World Rugby is expanding trials of a new ball for women’s rugby to this years’ HSBC SVNS Series. The new bespoke size 4.5 ball has been developed in partnership with Gilbert to be the same weight as a ...

A winless Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series has left Italy outside of the top 10 in the World Rugby Men's Rankings, with Saturday's 57-10 defeat to Australia resulting in a two-place ...

Karne Hesketh's try well after the 80th minute gave Japan an incredible 34-32 win against South Africa at Brighton Community Stadium.

On 26 August, 1995, two months after the Rugby World Cup final at Ellis Park, representatives from the nations comprising the International Rugby Football Board (now World Rugby) met at a Parisian ...

World Rugby reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine and the facilitation of this action by Belarus. The global rugby family is united in standing in solidarity with ...

South Africa replacing Ireland at the top of the World Rugby Men’s Rankings was just one of multiple changes after a dramatic weekend of ups and downs in the Autumn Nations Series and beyond. Every ...

Men’s Rugby World Cup USA 2031 hosting preparations continue at pace as 27 cities and areas enter the Applicant Phase World Rugby has confirmed that 27 cities and areas have formally entered the ...

Preparations for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 reached an important milestone today with confirmation of the six pools that will headline the largest tournament in the sport's history. For the first time ...

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 ...

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) has been selected to host the Final Qualification Tournament for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027, with the decisive event scheduled to take place from 8–18 November, 2025 at ...

Following an action-packed international series, World Rugby has revealed the shortlist for three categories of the HSBC SVNS Awards 2025: Rookie of the Year, Try of the Year, and Player of the Year, ...

The make-up of 15s and sevens teams are different: in 15s rugby there are eight 'forwards' and seven 'backs' and in sevens there are three forwards and four backs. There are common names for positions ...