Sam Ballard never did anything wrong, if you ask family and friends. The teenager from Sydney’s upper north shore was having a laugh and some red wine with mates in the backyard, “trying to act like ...

Andrew Walker, 31, a rugby captain for Bradford Dudley Hill RLFC was recently diagnosed with bowel cancer. Bradford Dudley Hill RLFC / SWNS A healthy rugby captain has had half of his bowel removed ...

Blackrock RFC's Slattery was one of the greatest players to ever play for Ireland ...

You'd have to ask Romain Ntamack, Anthony Jelonch, Antoine Dupont and co., who play the sport at the highest possible level, whether at club level or wearing a XV de France jersey, if they know the ...

Josaia Raisuqe, a rugby star who medaled for Fiji at the Paris Olympics, died after a train reportedly struck his vehicle as he drove to training. Raisuqe’s rugby club, Castres, confirmed his death ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Eight of rugby’s most powerful nations have announced international bans for any players who join the breakaway R360 organization which intends to launch a multi-city ...

A New Zealand rugby player who had wanted his brain to be studied after suffering from the effects of multiple concussions has died aged 39, police said. Police were called early on Wednesday morning ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand professional rugby player who died by suspected suicide last year had advanced chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain abnormality linked to ...

Another year is coming to a close and, sadly, 2025 has seen Welsh rugby lose some much-loved and well-respected former players, coaches and club stalwarts. Here, we pay tribute to the talented figures ...