Too often over the last three seasons, Leinster have had to learn about themselves in the final 10 minutes of the Champions ...

With a 10th TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations place secured for the Sable Antelopes, the Southern African nation has ...

GIVEN you have to go back to 2019 for the last time Ireland lost more than twice in a calendar year, 2024 could be marked down as disappointing. After all, Andy Farrell’s side lost three times, to ...

Euro 2025, the Women's Rugby World Cup, two Ashes series, and a British and Irish Lions tour all feature in the new sporting ...

The Super Eagles B team of Nigeria secured an emphatic victory against the Black Galaxies of Ghana to ensure qualification ...

The rugby season is over, you say? You’d be forgiven for thinking that, however, it is now less than two months until the start of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season, with the Super Rugby Women’s ...

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Rabat - Morocco has been awarded the privilege of hosting the next two U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournaments, set for 2025 and 2026. The first event will take place from March 30 to April ...

The Champions Cup is essentially rugby union's answer to the Champions League, only with South Africa's top three teams thrown in with the cream of Europe. As the winners of the United Rugby ...

UEFA have formally assigned the 2025 edition of the European Super Cup to Udinese’s stadium, along with confirming Turin will host the Nations League Final Four if Italy beat Germany. The debate ...

Stormers head coach John Dobson believes it would be “disastrous” for South African teams to slip out of the Champions Cup but admits heavy defeats in Europe over the weekend could be damaging.

in the Challenge Cup, the Cheetahs also suffered a defeat, going down to Cardiff 26-10. At least the Lions managed to triumph as they overcame Pau 43-35 in the second-tier competition, but it has been ...