Even six years on from leaving, Joe Schmidt remains intrinsically linked with Irish rugby. It's not just in the professional game that the former Leinster and Ireland coach is keeping his ear to the ...

HE may not have heard of half of the Waratahs side but just one name attached to NSW Rugby will ensure Lions backrower Jamie Heaslip pays due respect. Heaslip is one of six Irishmen in the Lions squad ...

The respect shown by Rugby World Cup players to referees is something footballers can learn from, according to Chelsea coach Frank Lampard. Despite preparing for a Premier League clash against Watford ...

PARIS (AP) — One of the surprises of the Rugby World Cup pool stage was the only team not to concede a yellow or red card: South Africa. The defending champion Springboks were also one of the least ...

New Zealand and South Africa will contest Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final and bring one of sport’s most enduring, most intense rivalries to the ultimate stage for the first time in nearly 30 years.

As international rugby league reaches fever pitch with the Ashes and Pacific Championships in full swing, the spectacle has delivered a huge boost for the NRL — but not everyone is celebrating. Samoa ...

THERE’S a fine line between confidence and arrogance in sport. On Saturday night, the Wallabies crossed the line when they passed up the opportunity to take the three points on offer as they trailed ...