Rugby

Sophie Cunningham tests a new arena as WNBA future remains uncertain

RAÍZ — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:28:58 +0100

Sophie Cunningham spent part of her offseason somewhere she rarely stands during the year: behind a microphone.

Violent new football and rugby hybrid sport has fans concerned for mankind

Matias Wodner — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 05:15:49 +0100

Commissioner Roger Goodell has done what he set out to do once the true damage of CTE came to light. He has made football in the NFL a much safer endeavor. Concussions are way down since the renewed emphasis on player safety, but it has come at a cost.

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Kate Middleton opens up about one thing she hopes Prince George will avoid

Valeria Sosa — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:29:39 +0100

It's no secret that the Prince and Princess of Wales are passionate supporters of sports. Whenever a national team takes center stage, at least one member of the family is usually there-not just out of duty, but genuine interest. That enthusiasm extends beyond the stands and into their home, where sports are actively encouraged as part of daily family life.

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Kate Middleton surprises the world with a strange tiara she wore in an unseen photograph

Nicole Somma — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 22:19:18 +0200

England was crowned champion of the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup after defeating Canada 13-33 at Twickenham Stadium in London on Saturday.

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Kate Middleton smiles as she cheers on England at the Women's Rugby World Cup, with blonde hair on display once again

TBS — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 20:54:44 +0200

Kate Middleton brought her trademark enthusiasm to the Women's Rugby World Cup on Saturday, smiling and applauding from the stands as England faced Australia in their final group-stage match at Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium.

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Louis Rees-Zammit: "I was wasting my talent in the NFL"

RAÍZ — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 20:58:45 +0200

Louis Rees-Zammit has spoken loud and clear. His American dream is over, and the Welsh speedster admits it left him frustrated. After 18 months in the NFL, the winger is back where he feels at home - with a rugby ball in his hands.

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Alan Gilpin: "Spain is perfect to host a World Cup"

ANDRÉS GUTIÉRREZ E. / FERNANDO M. CARREÑO, Patrick Spencer — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 14:20:15 +0200

It is not the first time that Alan Gilpin has come to Spain. In addition to his position as CEO of World Rugby, the international governing body of rugby, he is obliged to be well informed about the development of a country that wants to have a voice and presence in the oval sport. On his current visit, he recognised the extent of the transformation of the sport and gave his backing to the solidity of its ambitions.

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Kate Middleton gives up major family milestone to accompany Prince William at the Six Nations

TBS — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 22:57:34 +0100

Kate Middleton and Prince William were in attendance for England's trip to Wales for Six Nations rugby action - even it meant missing out on a milestone for Kate's sister Pippa.

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What is 'calcio storico', a mixture of football, rugby and wrestling: "27 players looking to score goals by hitting each other"

Patrick Spencer — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:19:58 +0100

Since 1580, Florence has celebrated its passion for sport during the summer days. Through 'calcio storico', the inhabitants of the Italian city relive a sport that was born in the Renaissance and that has elementary rules in which football, rugby and wrestling come together for the amusement of the crowd

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King Charles' sad message after latest doctor's orders for his cancer: Everything happens faster than you think

TBS — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:04:49 +0200

During a rare and candid moment, King Charles surprised many when he received a group hug from the New Zealand women's rugby team, known as the Black Ferns.

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Ilona Maher swaps rugby jersey for bikini in SI Swimsuit's stunning September issue

LW — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 23:44:05 +0200

Ilona Maher, who recently led the U.S. rugby team to its first-ever Olympic bronze medal in Paris, has been revealed as the cover star for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit's September digital issue.

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Rugby Championship 2024: Calendario, horarios y donde se juega

ALEJANDRO LAFUENTE — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:00:33 +0200

Australia, Argentina, Sudáfrica y Nueva Zelanda, se enfrentan de nuevo en uno de los mejores torneos internacionales de rugby xv donde los All Blacks quieren seguir reinando

Unprecedented multi-million dollar investment fuels U.S. women's rugby team's Olympic dream for LA 2028

George Gordillo — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 02:45:32 +0200

The Paris Olympics kicked off a few days before the official opening on July 26, with rugby, football, handball, and archery starting early to fit into the packed schedule. Over 10,000 athletes are competing in more than 300 events across 30+ disciplines in just over two weeks so it's not as easy as it looks to have these perfect schedules.

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Rugby Championship 2024: Calendario, horarios y donde se juega

ALEJANDRO LAFUENTE — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:32:31 +0200

Australia, Argentina, Sudáfrica y Nueva Zelanda, se enfrentan de nuevo en uno de los mejores torneos internacionales de rugby xv donde los All Blacks quieren seguir reinando

Los rivales de España para la ventana de Noviembre

ALEJANDRO LAFUENTE — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:24:50 +0200

Los Leones XV recibirán a tres grandes selecciones en España en el penúltimo mes del año

A partir del 10 de agosto, vuelve el mejor rugby xv de selecciones

ALEJANDRO LAFUENTE — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:15:56 +0200

El Rugby Championship de 2024 arrancará con un Australia - Sudáfrica y un Nueva Zelanda - Argentina

Kylie Kelce captures hilarious footage of an exhausted Jason Kelce after a grueling day of Olympic activities

Valeria Sosa — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 01:57:43 +0200

Jason Kelce is loving life after the NFL, especially with his wife, Kylie Kelce, by his side. The duo has been the ultimate cheerleaders for Team USA, showing up in full force at every event and beaming with pride for the athletes representing the country.

