Sports / Rugby

RugbyU: North to miss Clermont clash after head blow 01 Apr 2015 - 03:36 pm

George North London--Wales wing George North will miss Northampton's European Champions Cup quarter-final at Clermont Auvergne this weekend after his latest head injury,...

RugbyU: Steyn banned for four games after appeal 31 Mar 2015 - 06:11 pm

Johannesburg-Coastal Sharks centre Francois Steyn was banned for four matches Tuesday after the Super 15 governing body successfully appealed a decision not to...

RugbyL: Leeds' Sinfield set for cross-code switch 31 Mar 2015 - 04:06 pm

Kevin Sinfield London--Former England captain Kevin Sinfield is to make a cross-code switch from Leeds to their rugby union sister club Yorkshire Carnegie,...

RugbyU: White pens Montpellier deal as Galthie talks break down 30 Mar 2015 - 07:58 pm

Montpellier, France--South African coach Jake White on Monday signed a pre-contract to extend his stay with Top 14 side Montpellier as conciliation talks...

RugbyU: Noves optimistic Fickou will make World Cup 30 Mar 2015 - 04:53 pm

Toulouse, France--Toulouse general manager Guy Noves expressed his optimism Monday that centre Gael Fickou will be fit in time for the World Cup...

RugbyU: Visser signs on for Harlequins 30 Mar 2015 - 02:48 pm

Tim Visser London--Scotland and Edinburgh winger Tim Visser is to play for Premiership side Harlequins next season after spending the last six years...

RugbyU: English Premiership table 29 Mar 2015 - 08:16 pm

London--English Premiership table after Sunday's matches (played, won, drawn, lost, points for, points against, bonus points, total points): Northampton 18 14 1 3...

RugbyU: Fiji beat New Zealand to win Hong Kong Sevens 29 Mar 2015 - 03:59 pm

Hong Kong--Fiji won the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens on Sunday, tearing through defending champions New Zealand 33-19 in a powerful display. With the...

Waratahs win drab game 28 Mar 2015 - 04:24 pm

Sydney---Bernard Foley kicked defending champions New South Wales Waratahs back into Super Rugby's top six in a 23-11 win over the Auckland Blues...

RugbyU: English Premiership result 28 Mar 2015 - 10:22 am

London--English Premiership result on Friday: Northampton 52 Wasps 30 Playing Saturday Leicester v Exeter, London Irish v Newcastle, Saracens v Harlequins Playing Sunday...

RugbyU: Celtic League results 28 Mar 2015 - 10:19 am

London--Celtic League results on Friday: Leinster 34 Glasgow 34 Ulster 36 Cardiff 17 Playing Saturday Munster v Connacht, Ospreys v Zebre, Scarlets v...

RugbyU: Top 14 results 28 Mar 2015 - 09:57 am

Paris--French Top 14 rugby championship results on Friday; Bayonne 6 Racing-Metro 12 Saturday (all times GMT) Stade Francais v Clermont (1335), Bordeaux-Begles v...

NZ to defendS Hong Kong title 27 Mar 2015 - 06:30 pm

Hong Kong---Defending champions New Zealand strode past Scotland as the Hong Kong Sevens kicked off on Friday evening, with competition fierce for an...

Lions win third game on Australasian road trip 27 Mar 2015 - 03:11 pm

Brisbane, Australia---Quade Cooper had a drop goal attempt charged down as South Africa's Golden Lions clung on for their third win in Brisbane...

Vulivuli leaves La Rochelle for Montpellier 27 Mar 2015 - 03:04 pm

Montpellier, France---Fiji winger Albert Vulivuli has joined Montpellier to replace the injured Benjamin Fall, the Top 14 side announced on Friday. The 29-year...

Rugby: Australian National Rugby League results 27 Mar 2015 - 02:17 pm

Melbourne - Results of Australian National Rugby League matches played on Friday: Parramatta Eels 29 South Sydney Rabbitohs 16 Canterbury Bulldogs 25 Wests...

Rugby: Wellington Hurricanes 36 Melbourne Rebels 12 27 Mar 2015 - 11:38 am

Wellington - Result of a Super 15 match between the Wellington Hurricanes and Melbourne Rebels on Friday: Wellington Hurricanes (NZL) 36 Melbourne Rebels...

RugbyU: Welsh training guru to join NFL 26 Mar 2015 - 05:23 pm

London--Highly-regarded physical performance expert Adam Beard is to leave his post with the Welsh national rugby union side to take up a new...