Category: Rugby Rules News

Comment: Players' right to medical privacy could hide dangers of game – Independent.ie Independent.ieComment: Players' right to medical privacy could hide dangers of gameIndependent.ieA reckless comment from England head coach Eddie Jones two years ago was enough to understand why a rugby player would want to keep his medical information private. Johnny Sexton came off…

Players' right to medical privacy could hide dangers of game – Independent.ie Independent.iePlayers' right to medical privacy could hide dangers of gameIndependent.ieA reckless comment from England head coach Eddie Jones two years ago was enough to understand why a rugby player would want to keep his medical information private. Johnny Sexton came off during Ireland's…

Mark Reason: Bring back All Blacks tours of South Africa to save rugby – Stuff.co.nz Stuff.co.nzMark Reason: Bring back All Blacks tours of South Africa to save rugbyStuff.co.nzI think ultimately it would help add even more meaning to a Six Nations or The Rugby Championships so it would be good news for everyone, I think."…

Rugby: World Rugby's massive test shake up moves closer – New Zealand Herald New Zealand HeraldRugby: World Rugby's massive test shake up moves closerNew Zealand HeraldPichot believes test rugby needs an overhaul to produce more meaningful fixtures. There is the Six Nations and Rugby Championship but other than that, most tests are termed 'friendlies' and…

World Rugby's thought bubble can be a salve to Test match woes – The Australian The AustralianWorld Rugby's thought bubble can be a salve to Test match woesThe AustralianHaving an international 12-team annual competition, embracing and giving more importance to the Six Nations and The Rugby Championship, would be a great initiative. Rugby Australia must…

World Rugby's Sydney meetings will struggle to resolve anything – Fiji Times Fiji TimesWorld Rugby's Sydney meetings will struggle to resolve anythingFiji TimesA new tournament – and that word should be used in the loosest sense because whatever is devised will not be an all-inclusive version of the Six Nations or Rugby Championship – would…

Six Nations comes to Munster for first time – Independent.ie Independent.ieSix Nations comes to Munster for first timeIndependent.ieIt will be the first time that Six Nations rugby at any level is played in Munster. Noel McNamara's side will host England and France in the U-20 Six Nations. The recent pitch installation at Irish Independent Park…

Rugby players' chief issues warning over pay for players from tier 2 nations – Japan Today Japan TodayRugby players' chief issues warning over pay for players from tier 2 nationsJapan TodayTier-one nations include all the sides who play in the northern hemisphere Six Nations competition such as England and France and the southern hemisphere Rugby…

Farewell to the controversial England rugby star who Welsh fans just loved to dislike – WalesOnline WalesOnlineFarewell to the controversial England rugby star who Welsh fans just loved to dislikeWalesOnlineMaybe Marler was still nursing sore ribs after Richard Hibbard's thunderous hit on him in the Six Nations clash in Cardiff in 2013 when he chose…

Warren Gatland determined to bow out on a high by making Wales Rugby World Cup winners – The Independent The IndependentWarren Gatland determined to bow out on a high by making Wales Rugby World Cup winnersThe IndependentThe New Zealander, the Principality's longest-serving coach, won the Six Nations in 2008 and 2012 and guided the country…