The Latest Breaking News from Rugby

RFU’s three wise men bear gifts but revamp of English game will not be easy

While trio’s vision appeals to national side and the Premiership there is still work to be done in building trust with Championship sides

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2023

Ex-NRL star Carl Webb dies aged 42 after MND battle

Retired rugby league enforcer Carl Webb, who made 12 State of Origin appearances for Queensland, has died aged 42.

AAP · Dec 22, 2023

Rugby league mourns Origin star Carl Webb felled by Motor Neurone Disease age 42

Australia and Queensland Origin star, who played 187 NRL games with Broncos, Cowboys and Eels and one Test for Australia, dies after four-year fight with MND

The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2023

England to improve mental health support after Owen Farrell takes Test break

Farrell made the shock decision weeks after leading England to a third-place finish at the World Cup, during which he was regularly booed by fans.

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023

New Wallaroos coach Joanne Yapp excited to refine Australia’s raw materials

The first woman to be appointed head coach of an Australian senior national football team sees huge potential in local rugby union talent

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2023

Ex-England women’s captain on why she chose rugby over netball and how surviving cancer changed her

Paula George shares her remarkable journey from elite Welsh netballer to England rugby captain and beyond with Chloe Hubbard

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023

Jim Mallinder to step down as Scottish Rugby performance director at end of season

Jim Mallinder, who has been Scottish Rugby’s performance director since August 2019, is to leave his post at the end of this season.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 19, 2023

Champions Cup emerges from rugby’s recent darkness to offer shafts of light

Last weekend’s action featured some of the most watchable club rugby in years, giving hope to growing the sport

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023

Society of the Snow review – cannibalism in the ice in incredible real-life survival tale

JA Bayona’s powerful retelling of the 1972 rugby team’s flight that crashed in the Andes and the agonising decisions passengers took in order to stay alive

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023

Cheika quits Pumas, RA not ruling out Wallabies return

Michael Cheika's decision to quit his post with the Pumas has raised the inevitable question as to whether or not he will return as Wallabies coach.

AAP · Dec 19, 2023