If rugby is serious about getting back to the golden days, then being a good host of the 2027 and 2029 World Cups won’t cut it, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
The United States were awarded hosting rights for the Rugby World Cups in 2031 and 2033, and plan to expand the tournament in accordance with the monumental growth of the women’s game.
Australia has won the hosting rights to the men and women’s Rugby World Cups and those in key positions believe this is the kickstart the sport needs to pull itself out of the doldrums, writes CHRISTY DORAN.
While Rugby Australia is still refusing to admit hosting the World Cup is a done deal, it has agreed to get behind a plan to light up a Sydney Harbour icon in the hours before the big vote.
A world Test rugby grand final would happen every two years, around the World Cup, under plans for the sport’s biggest revolution since the dawn of professionalism.
All Blacks legends Dan Carter and Richie McCaw see a lot to like in the northern hemisphere nations in the leadup to next year’s World Cup, but McCaw questions whether Australia and New Zealand have the intensity to win.
It took just one drink in Sydney to land Blake Ferguson in a Japanese jail cell. In his most revealing interview to date, the former NRL star explains how this disastrous journey unfolded.
After Shute Shield wins against Gordon and Sydney Uni, the once-faltering Two Blues are proving that their rebuilt foundation is creating a western Sydney powerhouse, writes BRENDAN BRADFORD.
David Havili knows he faces serious competition for the New Zealand No.12 jersey with a World Cup on the horizon. But the Crusaders cross-code links with NRL powerhouse Melbourne offer him an added edge.
The Victorian captial has snared another massive Wallabies bonus, with Brisbane locked out of Rugby Championship fixtures this year.
A France victory in grand-slam decider would end Red Roses’ stranglehold over the sport.
From Australia via Ealing, Jordy Reid loves his life as a key figure for Gloucester and now has his sights set on playing for his new country.
Tom Carter knows what people thought of him as a rugby player. He shared his lone regret and his remarkable journey since with BRENDAN BRADFORD.
RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL: The owner of the French club of Tolu Latu has laid bare the ex-Wallaby’s alcohol problems in the wake of massive ban for a horror tackle.
RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL: Ask any true rugby fan and they’ll tell you the constant intervention by officials is ruining the game as a spectacle but the sport’s clueless law makers won’t listen.
England coach Eddie Jones is well within his rights to take a break ahead of a tour down under, but to spend it working for Suntory Sungoliath is a bad look for him and the RFU, writes STUART BARNES.
The memory of Australia’s scrum being buried at Twickenham in 2005 still lingers for some. But with two of world rugby’s most exciting, and in-demand big men, the Wallabies finally boast a rarely seen weapon.
Eddie Jones’s “difficult character” will make it hard for the RFU’s succession plan to work, according to one of the country’s top coaches in the Premiership.
Australian rugby officials might still be insisting the 2027 World Cup bid is up in the air but it’s a done deal — and so is the secret bid to add the women’s tournament in 2029.
It started with an F45 franchise, was moulded on a mountain top in Maui and calls upon some of Australian rugby’s most famed modern names. Meet the LA rugby side named after a cocktail.
Eddie Jones must ditch the mad professor act during the upcoming Test schedule after keeping his England coaching job on decidedly specious grounds, writes STEPHEN JONES.
For Eddie Jones’ England, winning in Australia cannot be the main aim when it tours down under. Making real progress is the one essential leading to the World Cup in France next year, writes STUART BARNES.
The Wallabies have locked in one of Australian rugby’s most important assets until the end of 2024 in a massive win for the code and Queensland Reds.
England was thoroughly outclassed by France on Saturday, but worse was to come off the field. Despite coach Eddie Jones admitting results were not good enough, the RFU put out a statement giving him its full backing.
One of Sydney’s oldest rugby clubs has launched an innovative fundraising scheme to allow fans to continue their support long after they have passed. Here’s how.
