jones said next year’s Rugby World Cup will not be his last and he has more to accomplish in the game after he steps down as England coach at the end of the tournament in France. The Australian is contracted to the Rugby Football Union (RFU) until the end of the

9:48 AM BST England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) and the top division Premiership have announced plans to review the league’s structure and introduce greater financial transparency in a joint statement on Thursday in the wake of financial crises at Wasps and Worcester Warriors. Wasps, one of only four ever-present teams in the Premiership, are set

2:46 PM BST Wasps are set to enter into administration in the coming days with the club unable to find a solution to their financial woes and have been suspended from the Premiership. The former Premiership and European champions had filed a notice in the High Court last month stating their intention to appoint an

11:21 AM BST Claude Atcher, the chief executive officer of the 2023 rugby World Cup in France, has been sacked after a report by the French Labour Inspectorate found that he oversaw an “extremely degraded social environment” at the organising committee. “Taking note of the report’s conclusions, France 2023’s board has decided to terminate the

Oct 10, 2022 AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Black Ferns coach Wayne Smith says his team are not yet at the level needed to defeat England, the veteran mentor also heaping praise on New Zealand’s trans-Tasman rivals after the Wallaroos shot out to a 17-0 lead in their Rugby World Cup opener on Saturday night. Playing

7:30 AM BST Winger Claudia MacDonald scored four tries as favourites England opened their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign with an 84-19 rout of Fiji at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday, extending their winning streak to 26 matches. The Red Roses ran in four tries to secure a bonus point in the first half and

2:40 AM BST Laure Sansus scored two tries as France underlined their title credentials with a bonus-point 40-5 victory over South Africa in the opening match of the women’s Rugby World Cup at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. The match was the first of a triple-header at the spiritual home of New Zealand rugby,

8:23 AM BST It may not yet reflect in the Springbok Women’s results, but a seismic cultural shift has taken place within their setup ahead of the Women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, which starts on Saturday. In five years, thanks to a cultural and investment shift, they have gone from a side not