Ex-England captain expected to receive unanimous support from Six Nations countries

France halts major sports until September, leaving little window to resume competitions

Old boys club set to remain in power at World Rugby; IRFU chef cooking up a storm

Bill Beaumont’s success would show rugby’s old order and northern hemisphere dominance

Agustín Pichot’s challenge hampered by a weighted voting system that he has called unfair

Allegations of homophobia made against Fijian chairman seeking election

Sunday Times published 'graphic recordings' of 'rampant homophobia' from Francis Kean

World Rugby chairman suggests the rest of international calendar could be scrapped

Money would come in the form of cash advances and loans from €92m pot

Chairman of Fiji rugby union was sentenced to 18 months for manslaughter in 2007

Former Argentina nine believes consoles are key, Siya Kolisi doing his bit during lockdown

Former Argentina scrumhalf was driving force behind Nations Championship concept

Champions Cup organisers confirm talks have been held over a quadrennial event

Needs of English and French clubs must be placed second to the international game

The notion that a player’s birthplace should influence World Cup selection is plain daft

‘I think he has a number of big opinions, but they’re not ones that are relevant for us’

World Rugby vice-chairman expresses sympathy with Irish secondrow on omission

Conor O’Shea names two outhalves in 31-man panel; Springboks lose Ulster backrow Marcel Coetzee to injury

So many difficulties to address before a World League should even be considered

World Rugby has managed to antagonise all the stake-holders in the game that matter

Sexton says the issue of player load needs to be properly understood in any talks

Daniel Leo furious over plans to exclude Fiji, Samoa and Tonga from Nations League

What’s happening with the proposed new ’League of Nations’ and how will it impact on Irish rugby?

Current revenue model of the global game likely to be replaced by new arrangements

Bosses say relegation and promotion ‘not on the agenda’ despite push from World Rugby

Subsuming tournament in a new ‘World League of Nations’ would be fraught with danger

The Ireland outhalf would be a worthy winner but faces competition from the likes of Beauden Barrett

There will be plenty at stake for both teams and players with a World Cup looming

Former Ireland outhalf’s time with Crusaders helping him to master his new trade

How the votes are shared and what way countries and organisations are likely to vote

Winner of three-way contest to stage 2023 tournament selected on November 15th

Ireland players can improve Lions chances by overcoming Welsh rivals in Pro12 semi-finals

There is no guarantee a place in ‘group of death’ with Argentina will be avoided

A recommendation from World Cup Technical Review Group will be crucial

Changes include moving summer tours back to July and will take effect from 2020-2032

Jared Payne and CJ Stander were facilitated by the disputed three-year residency rule

Luke Fitzgerald and Ronan O’Gara not afraid to speak their minds on controversial rule

Three-year residency rule has proved very beneficial to Ireland in recent years

Racing Metro have great chance in Champions Cup if they stop Billy Vunipola

England Grand Slam winning captain voted in unanimously at a meeting in Dublin