12 h. ago England rugby star sent off for asking ref explicit question as she faces hefty ban

England international Sinead Peach is due to face a match review panel on Thursday, which will consider disciplinary action for her vulgar outburst during match that was being streamed online

Politics

25 h. ago Footy player charged after car sale transaction went horribly wrong, leaving Queensland man paraplegic

An Ipswich rugby league player and coach has been granted bail after being accused of pushing a man from a balcony in Stapylton, leaving him paraplegic

Politics

36 h. ago Women's rugby league player is sent off for allegedly asking a referee a shocking X

A women's Super League star was shown a red card on Saturday after the player allegedly made an inappropriate comment to a referee.

Sport

39 h. ago Rugby player sent off as commentator gasps at 'staggering' remark at referee

York Yalkyrie's Sinead Peach was dismissed late on during their defeat to St Helens

Sport

63 h. ago Inside the dark life of Purple Aki: The underworld enforcer who was sent to jail for sexually assaulting rugby players

Many assumed he was an urban legend but when the age of the internet dawned it was revealed Purple Aki was real, and he had a trail of terror and even death in his wake.

Sport

65 h. ago Girl, 6, stood up to famous sports star dad but then he burned entire family to death

Ex-New Zealand Rugby player Rowan Baxter was found close to death alongside his family after the former sports star burned them all to death after abusing his wife for years

Events

3 d. ago Rugby star who lifted up woman's skirt issues statement as influencer hits back

A former France international rugby union player has been filmed lifting up a woman's skirt at a festival in France, which has prompted him to issue a statement denying that his behaviour was 'sexist'

Events

3 d. ago Strongest rugby players in the world named as bench press records emerge

Wales star WillGriff John is tied in first place with a jaw-dropping record that he set 10 years ago.

Sport

3 d. ago Graham Henry tells World Rugby to 'blow up the law book' as players left bemused

Sir Graham Henry has called for massive changes to rugby's law book

Sport

3 d. ago Biggest rugby players in the world as England star's young nephew makes list

South Africa are world renowned for producing some of the biggest athletes on the planet.

Sport

4 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as Gatland in shock England link and Wales players given ultimatum

The latest rugby stories from Wales and around the world on Thursday, August 28.

Sport

5 d. ago World's heaviest rugby player leaves 1 million viewers in awe of super

Ben Tameifuna once weighed in at over 26 stone, and was forced to cut a huge amount of weight.

Sport

5 d. ago Shane Christie, rugby concussion campaigner who wanted to donate his brain, found dead at 39

New Zealander suffered multiple concussionsPolice called to his Nelson home on Wednesday morningShane Christie, the former Māori All Blacks player who had wanted his brain to be studied after suffering from the effects of multiple concussions, has died aged 39.The New Zealand rugby player had campaigned for greater awareness in rugby of the impact of repeated blows to the head. After retiring from the game in 2017, Christie reportedly suffered from headaches, memory lapses, speech problems, depression and mood swings consistent with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Rugby player Shane Christie, who called for study of concussion, dies at age 39

Shane Christie suspected he was suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

Sport

5 d. ago ‘I still feel a part of my team’: Ruby Tui on starring as a TV pundit after her Black Ferns omission

Left out of New Zealand’s Women’s Rugby World Cup squad, the serial champion is impressing on TV insteadRuby Tui was the player everyone was talking about when New Zealand’s Rugby World Cup squad was announced last month but not for the reason fans may have expected. The 33-year-old had not made the squad but, as is her nature, Tui is determined to turn her omission into a positive. “I do want young players to know selection doesn’t get easy,” she says. “But also it is team first, always and 100% of the time, especially when it’s hard.”The star of New Zealand’s 2022 World Cup-winning squad, who has also won Olympic gold and silver, and the Sevens World Cup, Tui was squeezed out by competition in the back three with Ayesha Leti-I’iga and Portia Woodman‑Wickliffe getting the nod. While acknowledging that being left out was difficult, Tui’s focus is firmly on supporting the Black Ferns. Continue reading...

Events

6 d. ago Rugby player, 17, tipped for England, died of ruptured spleen after doctors diagnosed her with an infection and sent her home, inquest hears

Cheshire Coroner's Court heard the teenager played for Cheshire and was being monitored by both England and Ireland's national rugby teams.

Sport

7 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star's wife details 'difficult situation' after stalker ordeal

Strictly Come Dancing star Chris Robshaw's wife Camilla Kerslake has broken her silence on the rugby player being targeted by a female stalker.

Economics

8 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Chris Robshaw's wife breaks her silence after family were harassed by a 'violent' female stalker

The former rugby player, 39, was one of the 15 celebrities to be announced for Strictly Come Dancing last week, but it has since emerged he almost turned down the opportunity.

Events

9 d. ago Tonight's rugby news as coach slams Wales players and former star delivers brutal verdict on WRU proposal

These are your rugby headlines on the evening of Saturday, August 23

Sport

9 d. ago Hair powder used by rugby players that men say stops 'awkward buzz phase'

The men's grooming essential is a barber's secret that shoppers are calling "awesome"

Sport