Why is a 'Try' called a 'Try' in Rugby when it's a touchdown?

All the talk about England being in crisis is misplaced. England are not in crisis, which suggests an aberration. Instead ...

The eligibility rules requiring players to ply their trade at home that New Zealand Rugby and Netball New Zealand insist on sticking with, despite arguments for change, are in stark contrast to ...

Many Springbok fans would agree that one of Rassie Erasmus’s faithful World Cup winners should be named World Rugby Player of the Year this year, but just who could it be? Previously ignored ...

Wallace Sititi is the sole All Blacks nomination for this year’s World Rugby awards with the Springboks dominating the Player of the Year category. The young All Blacks number eight is up for ...

Neil Treacy is joined by Bernard Jackman to look ahead at Ireland's Autumn Nations Series meeting with Fiji on Saturday. We look at some of the big changes made by head coach Andy Farrell, who has ...

It’s a chance for Rio Dyer to come into the side and push Blair Murray to fullback, where he’s played a lot of rugby. We want to make sure Sam Costelow got some rugby." While the Boks named ...

The pair will replace full back Elliot Daly (Saracens) and lock Charlie Ewels (Bath Rugby) with the former being left out due to an unknown injury. England succumbed to their third defeat in a row ...

The last time a set of brothers were included in the starting team was in the Rugby World Cup pool match against Scotland in 2015, when front-rowers Jannie and Bismarck du Plessis ran out in ...

You can also stay up-to-date with all things Autumn Internationals on the official World Rugby social media channels on YouTube (@WorldRugby) and Instagram (@WorldRugby). We test and review VPN ...

Wins at Twickenham and Cardiff have sparked a revival after Australia finished bottom of the Rugby Championship standings in September with five losses from six matches. "I've been with the group ...