The winner of Saturday's Asia Rugby Emirates Men's Championship 2025 title decider between Hong Kong China and Korea will automatically qualify for Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia.

Italy head coach Kieran Crowley has called up hooker Marco Manfredi for the team's Rugby World Cup squad following Luca Bigi's injury. (changes to original announcement appear in bold) Forwards Prop ...

A 70-22 victory over Korea completed a clean sweep of victories in the Asia Rugby Emirates Men's Championship 2025 and confirmed Hong Kong China's place at RWC 2027 in Australia.

Italy secured a 52-8 bonus-point win against Pool A opponents Namibia at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard in Saint-Étienne on Saturday. Back-row forward Lorenzo Cannone scored the first of their seven ...

One-team approach across match official and disciplinary environments Thirteen nations represented across experienced team Six female team members, including four judicial chairs, to preside over the ...

Never in the history of Rugby World Cup – and we are now approaching the 10th edition – will an opening match be as eagerly anticipated as France v New Zealand on 8 September, 2023. In what is a rerun ...

Rugby united in taking a stand against online abuse against players and match officials Successful charges and law enforcement cases pending in multiple jurisdictions as a result of ground-breaking ...

A 36-0 victory over Kenya in the final of the Rugby Africa Cup 2022 assured Namibia of their place in a seventh consecutive Rugby World Cup tournament. The Welwitschias made their debut in the game’s ...

France head coach Fabien Galthié has named his match-day 23 to face Uruguay, with Anthony Jelonch (pictured) returning from a knee injury sustained in late February to captain Les Bleus as their ...

There is no doubt who the first half belonged to. It took just two minutes for France to move accurately through the phases and give winger Damian Penaud the space he thrives in. Having touched down ...

Japan head coach Jamie Joseph has named his match-day squad to face England in Pool D at Stade de Nice on Sunday, 17 September, with back-row Michael Leitch on course to make his 15th Rugby World Cup ...

What happened last year? England are the defending champions after beating France 21-13 in last year's final at the Cape Town Stadium. New Zealand finished third after beating Ireland in the ...