Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney says "it has not been an easy time personally" after surviving a vote of no confidence last week. The motion, which called for the RFU board to ...

A Welsh rugby club were left stunned when a group of people brazenly turned up and vandalised their pitch with a quadbike and motorcycle. Staff from Vardre RFC captured the incident on camera on ...

Beauden Barrett wearing an Ineos-sponsored New Zealand training kit New Zealand Rugby and Ineos have reached a settlement agreement following their dispute over a sponsorship contract. British ...

More than 1,000 ex-players signed up for concussion action, says legal firm More than 1,000 former amateur and professional rugby union and rugby league players have joined a long-running ...

New Zealand Rugby and Ineos have reached a settlement agreement following their dispute over a sponsorship contract. British-owned petrochemical firm Ineos, which holds a stake in Manchester ...

The Tetley's Bitter Final, one of the matches that will further damage the pitch, is expected to add £1m to the Rugby Football Union coffers thanks to a record 71,000 attendance. A near sell-out ...

Franco Smith was rotating and resting players long before it was all the rage in rugby circles. While Saracens' decision to leave out many of their England stars for their Champions Cup tie at ...

Director of rugby Mark McCall says he is prioritising making the Premiership play-offs ahead of a chance at a fourth European crown. McCall started Maro Itoje, Jamie George, Tom Willis and Elliot ...

When is a pitch a pitch? When is a new pitch type born? Who gets credit? At some point, the slider was not a thing. Then Charles Bender threw his “nickel-curve” so often in the early part of ...

Now, he has expanded to a legitimate four-pitch mix, bordering on five as his cutter is a weapon he started tinkering with in 2024, honed over the offseason and spring and is ready to unleash in ...

“We still want him to pitch. He wants to pitch. I think he can handle it. He’s done it in the past. I think the question is how much do we need him right now and I think we’ve answered tha ...

The Philadelphia Phillies won the first game of the 2025 MLB season and are off to a solid 3-1 start. Outfielder Brandon Marsh is also off to a solid start, batting .308, with a home run, three ...