World Rugby to make five new laws permanent The World Rugby Council has voted unanimously to adopt five welfare-driven global trials into full law from July and those will feature in the men's … Rugby • 12 May
'Something has to change' - Lenihan backs new format Donal Lenihan has given his stamp of approval to a proposed Nations Championship that would establish a more aligned season between the two hemispheres. Rugby • 11 May
Global trial of 20-minute red card being considered World Rugby will consider introducing the 20-minute red card as a global law trial despite concerns that it could diminish the deterrent effect. Rugby • 12 Apr
Australia set to host Women's Rugby World Cup in 2029 World Rugby has announced Australia as the preferred candidate to host the 2029 Women's World Cup. Rugby • 04 Apr
Sanctions on Russian sporting bodies grow Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from World Athletics series events for the foreseeable future, as more sports bodies follow the lead of FIFA … Soccer • 01 Mar
World Rugby has no plans to review scrum law World Rugby has no plans to change its law that saw Italy having to play almost an hour with 13 players against Ireland yesterday. Rugby • 28 Feb
Kelleher welcomes new scrum law trial for Six Nations Ronan Kelleher says the new scrum law being trialled during this year's Six Nations is a welcome development. Rugby • 03 Feb
World Rugby urged to follow RFL's lead on concussion World Rugby has been urged to follow the lead of rugby league in the fight to reduce the effect of repeated head knocks. Rugby • 10 Jan
Dupont and Aldcroft win World Rugby Players of the Year France scrum-half Antoine Dupont has been named World Rugby Men's Player of the Year, while England forward Zoe Aldcroft was named women's Player of the … Rugby • 10 Dec 21
Tadhg Furlong makes World Rugby's Team of the Year Tadhg Furlong has been named on World Rugby's 'Dream Team of the Year'. Rugby • 08 Dec 21
Middleton first women's coach named Coach of the Year England's Simon Middleton has become the first coach of a women's team to win World Rugby Coach of the Year, the sport's governing body announced … Rugby • 07 Dec 21
Player power, Piutau and rugby's eligibility change Those familiar with the workings of GAA Congress would have been able to empathise with the frustrations of Daniel Leo and his colleagues at the … Rugby • 05 Dec 21
Erasmus says sorry and withdraws misconduct appeal Springboks director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has apologised to referee Nic Berry and withdrawn his appeal against his suspension for misconduct. Rugby • 25 Nov 21
Players can switch nations after rule change World Rugby has approved a groundbreaking motion that will allow players switch national allegiance during their careers. Rugby • 24 Nov 21
Toxic fallout of Erasmus report damages all involved As each of the 80 pages get turned in the full written judgement into Rassie Erasmus's misconduct hearing, the only thing that's clear is that … Rugby • 18 Nov 21
World Rugby extend new mouthguard trial England and New Zealand will wear special mouthguards which measure the impact of collisions in their upcoming women's Test matches, World Rugby has announced. Rugby • 29 Oct 21
Proposed World 12s tournament set to fall flat The proposed World 12s tournament has suffered a potentially terminal blow following opposition from unions and domestic competitions. Rugby • 27 Oct 21
Erasmus to face misconduct hearing at end of October Rassie Erasmus and the South Africa Rugby union are to face a disciplinary hearing at the end of this month. Rugby • 07 Oct 21
World Rugby to ban red-green kit clashes for 2027 RWC World Rugby are set to introduce a rule to prevent teams wearing red and green colours from playing one another, in order to help colour-blind … Rugby • 06 Oct 21
World Rugby publishes new contact training guidance New contact training load guidance has been published by World Rugby and International Rugby Players (IRP) following a global study on almost 600 players across … Rugby • 23 Sep 21
Schmidt to step down from World Rugby role Former Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt will step down from his role as director of rugby and high performance with World Rugby at the end … Rugby • 03 Sep 21
World Rugby launch Independent Concussion Consultants World Rugby will launch a panel of Independent Concussion Consultants to provide expert opinion on whether players are ready to return to action after head … Rugby • 14 Jul 21
Alan Gilpin appointed new World Rugby chief executive World Rugby has appointed interim chief executive Alan Gilpin as its new CEO to replace Brett Gosper, the sport's governing body said on Thursday. Rugby • 18 Mar 21
World Rugby unveils 'landmark' new women's tournament World Rugby has announced a new "landmark" global women's tournament designed to accelerate the growth of the game. Rugby • 18 Mar 21
New guidelines will deal with head and neck injuries Referees will be given more help to deal with head and neck contact at all levels of the game after World Rugby launched new guidelines … Rugby • 11 Mar 21