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This is why we need to treat rugby players as professionals. However, the difference is that we invest a lot in the players – they don’t just get to where they are on their own.
Moana Pasifika have dropped a bombshell in the form of 15 players. The franchise announced on social media the mass release of squad members, many of whom have been with the side since its inception.
James Hook says Welsh rugby players are fearing for their jobs amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding the game in Wales. The Ospreys and Scarlets have refused to sign the new Professional Rugby ...
New Zealand Rugby Players Association boss Rob Nichol admits their members have been approached to join a new global breakaway club competition. R360 —backed by former England international Mike ...
Tuesday’s 'The Rugby Awards' saw a number of England Rugby players rewarded for their performances during the 2024-25 season. The England Men’s player of the season award went to Tommy Freeman ...
Rylands Garth, a London-based firm that specialises in sports law, said over 520 former players joined the lawsuit by May 30, the deadline for new applicants, bringing the total to 784 from rugby ...
The number of former rugby union and rugby league players taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to more than 1100.
Tindall, who was part of England's 2003 World Cup-winning side, is fronting the proposed new event England players who participate in rugby union's prospective new breakaway league will risk ...
England players who participate in rugby union's prospective new breakaway league will risk becoming ineligible for the national side. Plans are under way for a revolutionary franchise league that ...
Amateur players are abandoning the sport over fears of sustaining brain damage. Sections ... Owen Doyle: Rugby’s failure to punish violence and gamesmanship risks pushing a generation away.
Henco Venter expressed disappointment over his impending Glasgow exit after becoming one of the first victims of Scottish Rugby's drive to reduce the number of non-Scottish-qualified players.
The lawyers representing ex-players suing rugby's authorities for alleged negligence have accused the sport's authorities of putting the game at risk by 'burying their heads in the sand.' ...