As rugby reels from Ugo Monye’s claim to have been racially abused by a fan at Exeter, the truly alarming reality is that his account does not exist in isolation. Luther Burrell, who has expressed ...

Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) sacked former women's captain Laijipa Naulivou four days into her job as Director of Rugby after she said the women's game had a "gay problem". Naulivou, ...

Three years ago, Nigel Walker, as a member of Cardiff's board, warned of the "terminal decline" that Welsh rugby was hurtling towards. On Sunday, with his Cardiff hat long gone and his Welsh Rugby ...

There have been concerns for some time over players manipulating the strict laws around head-on-head contact to their advantage, a topic now thrust back into the spotlight following Ollie Lawrence’s ...

The director of rugby at the Fiji Rugby Union has been fired just four days into her new role after stating that women’s national team had a “gay problem”. Laijipa Naulivou was given the role last ...

Tackle-related injuries remain a problem in the women's game, accounting for up to 67% of all match injuries. World Rugby has committed to funding evidence-informed injury prevention programs, but ...

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Sam Peters had his dream job as a rugby writer but, as his interest in the game's concussion problem came up against a wall of denial and obfuscation, he morphed into an ...

World Rugby chair Brett Robinson has hinted that other law trials will likely be conducted before the 2027 Rugby World Cup. With the tournament in Australia fast approaching, any law changes must be ...

SUVA, Fiji — A top rugby official in Fiji was fired within days of being appointed after she spoke of “this gay problem” in women’s national teams. Laijipa Naulivou resigned as director of rugby ...

England rugby international Billy Vunipola accepted he had a problem "knowing when to stop" as he explained the circumstances behind his alcohol-fuelled arrest in Mallorca.