RFU council member resigns over Alphonsi post ⊖
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Rugby Football Union council member Matthew Smith resigns after posting discriminatory criticism of television pundit Maggie Alphonsi.
4 days ago
Andy Farrell signs new Ireland contract to quash any chance of England switch ⊕⊕
Farrell to remain as Ireland’s head coach until 2031
51-year-old says ‘best is yet to come’ for Ireland
Andy Farrell has signed a new deal to remain as Ireland’s head coach until 2031, removing any cha…
8 days ago
John Kear dead at 71: Rugby league legend dies 'suddenly, while returning north' from commentating for the BBC on Challenge Cup final ⊖⊖
John Kear, the rugby league broadcaster and former Challenge Cup-winning coach, has died at the age of 71.
Rugby league legend Kear dies aged 71 ⊖
Former rugby league player and coach John Kear has died at the age of 71.
13 days ago
Jo Yapp named head coach for historic first women’s British & Irish Lions tour ⊕
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Former England captain will lead side in New Zealand
The 46-year-old preferred to Red Roses’ John Mitchell
Jo Yapp has been named the head coach for the first women’s British & Irish Lions tour of Ne…
28 days ago
Rugby sevens star Kevin Wekesa: ‘I am not blaming Europeans but I must highlight climate injustices’ ⊕
The Kenyan player has been recognised for his advocacy and grassroots work to tackle sport’s carbon footprint
“Most well-known people who talk about climate change are in North America and Europe,” sa…
34 days ago
Rugby union’s Pacific heartlands threatened by NRL spree after Moana Pasifika’s collapse ⊖⊖
It is feared soft-power politics and a $240m war-chest could leave Samoa and Tonga uniquely vulnerable
There’s a new war in the Pacific brewing, with the Super Rugby side Moana Pasifika collapsing and…
36 days ago
‘A missing generation’: why are there are no female head coaches in Women’s Six Nations? ⊖
A new scheme will attempt to address the glaring lack of diversity among top coaches in elite women’s rugby union
A 10-point plan will be introduced by Premiership Women’s Rugby next season that aims …
40 days ago
Lomu, Wilkinson, Pollock? Rugby's search for a crossover star ⊕
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Henry Pollock has signed with Eddie Hearn's talent agency in the hope of boosting his profile, but why has rugby found it so hard to forge mainstream figureheads?
48 days ago
Rugby Australia ‘resets finances, restores pride’ after posting $100m turnaround ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Organisation goes from $37m deficit to $70m profit in 12 months
Record operating surplus largely thanks to successful Lions tour
Supporters of the British and Irish Lions have given Rugby Australia a …