United Kingdom England Rugby fined over V-formation haka response England players fanned out across the pitch as the All Blacks delivered the traditional challenge, but rules say they must not cross the halfway line. 30/10/2019
World England and South Africa go head to head for Rugby's biggest prize A thrilling win over New Zealand last weekend secured England’s place against South Africa, who narrowly squeezed past Wales in their semi-final. 28/10/2019
World Rugby referee pulled from World Cup semis after photo with Welsh fans Jaco Peyper posed with fans mimicking a key red-card incident in a quarter-final he refereed. 22/10/2019
Japan South Africa and Wales make it through to the World Cup semi-finals Wales waited until the sixth last minute to beat France with a try from Ross Moriarty and clinch victory by one point, winning 20-19. 20/10/2019
Sport Rugby: England to face All Blacks as both sides ease into semi-finals New Zealand will face England in next Saturday's Rugby World Cup semi-finals after the All Blacks pummelled a flat Ireland 46-14 in Saturday's last-eight clash in Tokyo. 19/10/2019
Japan England beat Australia to reach Rugby World Cup semi-finals England beat Australia to win through to the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup for the first time in 12 years. 19/10/2019
Sport France and New Zealand through to Rugby World Cup quarter finals France narrowly beat Tonga 23-21 to stay in the running. New Zealand demolished Namibia 71-9. 06/10/2019
Japan All Blacks beat South Africa 23-13 in World Cup opening match Four minutes of first-half brilliance led an otherwise unconvincing New Zealand to a 23-13 victory over South Africa in a clash between two World Cup favourites on Saturday that never quite lived up to its billing. 21/09/2019
Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup: Euronews' guide to when, where and who 20 nations from 6 continents will compete over six weeks for the Webb Ellis Cup. 19/09/2019
World World Rugby mulls impact of private deal with Six Nations Private equity firm CVC is in negotiations to buy a stake in the commerical arm of the Six Nations as the Rugby World Cup gets underway in Japan. 18/09/2019
World World Rugby announces gender neutral naming for World Cup tournaments It means the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2021 in New Zealand will now be named Rugby World Cup 2021, starting the gender-neutral roll out. 22/08/2019
France Rugby league player found dead in French hotel room after team debut British rugby league player Archie Bruce, 20, was found dead in his hotel bedroom on Sunday after making his team debut in game a against Toulouse. 18/08/2019
Australia Sacked rugby player Israel Folau raises €146,804 to fund legal battle Australian former professional rugby player Israel Folau is seeking to raise 3 million Australian dollars (€1.8 million) to fund legal action against Rugby Australia and the New South Wales Waratahs for his sacking last month. 21/06/2019
France Rugby star Carl Fearns on being an Englishman in France Back row forward Carl Fearn moved from the UK to France to play for Lyon Olympique Universitaire. He talks to Euronews about the sport, the city, the language, and craving a decent curry! 05/12/2018
United Kingdom Former rugby player opts for an apology over charges following attack Former international rugby player Gareth Thomas has opted for an apology over pressing charges against a boy who attacked him for being gay. 19/11/2018
Sport Springboks confident against Argentina for second test The South African's beat Argentina, 34-21 in their opening match of the annual four-nations southern hemisphere competition. They'll be hoping to do the same at the weekend 23/08/2018
South Africa New Boks skipper Kolisi wants to inspire all South Africans The 26-year-old loose forward was named as the first black test captain of the Boks for their home three-test series against England next month. 31/05/2018
no comment Rugby players form ‘scrum’ to free ambulance stuck in mud When the ambulance carrying an injured rugby player got stuck in mud, his teammates and rivals clubbed together to push it out of trouble. 19/02/2018
Sport 6 Nations kicks off this weekend Ireland and England go into 6 Nations as favourites for the 2018 title 02/02/2018
France France named as surprise host of 2023 Rugby World Cup France will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup in a huge surprise after the Council of the sport's governing body went against the recommendations of an extensive evaluation 15/11/2017
Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup match schedule The organisers of the 2019 Rugby World Cup have announced the schedule for all 48 matches at the ninth tournament to be held in Asia for the first time 02/11/2017
interview Try and you shall succeed: New Zealand rugby players on winning the Princess of Asturias Award for Sport Former members of the world's most-feared international rugby squad speak with Euronews about cups, competitions and concussions after receiving the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2017. 24/10/2017
Africanews Ugandan rugby players 'disappear' after tournament in Germany The three - Ramathan Govule, Brian Kikaawa and Fred Odur - were not found at the team's hotel on Monday when they were preparing to leave the country. 03/10/2017
South Africa Lion bite forces Wales rugby star to miss match Fans and teammates have mocked Scott Baldwin over the injury 30/09/2017
Sport Ireland, France and South Africa vye to host Rugby World Cup South Africa, Ireland and France all promise to hold the "best tournament ever" if chosen to host Rugby's World Cup 25/09/2017
