Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from World Rugby

World Rugby defends one-sided start to Women’s World Cup: ‘The arm wrestles will come’

Lopsided scorelines were a theme of the opening weekend of the tournament but record attendances and engagement were reported

The Independent UK

England get the party started on a night that shows just how big this World Cup could be

Electric atmosphere in Sunderland and at the stadium proves women’s tournament has grown up quicker than anyone ever expected

The Guardian - UK

Eagles men seek Rugby World Cup qualification amid uncertainty over US future

Victory over Canada will bring spot at Australia 2027 but amid MLR doubts and foreign schemes, little is certain for Scott Lawrence’s team

The Guardian - US

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Women's Rugby World Cup 2025: Can all-conquering England handle the pressure on home soil?

Hosts are red-hot favourites and dealing with that weigh of expectation could be their biggest challenge

Evening Standard

Growth of Women’s Rugby World Cup proves some things are getting better

Teams once had to sell raffle tickets and vodka to fund their campaigns, now women are front and centre of the sport’s global development strategy

The Guardian - UK

Rugby World Cup: England favourites on home soil as women’s rugby seeks to shine

New Zealand, Canada and France are the Red Roses’ leading rivals for glory.

The Independent UK

World Cup provides launchpad as women’s rugby prepares for liftoff

The next few weeks have the potential to refresh rugby in all its guises – this tournament is going to hit differently

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Women’s Rugby World Cup final sold out with Twickenham set for record attendance

375,000 tickets have already been sold for the tournament overall with records set to tumble

The Independent UK

Brazil aim to make waves at their first Women’s Rugby World Cup

Tournament debutants will make history as the first South American team to qualify, just 17 years after their first match

The Guardian - UK

Jac Morgan’s pivotal Lions moment reignites jackling debate in rugby

Some people consider it sacrosanct but has World Rugby extended too much latitude to the jackler or ‘stealer’?

The Guardian - UK

Women's Rugby World Cup To Adopt Flashing Mouthguards To Signal Head Impact

Mouthguards that light up to indicate a player has suffered a significant head impact will be used at the Women's Rugby World Cup, officials announced Monday.

International Business Times

Flashing mouthgards for concussion to be introduced at Women’s Rugby World Cup

LED mouthguards that will flash when a player suffers a significant head impact will be introduced at the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup

The Guardian - UK

Rugby in US suffers another blow as second team in a week exits MLR

Men’s pro competition plunged into further uncertainty with Miami Sharks’ withdrawal after merger and NOLA exit last week

The Guardian - US

‘A huge statement’: Wallaroos to be flown business class to Rugby World Cup

Australia’s 32-player squad will travel to the tournament in England in comfort after World Rugby footed the bill for the upgrade from economy class

The Guardian - AU

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Marlie Packer cleared for opening match of England’s World Cup campaign

The 35-year-old will miss only the Red Roses’ warm-up fixture away to France after being sent off against Spain.

The Guardian - UK

Future tours not threatened by rebel R360 league, insists Lions chief

British & Irish Lions executives have insisted future tours are not under threat from the breakaway R360 league despite being ignored by the rebels

The Guardian - US

‘Pretty dark right now’: Major League Rugby reels as two more teams face funding crunch

Men’s pro competition rattled as New Orleans exit, San Diego and LA merge, and Utah and Miami face uncertainty. Utah CEO tells Guardian he’s confident funds can be found

AAP

'Newton's third law': Schmidt defence of rested Tizzano

Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has urged Carlo Tizzano to avoid social media after copping online abuse following Australia's second-Test loss to the Lions.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Joe Schmidt hits out at ‘online abuse’ of Carlo Tizzano as Wallabies flanker stood down after Jac Morgan incident

The flanker drops out of the Australia squad with head coach Schmidt keen to look after the 25-year-old

The Guardian - AU

Calls for more respect for referees after Wallabies’ uproar in second Lions Test

World Rugby has called for greater respect to be shown towards match officials following the furore over the pivotal late call in the second Test

The Independent UK

World Rugby hits back at Joe Schmidt over criticism of controversial decision in second Lions Test

The governing body have said Schmidt’s comments post-match were ‘disappointing’

The Independent UK

World Rugby rebuffs Joe Schmidt’s safety claim over Lions’ match-winning try

Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh backed the coach’s view that it was a dangerous clearout.

The Conversation

Women’s rugby is booming, but safety relies on borrowed assumptions from the men’s game

Rugby union, commonly known as just rugby, is a fast-paced and physical team sport. More girls and women in Canada and around the world are playing it now than ever before.

The Guardian - UK

Australian officials demand explanation over Lions’ last-gasp controversial try

Australian rugby officials want an explanation of the decision to award the British & Irish Lions a last-gasp series-clinching try against the Wallabies at the MCG

The Guardian - UK

‘Completely wrong’: Australia anger at officials over Keenan’s winning Lions try

The Wallabies head coach, Joe Schmidt, said Jac Morgan’s tackle did not ‘live up to’ World Rugby’s push for player safety

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The British Irish Lions

37 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.