LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Rugby's clampdown on high tackles is changing the approach to the breakdown, swinging the advantage to ball-stealers and, say players and coaches, making the "jackal" an ...

Some people consider it sacrosanct but has World Rugby extended too much latitude to the jackler or ‘stealer’? Another Lions tour added to the annals, and everyone is more or less happy. The British & ...

While Munster and Connacht played out a tight-fought and historical interprovincial match in MacHale Park, Cian Prendergast sustained a head knock that reminds us rugby union still has an unacceptably ...

For an American sports fan, following a rugby match can be disorienting. The constant action is a remedy against boredom, but the experience is like watching every other sport you might be familiar ...

One thing that is consistent about Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus’ selections of new players is that they more often than not have a similar profile to stalwarts they need to back up. Last year the ...

Welsh TV presenter Gethin Jones couldn't resist poking fun at TNT Sports presenter Craig Doyle after Sam Warburton tackled him to the ground on live television. Warburton, Doyle and Dan Biggar were ...

Another Lions tour added to the annals, and everyone is more or less happy. The British & Irish Lions take a series win, just about, and Australia have a pivotal moment at the end of the second Test ...