Rugby

Go to Source Rovers' five-match winning run was brought to an end by third-placed Doncaster, who snatched a 22-22 draw at the Bigfellas Stadium thanks to a last-minute try from Richard Whiting, who was playing against his old…

Go to Source Williams has signed a two-year deal with the current Ranfurly Shield holders for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. In December later year, Williams confirmed he was returning to rugby after announcing a two-year deal…

Go to Source The Grand Hotel Challenge Shield had a 142km trip back to Taranaki on Saturday, escorted by a Waverley Harvesting Border team who proved they can "win the big one" after hanging on determinedly at the death 18-13 over…

Go to Source Injury cost's for rugby players cost taxpayers $2.6m. Rugby injuries across Western Bay far outnumber football injuries, with taxpayers forking out millions on winter sport injury rehabilitation claims, new ACC…

Go to Source Michael Allardice was quick to sidestep the kudos as it was piled on him after Saturday's round in Hawke's Bay's premier club rugby competition. "Michael took the field as a second-half replacement and was the…

Go to Source Pair argued after Mr Moffett's unsuccessful bid to secure vote of no confidence in WRU board David Moffett, the former chief executive of the WRU, and Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith have…

Go to Source The St Helens number nine appeared in front of the Rugby Football League's independent disciplinary panel charged with making dangerous contact with Catalan Dragons forward Olivier Elima during his side's 42-0…

Go to Source IN a bid to help develop rugby at the grassroots level, the Dunedin-based Leslie Rugby donated rugby gear to isolated rural schools and women's rugby yesterday. The distribution was facilitated by the…

Go to Source Much debate has arisen surrounding the Rugby World Cup’s format. Some call for a reduction to 16 sides to shorten the group stage, others want it expanded to 32 sides aligning it with the FIFA World Cup. …

Go to Source The 24-year-old was set to earn his 23rd cap for the senior national team when Scotland take on Argentina on Friday. However, he will miss the clash in Cordoba as well as the encounter against South…

Go to Source Phil Berna’s second try of the match, coming in injury time, carried the day for the St. George’s Saints, lifting the Vancouver school to a 15-12 win over the Shawnigan Lake Stags and their first B.C. boys Triple…

Go to Source BY JOSHUA WELGE Bryce Elliott said two things made the Chiefs’ rugby state championship possible — belief, and unselfishness. “They all went out and did their job,” said Elliott, the…

Go to Source Ihaia West has been given the nod to spark the Blues' attack against the Hurricanes at Eden Park on Saturday. In what has been a remarkable rise for the Hawkes Bay playmaker who joined the squad mid-season in…

Go to Source By Andy Nichol There is something special happening at Scotstoun. To be there on Friday night and experience it first-hand highlighted to me just how far this club has come. When I…

Go to Source Kieran Read has been ruled out for another week due to his concussion, a lingering problem which must be increasingly concerning for not only him and the Crusaders, but also the All Blacks. According to a…

Go to Source Ireland rugby international Gavin Duffy trained with the Mayo senior football panel on Tuesday night and is set to make a dramatic return to Gaelic football after a 15-year hiatus. Part of the minor…

AFTER winning the pre-season competition, the Wingham Tigers began the Group Three Rugby League competition playing against the Port Macquarie Sharks at the Wingham Sporting Complex on Saturday afternoon. After just…

(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Greg Stutchbury) WELLINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - After a rocky start to the Super Rugby season, the stars are aligning for Todd Blackadder's Canterbury…

The West Coast Wolves are still Vancouver’s only high school girls rugby team but their home turf moved this season from Lord Byng to Kitsilano secondary. Players from four public and three private schools now congregate at Connaught Park…

The announcement of the New Zealand Under 20 rugby side for the IRB Junior World Championship in June will be made today and you can be sure it will be a squad dripping with talent. That is perennially the case, but New…