Joe Biden supports US Rugby World Cup bid in letter to Bill Beaumont
USA Rugby bidding to host men’s event in 2031 and women’s tournament in 2033
USA Rugby bidding to host men’s event in 2031 and women’s tournament in 2033
Brian O’Driscoll among those to pay tribute to the prop who played on two Lions tours
It’s time for all nations to sing from the same hymn sheet if the game is going to survive
Measures include flexibility in number of players, game duration, pitch size and ball size
Australian duo up against France’s scrumhalf Dupont and England lock Itoje
Dive deeply into it and there are just too many obstacles in the way at present
Over 300 million people worldwide currently suffer from some form of CVD
Irish scrumhalf is a player who can define what kind of leader he wants to be on tour
Dan Scarbrough joining legal action after being diagnosed with early onset dementia
Pool phase will be extended by a week; player squad sizes will increase from 31 to 33
All Irish rugby needs next year is a messianic figure to lead them to unknown places
World Cup schedule shouldn't be about strongest handicapping the weakest
Welsh official will continue to take charge of club games in the future
2021 tournament in New Zealand will have 12 teams before four more are added in 2025
Report claims World Rugby is in breach of its own bye-laws and IOC regulations
Timeline points to October 24th date for Ireland v Italy game in Dublin
Rugby’s cosy cartel continues to deny Samoa, Tonga and Fiji their full due
Banco Nacional club president is devoting a large amount of his free time to charity work
‘I cannot conceive of occupying a place just for the sake of occupying it’
Premiership chief and his French counterpart have both signed letter to World Rugby
Australia and New Zealand are perfectly placed to help the rugby phoenix rise again
The south will not and cannot afford to endure another four years of muddle and fudge
British and Irish Lions tour offers everything to which the game should be aspiring
Mr Versatile set to bow out . . . Pro 14 boss and the non-denial denial
World Rugby chairman says his nomination came from Fiji Rugby Union and not chairman
Powerful vested interests and conservative instincts still prevail in rugby’s heartlands
Coronavirus, concussion, governance issues and building the status of the women’s game
Beaumont fought off Agustin Pichot’s challenge with a slim 28-23 majority of the votes
North versus south, club versus country and the developed versus developing
Ex-England captain expected to receive unanimous support from Six Nations countries
France halts major sports until September, leaving little window to resume competitions
Whoever wins the vote for chairman of World Rugby, difficult choices loom ahead
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
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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