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 ...

For the first time since 2007, the UC Santa Cruz Women’s Rugby Football Club finished their season in second place at the Pacific Western Championship match. Their 2022 season came full circle, ...

Super Rugby as we know it began in 1996, as 12 franchises across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa did battle to claim bragging rights over both their domestic and international counterparts.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rugby history was made in a remote corner of Rio de Janeiro on Monday as the Australian women’s team claimed ...

A slant of late afternoon light falls across the stacks at the Thomas Hughes Free Public Library, illuminating the elaborate gold-leaf lettering on the book spines in the Victorian collection. Among ...

Japan has gone rugby-mad as the country hosts the World Cup. It's the first time that an Asian country has hosted the Rugby World Cup. The opening ceremonies featured kabuki dancers and a children’s ...