Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup: New Zealand into final after outclassing Argentina

The result at a rainy Stade de France saw the All Blacks become the first team to reach the final of a World Cup on five occasions.

Rugby World Cup 'timely' with the sport's off-field problems

Rugby World Cup begins on 8 September as hosts France play three-time winners New Zealand.

Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson pledges brain for head trauma research

Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson, who has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, has pledged to donate his brain for use by scientists researching head trauma.

Australia, New Zealand pull out of 2021 Rugby League World Cup citing COVID-19 concerns

The joint statement took tournament organisers RLWC2021 by surprise as it came just a week after they confirmed the World Cup would go ahead as planned.

French rugby federation allows transgender people to compete in domestic competitions from next season

With two years to go before the World Cup in France, the French federation said the vote sends a “benevolent and resolute signal that respect for minorities is an irrefutable right in our sport."

France to lock horns with arch-rivals All Blacks in 2023 Rugby World Cup opener

The two nations have combined to deliver some of the most storied matches in the tournament's history, including the 1987 and 2011 finals, both won by the All Blacks.

All Blacks, France set to renew long-standing rivalry after being drawn in same pool for 2023 Rugby World Cup

A New Zealand-France game evokes so many memories — the 1987 and 2011 finals, both won by the All Blacks; the dramatic ‘99 semi-final and ’07 quarter-final, both won by Les Tricolores.

Despite filing for bankruptcy during coronavirus pandemic, USA Rugby optimistic about bidding for World Cup in 2027

The Americans retain a vital place in global rugby because of the untapped potential they possess, in both a commercial and sporting sense

Coronavirus pandemic: Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori attended meeting with official who has tested positive for COVID-19

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori attended a meeting on 10 March that included the deputy head of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) who tested positive for the new coronavirus this week, officials said.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Organisers have event-specific plans in event of natural disasters

While Japan and IOC maintain that the Olympics will go ahead on schedule, there are event-specific plans for natural disasters that regularly strike the island nation