The guttural roar was audible seven levels up at Croke Park. The Bulls forwards went through a final stretching exercise. The intensity and focus were unmistakable. And then it was time for ...

Scrum-halves shouldn’t count sheep in their sleep – they should count the number of passes they’ve hopefully made in that week’s training. And it should run to hundreds, because they need to deliver ...

It appears Rugby Australia’s funding efforts have progressed well into the second half. Street Talk understands US buyout firm The Carlyle Group is one of seven parties vying to give the governing ...

Jack van Poortvliet has won the race to start at scrum-half in England's Nations Championship opener against South Africa at Ellis Park on Saturday. Van Poortvliet has edged Alex Mitchell, who ...

For the first time in the Six Nations, players sent off for technical offences can be replaced by a team-mate after 20 minutes have elapsed in an initiative designed to punish players and not teams.

When Leo Cullen spoke to the media on Wednesday after naming his team for tonight's BKT United Rugby Championship final, the Leinster head coach was quick to remind people about the last time he was ...

The Springbok scrum sessions prepare players for any eventuality so that nothing surprises them at game time, said Zachary Porthen. The 22-year-old tighthead was speaking ahead of South Africa’s ...

Wales have appointed Paul James as the national team's permanent scrum coach. The 44-year-old former Ospreys and Bath prop, who won 66 caps for Wales, previously took on the role on a temporary basis ...

Elite rugby is being played around the globe on any given weekend, with plenty for fans to get stuck into. The third and final Saturday of the Nations Championship's Southern Hemisphere Series begins ...

The international rugby calendar is as full as ever with the Nations Championship launching this summer. England will travel to South Africa and Argentina either side of a home game against Fiji in ...