Castres lock Ryno Pieterse was on Wednesday banned for 12 weeks for a dangerous tackle last month against Bordeaux-Begles in the Top 14, the French National Rugby League (NRL) announced.

The verdict is in.

Paul Lewis writes about rugby, cricket, league, football, yachting, golf, the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. Rugby bosses are trying to address head-knock laws impacting matches. The Highlanders’ ...

Former New Zealand international Ma’a Nonu has been suspended for three weeks following a “dangerous” tackle in the Champions Cup last weekend, European rugby’s governing body said on Tuesday. Toulon ...

Former New Zealand international Ma'a Nonu has been suspended for three weeks following a "dangerous" tackle in the Champions Cup last weekend, European rugby's governing body said on Tuesday. Toulon ...

Objectives Most concussions in rugby union occur during tackles. We investigated whether legislation to lower maximum tackle height would change tackle behaviour, and reduce concussion incidence rate.

On 5 February, Fabien Galthié's side thrashed Ireland 36-14 in Paris and on Sunday night they obliterated Wales 54-12 in Cardiff to take a four-point lead over Scotland in the competition for the six ...

Warning: This article contains discussion around suicide and depression. The freezing February water bursts over Paul Pook's head and the former professional rugby player grits his teeth against the ...

2025 was a year filled with rugby theatre. The British and Irish Lions beat Australia in a three-match Test, England won the Women's Rugby World Cup and France secured the Men's Six Nations. It's a ...

More law tweaks are on the way. If rugby in 2025 was largely defined by better recognition of how the kicking game is officiated, clampdowns on escort runners favouring kicking sides and increasing ...

JAMES RYAN admitted that he did not need an intervention after his red card to tell him he was wrong. But he believes that the coaching intervention programme – or tackle school as it more commonly ...