The origins of Rugby Football are inextricably linked with the history of football more generally. Although the modern game of Rugby Union is almost unrecognisable from its early counterparts, some of ...

The Rugby World Cup gets underway in France on Friday and will feature 20 countries from five continents scrapping it out for a golden trophy named after an Englishman who supposedly invented the ...

England’s Red Roses navigated pregnancies, injuries and setbacks to claim an historic fifth straight Grand Slam, extending their unbeaten run to 38 Tests and reaffirming their status as the dominant f ...

"No rugby culture has ever understood the Barbarians better than Wales, because Welsh rugby already believed the same things.