SAN JOSE — An international coalition of ruckers and maulers took to the field at Avaya Stadium for a weekend-long festival celebrating a sport that to many Americans seems, well, so English.

Teams will no longer be allowed to choose a scrum from a free-kick under new laws to be rolled out across the game next season, with 20-minute red cards and shot-clocks for scrums and line-outs also ...

Three big men lock arms. Three from the other team do the same. At the referee’s signal, they lunge toward each other, their faces inches apart. Often there is a rule violation of some kind, and they ...

Optional law amendments limiting contact in scrums, the number of players in a maul, and the duration of rucks have been approved by World Rugby in the hope of reducing the risk of possible ...

Nov 10 (Reuters) - The growth of North American rugby is expected to be enhanced further by the formation of the region's first professional league, helping build on the sport's popularity following a ...

What happens when the rules don’t allow for social distancing? It depends on who you ask. Plus truncated soccer seasons, and the potential return of fans to tennis matches. By Victor Mather Three big ...