There is no doubt who the first half belonged to. It took just two minutes for France to move accurately through the phases and give winger Damian Penaud the space he thrives in. Having touched down ...

France head coach Fabien Galthié has named his match-day 23 to face Uruguay, with Anthony Jelonch (pictured) returning from a knee injury sustained in late February to captain Les Bleus as their ...

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his match-day squad to face England in Pool D at Stade de Nice on Sunday, 17 September, with back-row Michael Leitch on course to make his 15th Rugby World Cup ...

Anthony Jelonch will captain the side for the first time since their 2021 tour of Australia. Antoine Hastoy will make only his third start in his fifth career test after making his debut against ...

Rugby united in taking a stand against online abuse against players and match officials Successful charges and law enforcement cases pending in multiple jurisdictions as a result of ground-breaking ...

A 36-0 victory over Kenya in the final of the Rugby Africa Cup 2022 assured Namibia of their place in a seventh consecutive Rugby World Cup tournament. The Welwitschias made their debut in the game’s ...

World Rugby has confirmed the locations for the next three women’s and two men’s Rugby World Cups as it accelerates global development and growth. At its Annual Meeting in Dublin, the World Rugby ...

World Rugby and unions committed to increasing the competitiveness of the global game Rugby World Cup 2027 format, window and timing reimagined in biggest revamp since the competition was introduced ...

The biggest celebration of women’s rugby will kick-off with hosts England facing USA in the opening match at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light on 22 August, 2025. The match schedule has been designed with ...

A week after their 27-13 defeat against France in the tournament opener at Stade de France, the All Blacks will have a point to prove against Namibia in Toulouse on Friday, as the two sides meet for a ...

South Africa were not the only winners of Rugby World Cup 2023 hosted in France last year. The 10th edition of the men’s flagship event generated €1.8 billion of spend and a net input for the host ...

RWC France 2023 achieved 1.33 billion viewing hours (VH) across all programming on linear and non-linear broadcast making it the most viewed rugby event of all time France 2023 achieved 30 per cent ...