Rugby News
'NZ still the world's best'
Sky Sports - 12 Jul 2017 20:00
Sam Warburton says New Zealand are still the best team in the world as the British and Irish Lions arrived back in the UK following their drawn series.
Rugby's Gray relishing NFL switch
Sky Sports - 12 Jul 2017 17:32
Six years after captaining the likes of Owen Farrell and Elliot Daly in the England youth side, former sevens player Alex Gray has signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons as he leaves rugby behind to start a ...
20 Questions: Jeff Williams - bath wing
The Rugby Paper - 12 Jul 2017 17:30
Enjoying pre-season? As much as you can enjoy pre-season I guess! I've started earlier than most of the squad along with the other injured players. We're spending a lot of time in the gym. How's your knee getting on? Wel...
RWC tickets 'as low as €20'
Sky Sports - 12 Jul 2017 16:14
Tickets for games at the 2023 Rugby World Cup could be as low as €20 if an all-Ireland bid for the tournament is successful, it has been claimed.
Squire makes Highlanders return
Sky Sports - 12 Jul 2017 15:44
All Blacks flanker Liam Squire will make his Highlanders return when they face the Reds on Friday in their final game of the Super Rugby regular season.
Sky Live: Wigan v Warrington
Sky Sports - 12 Jul 2017 15:00
Wigan skipper Sean O'Loughlin is preparing his troops for a titanic battle when they take on Warrington, live on Sky Sports 3 HD on Thursday.
Queensland canter to Origin win
Sky Sports - 12 Jul 2017 14:40
Valentine Holmes scored a hat-trick of tries on only his second State of Origin appearance to help Queensland clinch the 2017 series with a 22-6 win over New South Wales.
Garces moved beyond see-no-evil culture when it comes to Kiwi misdemeanours
The Rugby Paper - 12 Jul 2017 14:05
By Peter Jackson Sonny Bill Williams probably thought he would get away with it just as generations of All Blacks had been getting away with all sorts of blue murder. History would have told him that red cards were for s...
Review: Slow start saw Lions move from strength to strength before springing into life
The Rugby Paper - 12 Jul 2017 13:45
Match 1, June 3: Provincial Barbarians 7 British and Irish Lions 13 Okara Park, Whangarei, 19,951 Barely 72 hours off the plane with some of the match day squad admitting to snoozing on the drive to the ground, the Lions...
Spencer at war with Bill Beaumont over shorter Lions tour schedule
The Rugby Paper - 12 Jul 2017 13:09
JOHN Spencer launched an unprecedented attack on World Rugby on the eve of the Lions third Test decider against New Zealand, slamming their decision to press ahead with shorter tours. The 2017 Lions tour manager warned t...
Vocal sea of red prove rugby still has its romance, says Lions legend John Taylor
The Rugby Paper - 12 Jul 2017 12:45
It was Ian McGeechan, long before he was knighted, who said one of the most difficult things you have to come to terms with as a Lions' coach is realising that you will never see your team play at their best. On a modern...
Ref Poite got it wrong but Warburton worked his diplomatic magic
The Rugby Paper - 12 Jul 2017 12:31
By Shane Williams THIS WAS an incredible achievement by the Lions. I don't understand those people who are saying it was a damp squib of an ending because to draw a series in the toughest rugby nation on earth is somethi...
Guscott column: Faletau came of age and put Read in his shadow
The Rugby Paper - 12 Jul 2017 12:21
IT'S been one hell of a series and no-one involved with this Lions team should feel anything other than immense pride at what they have achieved over the last five weeks in the hardest rugby environment on earth. From th...
Super Rugby Predictions 2017: Round 18
The Rugby Blog - 12 Jul 2017 10:35
Hutch shares his Superbru picks for Round 17 of Super Rugby.
RL teenager dies after head blow
Sky Sports - 12 Jul 2017 10:20
A teenager playing rugby league in Wakefield has died having suffered a head injury playing for his club Stanley Rangers.
Four commit to Hurricanes deals
Sky Sports - 12 Jul 2017 09:20
A quartet of Hurricanes players including new All Blacks Ngani Laumape and Vaea Fifita have re-committed to the Wellington-based outfit.