Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has gone viral. A clip from an interview he gave to Julia Hartley-Brewer on talkRadio has had more than 6 million views in just three days. What can Raab possibly have said that was so interesting?
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came out Friday in favor of England rugby fans singing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” at a time when the historical context of the song is being reviewed.
Australian rugby star Quade Cooper took some time off from training to get his hands on an NFL match ball with astounding results.
What do a group of South African rugby fans and a beluga whale near the South Pole have in common? They both love rugby, apparently.
England have been fined for an “incorrect” response to the haka before a Rugby World Cup semi-final match against New Zealand’s All Blacks.
Referees are quitting their jobs over fears of being sued as more transgender athletes join women’s rugby leagues in Great Britain.
England rugby coach Eddie Jones has warned his players to prepare for “15 Donald Trumps” when they face the United States at the Rugby World Cup on Thursday.
Players and fans descending on Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup have been warned to cover up their tattoos in a land where body ink is traditionally associated with Yakuza crime syndicates.
Hundreds of thousands of rugby fans heading to Japan for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which kicks off Saturday have been warned to brace for their worst possible nightmare; a beer shortage in the host nation.
Guinness has dropped a number of rugby sponsorship adverts in Ireland after complaints that they could cause “offence or confusion” to immigrants. The world-famous dry stout company, which is a sponsor and the official beer of the Six Nations rugby
USA Rugby Eagles will finish their unbeaten 2018 season on Saturday aiming to topple Ireland in Dublin. It will be no easy task.
AFP — Two English amateur rugby players had taken heroin just before their deaths while in Sri Lanka, a court was told Friday as it ordered the arrest of those responsible for selling the narcotics. Concluding inquests into the deaths,
The USA claimed a first rugby win over Scotland with a last-gasp 30-29 victory in Houston, Texas on Saturday night. The home side rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit to claim their piece of rugby history.
Rugby has been called a game for gentlemen… played by ruffians. On this evidence, you’d have to add that rugby players are also a pretty tough group of athletes.
A packed 47,000-strong crowd of rugby fans in South Africa got right behind the USA Eagles and roared them to victory against New Zealand on Day One of the Cape Town Sevens.
Rugby star Israel Folau has defied his public critics by restating his opposition to same-sex marriage as Australia’s ballot on the matter reaches its final stages.
A new voice has been added to Australia’s gay marriage debate in the form of U.S. rapper Macklemore – and not everyone is happy with his intervention.
Australian rugby star Israel Folau sparked a fierce backlash after he entered the country’s debate on same-sex marriage and said he would not support a proposal to make it legal.
The unofficial anthem of England rugby, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, should not be sung by fans supporting the national team because it represents “cultural appropriation” of a traditional African American song created by slaves.
As the Chicago Cubs win cheers to the echo after claiming the World Series, another sport looks to claim a little Windy City adulation.
A Goldsmiths, University of London, rugby side has announced its backing for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement by adding a Palestinian flag to the sleeve of players’ shirts.
The plan by Ireland’s rugby team to stay at the five-star Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago erupted in a political brawl in the Emerald Isle.
The haka is a traditional New Zealand Māori challenge, made famous by the All Blacks national rugby side. That doesn’t mean junior players can’t do it just as well.
Rugby is a brutal game played by two teams of 15 players who attack each other for 80 minutes with barely restrained glee. No padding is worn, no helmets are allowed, rugby is a contest of raw physical violence.
New England Patriots safety Nate Ebner is taking a leave of absence from the NFL to pursue a spot on the U.S. Olympic Rugby Team, his agent reported this week.
Over 70 doctors and medical experts sent an open letter to the British government on Wednesday calling for tackling to be banned in school rugby matches. They warn that school rugby poses a high risk of serious injury and urge
Football traded in the scrummage for downs from scrimmage. But it owes its ball and some of its rules to rugby. Increasingly, football looks to its forebear for advice on tackling techniques.
One of the world’s largest sporting events kicks off today. The Rugby World Cup 2015 will commence with an opening ceremony at 19:00 (BST), followed immediately by the first match of the tournament between host nation England and Fiji.
