Fear not – The Sporting News is here to walk you through the basics of rugby union so you can sit back ... This is an attempt to kick the ball through the posts from the floor.

The Mal Meninga Cup will feature a series of mouth-watering derbies this Saturday as the elite junior representative club ...

After several seasons of law changes and trials, SRP will introduce minor law changes in 2025, these include 'play on' calls at the lineout if the ball is ... New Zealand Rugby Union chief Mark ...

I've never seen a guy get out of trouble as well as he does. "Someone thinks they've got him or the ball bobbles out the back, it's almost where he comes to life. That's pretty rare. He is [like ...

They are worth five points - the maximum number of points you can score in one go in rugby union. A try is scored when a player touches the ball down inside the opposition's in-goal area between the ...

Background The mechanisms of ACL injury in rugby are not well defined ... being tackled, indicating that the ball carrier might be at higher risk of ACL injury. The majority of non-contact ACL ...

Rugby union is one of the few ball games where the ball cannot be passed forwards. That means a player moving towards the opposition's dead ball line must pass the ball to a team-mate either along or ...

Speaking on the BBC's Rugby Union Weekly podcast ... Gatland revealed Llewellyn barely touched the ball against South Africa in November and has been told to work on certain aspects of his ...

Head-on-head contact in the tackle comes under Law 9 of the Laws of Rugby Union, which covers foul play ... in height or change in direction from ball carrier, a late change in dynamics due ...

On the BBC's Rugby Union Weekly podcast ... Both wingers touched the ball nine times during the match and Barclay added: "You want your wingers with double-digit touches and without Tuipulotu ...

The inclement weather causing havoc around North Queensland is also hampering preparations for the Townsville Blackhawks ...