Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a close-contact team sport that …

Jan 7, 2025 · rugby, football game played with an oval ball by two teams of 15 players (in rugby union play) or 13 players (in rugby league play). Both rugby union and rugby league have their …

There are two primary forms of rugby union: rugby fifteens and rugby sevens. Touch rugby, beach rugby, rugby tens and rugby twelves are also iterations of the sport often used as a …

2 days ago · Ireland start bid to become first team to win three Men's Six Nations titles in a row with convincing win over England Debutant try from Cadan Murley helped England lead 10-5 …

Through discipline, control and mutual self-respect, a fellowship and sense of fair play are forged, defining rugby as the game it is. From the school playground to the Rugby World Cup final, …

The official site of World Rugby the governing body of Rugby Union with news, tournaments, fixtures, results, world rugby rankings, statistics, video, the Laws of the game, governance and …

Oct 25, 2023 · Rugby is a sport known for its physicality, strategy, and deep-rooted traditions. From its humble origins on the playing fields of Rugby School in 1823 when William Webb Ellis …

1 day ago · On Rugby Special, ex-Wales captain Sam Warburton added: "I don't think England need to reinvent the wheel. I think it's just individual skill errors and some ill-disciplined and …

Rugby is a 15-a-side team sport. The object of the game is to ground the ball behind the opponent's try line, into what is called the in-goal area. Rugby is played both with the ball in …

Jan 7, 2025 · Rugby union continued to grow as an international game, highlighted by such new tournaments as the Pacific Rim Championship and the African Top Six Tournaments. The …