LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - New defence coach Kevin Sinfield says he has seen up close the hatred Scotland and others have for England but says his players can thrive on it, starting with the Calcutta ...

SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Beauden Barrett played his first Super Rugby match way back in 2011 but the 33-year-old believes he's got a couple of years left in him yet as he embarks on another new ...

Debutant Charles Mayeza scored a hat-trick of tries as the Classic Springboks started their World Rugby Classic title defence with a huge triumph over Classic Eagles on Sunday. On a soggy National ...

QUESTION: What do the four top-placed teams on the overall Super Rugby log have in common? Answer: They’re the best defensive units in the competition. Significant? Absolutely. Out of the top four, ...

Australia's defence coach Matt Taylor has resigned for personal reasons less than a week after the Wallabies conceded seven tries in a record 48-17 loss to Argentina in the Rugby Championship. SYDNEY, ...

Do you like tries? Good, because the Gallagher Premiership has been serving them up by the bucketload this season. In fact, we are on track for more tries on average per game in a Premiership season ...

Defence coach John Muggleton is to leave the Llanelli-based Scarlets in the summer when his contract expires. He signed a two-year deal to assist coach Nigel Davies at Parc y Scarlets in 2008 but will ...