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Nueva Zelanda y Canadá se juegan la medalla de oro

Alejandro Lafuente — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 18:08:56 +0200

Nueva Zelanda, una de las selecciones favoritas para el oro en París 2024 ha cumplido con su objetivo principal, llegar a la final, pero nadie se esperaba que Canadá estuviera en esta final, olímpica y más habiendo vencido a Francia en cuartos y Australia en semifinales.

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Canadá asalta el Stade de France y remonta a las anfitrionas

Alejandro Lafuente — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:21:37 +0200

Canadá sorprendió en el primer partido de estos Juegos Olímpicos, con su victoria ante Fiji, llegaban en una línea ascendentes quedando cuartas en las Series Finales de Madrid de la HSBC.

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Jason Kelce advocates for women's rugby as star player names him the team's unofficial mascot

Valeria Sosa — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 14:39:06 +0200

Numerous sports celebrities have been making waves at the 2024 Paris Olympics, showing their support for Team USA. Among them, Jason Kelce has become a standout favorite and a frequent presence in the Olympic Village. The rugby team seized the opportunity to connect with him, especially star player and TikTok sensation Ilona Maher, who was eager to make her move.
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Perry Baker es historia del rugby olímpico

Alejandro Lafuente — Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:12:01 +0200

Cuando se habla de rugby en Estados Unidos saltan dos nombres, Carlin Isles, el máximo anotados de todos los tiempos de USA en el rugby 7 y desde el 25 de julio de 2024, Perry Baker, quién igualó a Carlin y quién anotó 4 ensayos en un partido, siendo el primer jugador en la historia de los Juegos Olímpicos en hacerlo.
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Harlequins presenta su equipación local para la temporada 24-25

ALEJANDRO LAFUENTE — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:20:05 +0200
El conjunto londinense de la Premiership Rugby, ha estrenado la camiseta que lucirán en sus partidos como local la próxima temporada

Ardie Savea firma por Moana Pasifika hasta 2027

ALEJANDRO LAFUENTE — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:43:43 +0200
El número 8 de los All Blacks y de los Hurricanes vuelve al Super Rugby Pacific tras su aventura por Japón con el Kobelco Steelers

Patrick Mahomes confident statement about Chiefs' new addition to boost offensive power

George Gordillo — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:18:31 +0200

Since Patrick Mahomes joined the Kansas City Chiefs, the team has experienced the best period in its storied history. Before his arrival, they had won only one Super Bowl (IV) in 1969. Now, they have added three more titles and are the eighth team in NFL history with a chance to achieve a three-peat. Remarkably, last season, the defense outshined the offense, steering the team through most of the season.
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Boxing legend Jeff Fenech's knockout reaction to daughter's NRL star boyfriend

LW — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:35:30 +0200

Former world boxing champion Jeff Fenech is a man who knows a thing or two about dodging punches, but when his daughter Kayla told him she was dating an NRL star, he swung wildly-and missed.
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Sólo 2 cambios en el XV de Las Leonas para medirse a Países Bajos

Alejandro Lafuente — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:56:10 +0200

La Selección Española de Rugby XV femenina afronta este sábado a las 13:00 (hora española peninsular) en Ámsterdam el segundo encuentro del Womens's Rugby Europe Championship ante a priori el rival más exigente de la competición, Países Bajos.
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Kansas City Chiefs sign former rugby star to help Mahomes' offense

SAM — Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:01:05 +0100

The NFL has long hoped to forge a path into the European market, and for years it was thought that this would come in the form of a franchise being moved to London.
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Louis Rees-Zammit impresiona en el IPP y está muy cerca de la NFL

Alejandro Lafuente — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:49:02 +0100

Contra todo pronóstico, el antiguo ala de la selección galesa de rugby está a un paso de poder firmar su primer contrato como profesional en el mundo del Fútbol Americano.
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South Africa secure fourth World Cup title after intense win over New Zealand

LW — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:10:54 +0200

South Africa won its fourth Rugby World Cup title by defeating New Zealand 12-11 in an intense final match on Saturday at Stade de France. The Springboks managed to take the lead in the first half thanks to the foot of Handré Pollard.
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Fall Season Events: Every important sports event for this upcoming 2023 fall season

SAM — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 16:12:52 +0200

Fall 2023 begins on September 23, but what are the key events for the sports world during this year's fall season?
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Rugby player dies after being attacked with machete blows from behind

