World rugby
New-look World Sevens Series to kick off in Dubai
The new season will include 10 men’s and seven women’s rounds over six months, including new tournaments in Spain and France.
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Meet World Rugby's Rugby Championship team
Here's a breakdown of the players selected for the World Rugby's Rugby Championship team of the tournament, which includes four Springboks.
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Wallabies coach questions new World Rugby contact guidance
The sport's governing body has recommended a maximum of 15 minutes full-contact training per week, across two days, in a bid to reduce injuries following a global study on almost 600 players.
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Cape Town Sevens cancelled for second straight year due to COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc with the global sporting calendar over the last 19 months and the cancelation is another big blow for SA Rugby financially, who had to host the recently concluded British and Irish Lions series without fans.
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Springboks' Erasmus to face misconduct hearing over ref video
Erasmus, who changed jobs from head coach after guiding the Springboks to the 2019 World Cup, released an hour-long video last Thursday pointing out alleged errors made by Australian Berry.
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Bok boss Erasmus calls for fairness, respect in leaked video
In the hour-long clip that includes 26 pieces of footage from the game, Rassie Erasmus addresses issues such as him being the water carrier in that Test, officiating mistakes and instances where there was foul play by the Lions that weren’t penalised.
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World Rugby applies 50/22 law trial globally
The 50/22 change allows a team to gain a throw-in inside the opposition's 22-metre area by kicking the ball to touch with at least one bounce from their own half.
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Lions find a friend in France's Laporte
The British and Irish Lions have found an unlikely ally in Bernard Laporte, with the Frenchman saying it is vital their 'legend lives on'.
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COVID has cost game £1 bn, says World Rugby chief exec Gilpin
Gilpin was speaking as World Rugby, the 15-a-side code's global governing body outlined a four-year strategic plan until 2025 that includes confronting what he said were "the three Cs of COVID, calendar and concussion".
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Saliva test a 'game-changer' in rugby's fight against concussion
Concussion has become a major concern within the contact sport as fears grow about the impact of its increasing ferocity on elite-level players.
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World Rugby launches new global competition for women
Sixteen teams will be involved and the competition will take place within a new September-October global window, except in a World Cup year.
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Habana, Mtawarira and Du Plessis all named in World Rugby’s Team of the Decade
With international rugby taking a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic, seeing less matches and certainly less tours and tournaments, the 2020 awards saw fans vote for their favourite tries and players of the decade.
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Rugby greats see red over rash of cards 'ruining the game'
Former All Blacks John Kirwan and Christian Cullen, along with ex-Wallabies Phil Kearns and Tim Horan, argued that red cards were 'ruining the spectacle' as referee Nic Berry's strict application of the laws took the gloss off Australia's upset 24-22 victory.
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Coronavirus has devastated rugby's finances, says World Rugby's Gosper
England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) is traditionally the wealthiest in the northern hemisphere.
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Carter and McCaw head nominees for World Rugby's Player of the Decade
Both players, who took New Zealand to World Cup glory in 2011 and 2015, are three-time winners of the World Player of the Year Award.
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World Rugby scraps more 7s tournaments, offers $2.5 million in Olympic funding
The governing body said it had called off the Sydney and Hamilton rounds of the World Sevens Series scheduled for January “due to the ongoing and dynamic global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic”.
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Sanzaar dismiss report Springboks to skip Rugby Championship
World Rugby vice-president Bernard Laporte told French newspaper 'Le Progres' that the Springboks would replace Japan in the European tournament, which has been organised in place of the usual November internationals.
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World Rugby introduces joint men's, women's World Cup host selection
The hosts of the four Rugby World Cups will be announced in May 2022.
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World Rugby confirms international rugby to resume in October
All parties, including unions, club competitions and players, remain committed to continued dialogue regarding the long-term harmonisation of the international calendar for the betterment of all.
