PARIS (AP) — Rugby World Cup knockout games have no respect for reputations. Ireland and France, each highly ranked, highly rated and in seemingly top form, were surprisingly knocked out in the ...

England have called up a replacement for Jack Willis after the flanker was ruled out of the remainder of the Rugby World Cup through injury. Willis suffered a neck injury in the comprehensive 71-0 win ...

With the pool stage coming to its end, the knockout stage is the next step to crowning a 2023 Rugby World Cup winner. The quarterfinals take place this weekend, with every knockout stage match being ...

If Ireland can top their pool at the 2027 Rugby World Cup, they have been given a hugely favourable route that could lead ...

The reigning International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens World Series champions Samoa are firm favourites to emerge from Pool A relatively unscathed, with either Kenya or Wales likely to fill the ...

The Olympic rugby competition (rugby sevens) includes a men’s and women’s tournament. In both tournaments, 12 teams contest a pool round, followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. How does ...

The Celtic Challenge is set to feature knockout rugby for the first time as organisers announce changes to the competition structure ahead of the 2025-26 season. The league - which gets under way on ...

An overtime thriller and an interclub decider highlighted a thrilling set of Darwin junior rugby union grand finals as the ...

From Munster vs. Leinster to Toulouse vs. Castres, explore the 10 best club rugby derbies and the rivalries that define the ...