Munster prop James Cronin has been handed a one-month ban for “an unintentional anti-doping violation”. Cronin tested positive for the steroid prednisolone and corticosteroid prednisone, which are on the World …
England’s iconic Twickenham stadium has been turned into a COVID-19 drive-through testing programme. National Health Service staff and other key workers will be able to get tested at the site …
Professional rugby players will take an average 60 per cent salary cut but have called for a complete review of the code, after reaching a resolution on an interim pay …
Australia’s lack of recent success at Super Rugby and Test level has coincided with a barren run of accuracy from their goalkickers, a new set of statistics shows. A website …
Former All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says self-interest has left rugby staring at a global chasm, calling on unity and a new approach to resuscitate the sport. Hansen, whose 16-year …
Focus can move to a return date once Rugby Australia’s (RA) short-term player pay deal is finalised as expected on Monday. It’s understood players will be asked to take up …
Just when South Africa needs inspiring again, Siya Kolisi is drawing on the sense of national unity that last year’s Rugby World Cup triumph was forged on. Lifting the trophy …
World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont believes a unified approach to tackling the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic can help his sport create a new international structure. Plans for a …
Sir Bill Beaumont believes it is a “distinct possibility” the international rugby calendar could be scrapped this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Beaumont is chairman of World Rugby, which …
Cash-strapped Rugby Australia is set to benefit from a World Rugby relief fund, while the Wallabies could face a compressed 13 Test-schedule through a proposed revision of the international calendar. …
New Zealand has beaten Australia to the punch in their respective rugby union coronavirus-related pay cuts, with the latter still to reach an agreement with their players’ union. On Thursday …
New Zealand’s leading players, including All Blacks, will have their income slashed by 50 per cent for the remainder of the year if there is no rugby played in 2020. …
English Premiership club Saracens have asked their highest-earning players to defer part of their salaries until the start of the 2020/21 season and placed staff on the British government’s furloughing …
Rugby Australia is set to indefinitely extend their suspension of professional competitions beyond May 1, but already has several drawn up several models for rescheduled domestic and Test competitions. There …
Vice-chairman Augustin Pichot says World Rugby won’t bail out Sanzaar nations that hit the financial skids, making it critical they extract themselves quickly from the coronavirus pandemic. Pichot said the …
Scotland’s highest paid rugby union players are set to have their salaries reduced for the next five months as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The move will affect players …
Rugby Australia and the players’ union are inching closer to an agreement on an interim pay deal, but at least one Super Rugby team received some pay relief on Tuesday. …
New Zealand Rugby says the concept of Australia staging every match in a rapid-fire Rugby Championship this year is a long way from becoming a reality. NZ Rugby chief executive …
