The wheelchair rugby tournament kicked off on Thursday at the Rugby League World Cup as 3,033 spectators packed into the Copper Box to watch England open their account with a 38-8 win over Australia.

Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror. It contains elements of soccer, which birthed it in 1823 when William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball ...

When England and Australia meet for the Rugby League Ashes, they won’t just be divided by history and rivalry - the rulebook changes too. While both competitions share rugby league’s core laws, ...

Rugby union's top medical official has said that the rules of the game may need changing to halt a growing trend in brain injuries suffered by players. Martin Raftery, the chief medical officer of the ...

You may have seen it played at your local park, school or might have watched the 2009 Matt Damon film "Invictus." But how well do you know the rules of rugby? In many ways, it's like American football ...

The Women's Rugby World Cup is here and if you're not tuned in, then what are you doing? If you're thinking to yourself, "wait but rugby is so confusing and I'm only watching for Ilona Maher" — that's ...

You may have seen it played at your local park, school or might have watched the 2009 Matt Damon film "Invictus." But how well do you know the rules of rugby? In many ways, it's like American football ...