Rugby
Ardie Savea has been named World Rugby Men’s 15s Player of the Year in partnership with Mastercard at the 2023 World Rugby Awards at the Opéra Garnier in Paris. Savea’s award came just hours after the All Blacks loss to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final at Stade de France with the loose […]
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Rugby has hailed the expansion of the World Cup and the introduction of a Nations League competition as a new dawn for the sport, as it seeks to widen its international reach and increase revenue and opportunity. World Rugby announced on Tuesday it had made several radical changes to the sport’s calendar that it hoped […]
All Blacks chief Ian Foster insists his stars are primed to deliver in Saturday’s quarter-final showdown with Ireland – but a disciplinary breach has overshadowed their . . .
England were left cursing their luck as the second ODI against Sri Lanka was abandoned but even that misfortune could not wipe the smile from the face of Alice Davidson-Richards. The all-rounder took a couple of wickets in her first England appearance in nine months as Sri Lanka were left teetering on 106 for nine […]
Bryan Williams at his peak with the All Blacks Photo: Courtesy of Sir Bryan Williams By Mary Afemata of Pacific Media Network When Tuifa’asisina Sir Bryan Williams watched Family Faith Footy – A Pasifika Rugby Story, it brought him to tears. Williams – who carries the name Tuifa’asisina as his Samoan chief title – saw […]
Playing in front of the largest crowd in program history, the Canadian women’s rugby 15s team gave the reigning World Cup champions a little scare, but the New Zealand Black Ferns prevailed 52-21 in a Pacific Four Series match on Saturday in Ottawa. Canada kept the score within seven midway through the second half, but […]
Canada’s national women’s rugby team is hosting its first international tournament in years, with a roster of players eager to prove their status on the world stage and reward loyal fans who are converging right here in Ottawa. The Pacific Four Series is a four-team competition taking place over several weeks across the globe. Canada takes on six-time World Cup […]
Ruby Tui will have some familiar faces by her side at this year’s Premier Rugby Sevens tournament in the US, with New Zealand Rugby confirming today that several Black Ferns Sevens players will take part in the tournament. NZR said Stacey Waaka, Manaia Nuku, Tysha Ikenasio and Kelsey Teneti will join All Blacks Sevens players […]
New Zealand’s players lift the trophy after winning the Rugby World Cup final match between New Zealand and England at Eden Park in Auckland. Photo: AFP / Marty Melville New Zealand will host the inaugural women’s top six rugby series in October. In January World Rugby announced an annual sixteen-team, three-tier global competition. The top […]