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World Rugby Men's Rankings powered by Capgemini preview: 15-17 September, 2022

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for round four of The Rugby Championship 2022 this weekend.  Permutation highlights: Australia will climb above Scotland into seventh place if...

World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini preview: 14 September, 2022

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the Rugby World Cup 2021 warm-up match between England and Wales on Wednesday. Permutation highlights: England cannot improve their rating with...

Ireland stun hosts South Africa as semi-finals confirmed at Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022

South Africa’s hopes of lifting the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 trophy on home turf were ended in stunning style when Ireland’s men emphatically eliminated the hosts on quarter-finals day at...

Heavyweights flex their muscles on opening day of Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town

The Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 kicked off in spectacular style at the Cape Town Stadium on Friday, as the big-name sides successfully navigated a day of high-stakes knockout matches. Cape Town is host...

Rugby World Cup: With exactly one year to go, how are the leading nations shaping up?

Excitement levels for the 2023 Rugby World Cup have ramped up another notch with Thursday marking exactly one year to go until the tournament gets up and running. For some teams, the next 12 months will...

10 Minutes of Virimi Vakatawa being UNSTOPPABLE at rugby

Jonathan Davies hopes that his form with Scarlets will take him to a third Rugby World Cup

Wales and Scarlets' centre Jonathan Davies has expressed his disappointment in missing the tour to South Africa in July while he hopes to feature in the World Cup in France next year.   The...

Revealed: the reason behind Virimi Vakatawa's retirement

Virimi Vakatawa was in sharp focus yesterday around the rugby world when it was announced that the talented French and Racing 92 centre’s rugby career had come to a grinding halt.    Today,...

Virimi Vakatawa forced to call it quits in France due to a medical condition

France international Virimi Vakatawa's rugby career in France has come to a swift end.     Racing 92 announced on Monday that the centre has been banned from playing...

Vakatawa banned from continuing rugby in France

Racing 92 has just been informed of the decision of the LNR medical committee to ban Virimi VAKATAWA from continuing his professional career as a rugby player in France. Particularly saddened by this...