ENRIQUE CORBELLA, adapted by SAM — Tue, 16 May 2023 12:16:37 +0200

Benjamin Gamond, a rugby player for Club Tala in Argentina, died after being attacked with a machete and suffering a skull fracture in Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Bryn Hargreaves, the rugby player who went missing a year ago, is found dead in a forest

ENRIQUE CORBELLA, Adapted by SAM — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:43:56 +0100

The body of Bryn Hargreaves, the famous 2008 Challenge Cup winning rugby player who had been missing for more than a year, has been found.
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Campbell Johnstone: I'm the first All Black to come out as gay

EFE, adapted by SAM — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 12:17:35 +0100

Campbell Johnstone, a former New Zealand rugby player, said he is "overwhelmed and honored" by the support he has received after becoming the first national team player to publicly come out as gay.
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Liam Hampson, Australian rugby player, dies in strange circumstances in a Barcelona nightclub

adapted by SAM — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 11:45:58 +0200

Australian rugby player Liam Hampson has died after falling from a height of 10 metres in Barcelona's Sala Apolo, in what the Catalan police believe to be an accidental death..
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Irish LGBT+ community hit back after controversial decision by Rugby Federation

EFE, Adapted by SAM — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 20:44:13 +0200

The Irish Rugby Football Union's (IRFU) decision to ban transgender women from competing against adult female rugby players has been met with disapproval from the LGBT+ community.
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Australian rugby players refuse to wear rainbow colours

MARCA POLIDEPORTIVO, Adapted by SAM — Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:18:14 +0200

Seven players from the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles rugby team in Australia will boycott their club's decision to wear a rainbow-coloured shirt for a match to mark LGTBQ+ Pride.
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Rugby also restricts transgender women in international competitions

B. F., Adapted by SAM — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 18:23:30 +0200

Given the very comprehensive framework established by the International Olympic Committee on the inclusion of transgender athletes in competitions (a framework of equity and inclusion and non-discrimination on sexual grounds), it is now the various international federations that are developing rules to regulate the presence of transgender athletes in women's events.
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Rugby World Cup to be held for the first time in the US

AP — Thu, 12 May 2022 18:35:11 +0200

Rugby's biggest tournament is finally heading to the United States.
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Woman in underwear interrupts rugby match in Australia: She was tackled to the ground by security

SAM — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:57:23 +0200

A streaker jumped onto the pitch in her underwear during Australia's National Rugby League (NRL) match between the Gold Coast Titans and the Parramatta Eels at the Cbus Super Stadium.
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Rugby's 'toughest man' suffers freak accident as corner flag gets impaled in his leg

ENRIQUE CORBELLA, Adapted by SAM — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:50:27 +0200

An amateur rugby league player suffered a freak accident as a corner flag was impaled in his leg after scoring a try.
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England implode against historic Ireland at Twickenham

SAM — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:15:23 +0100

Charlie Ewels suffered the Six Nations' fastest-ever expulsion on Saturday as his headbutt on Ireland's James Ryan saw him sent off, with the Irish going on to claim a 32-15 win at Twickenham.
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Scotland beat England to retain Calcutta Cup

AP — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 21:29:25 +0100

Scotland pulled off consecutive wins over England for the first time in 38 years with a gripping 20-17 victory at Murrayfield in the Six Nations on Saturday.
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Escocia frena las aspiraciones inglesas con un triunfo para la historia

EFE — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 20:11:21 +0100

Escocia se apuntó por segundo año consecutivo la Copa Calcuta, el partido más antiguo del mundo, al imponerse en su templo de Murrayfield a Inglaterra (20-17) en un partido que se encaminaba hacia el XV de la Rosa que cambió un error de Luke Cowan Dickie.
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Ireland confirms Six Nations title shot by blowing away Wales

AP — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 20:00:11 +0100

Ireland confirmed its Six Nations title credentials by blowing away defending champion Wales 29-7 at a full Lansdowne Road on Saturday.
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England captain Farrell to miss Six Nations with injury

AP — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:36:56 +0100

England captain Owen Farrell will miss the entire Six Nations rugby tournament because of injury, coach Eddie Jones said Wednesday.
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Rugby world rushes to the defence of 12-year-old mocked for his physique

MARCA POLIDEPORTIVO — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 13:43:08 +0100

A young rugby player from Oakdale, South Wales, became the target of ridicule by online trolls for his physique, but the rugby world has rushed to his defence in support.
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Spanish rugby player Kawa Leauma dies after fall

MARCA — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:02:39 +0100

The rugby world is mourning after the Federation of Spanish Rugby announced the death of Kawa Leauma at the age of 32.
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Priestland hero of Cardiff as Wales edge past Australia

Joe Ellis — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 22:23:47 +0100

Rhys Priestland sent the Principality Stadium into raptures as his last-second penalty saw Wales beat Australia by just one point.
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Late Marcus Smith penalty sees England snatch victory against South Africa

Joe Ellis — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:47:27 +0100

England's final game of 2021 ended in dramatic fashion, as Marcus Smith's last-minute penalty saw the Roses beat world champions South Africa by a single point.
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