The Latest Breaking News from Rugby

The Springboks, Red Roses and Louis Bielle-Biarrey: The 2025 Rugby Union Awards

With the rugby year at an end, we hand out our gongs after a busy 12 months on and off the field

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2025

The big sports quiz of the year 2025

Have you followed the football, rugby, basketball, NFL, cycling, F1, tennis, horse racing, sumo, athletics and golf?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025

Why returning to sport after childbirth is tougher than it looks for triathlete mothers

Today’s sporting landscape increasingly accepts that athleticism doesn’t end when motherhood begins. High-profile athletes such as middle-distance runner Faith Kipyegon and rugby player Abbie Ward have helped redefine what’s possible after giving birth.

The Conversation · Dec 23, 2025

Rugby brain injury case suffers blow after judge rejects court appeals

Up to 80% of rugby league claims and 20% of rugby union could be struck out after judge rejects appeal over medical record disclosure

The Guardian - UK · Dec 22, 2025

Oh what a knight: Koroibete helps Saitama to Japan win

Former Wallaby Marika Koroibete opened the scoring in a five-try romp for Saitama over Urayasu in Japan's Rugby League One.

AAP · Dec 21, 2025

Red Roses and Lionesses made 2025 a watershed year for women’s sport in England

Arsenal won the Women’s Champions League in a huge year for English players – and there may be more to come in 2026

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2025

‘Extraordinary cook’ named winner of Celebrity MasterChef after impressing with 1970s dinner party menu

Johnson beat former rugby player Alun Wyn Jones, and author and broadcaster, Dawn O’Porter, to win the series

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2025

Tom Jordan brings a smorgasbord of skills to Bristol’s Big Game at Harlequins

Late developer overlooked in New Zealand but has progressed from semi-pro in Ayr to Scotland international

The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2025

Sports Personality of the Year 2025 live: McIlroy claims stunning double as top three revealed for BBC award

McIlroy not just won Sports Personality of the Year but saw Europe’s Ryder Cup team win Team of the Year, with England’s Rugby World Cup-winning star Ellie Kildunne second and F1 world champion Lando Norris third

The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025

Ex-NRL star avoids conviction over $140k crypto theft

Former rugby league international Trent Merrin has admitted to stealing $140,000 in bitcoin from a former friend and teammate.

AAP · Dec 18, 2025