All news on the topic: Rugby World Cup 2023

ENGLAND'S opening rugby Test this summer will make a surprising piece of history.Saturday's clash againstEddie Jones' Japan in Tokyo on Saturday

MIKE Tindall married the late Queen's granddaughter in 2004 while he was still an elite professional sportsman.He wed Zara Phillips after meeting her

MIKE Tindall’s crown jewels are almost visible as he and rugby pals pose in trunks.Zara Phillips’ hubby, 45, was on Sydney’s Bondi Beach with ex

HE helped his team mates reach the final of European rugby's elite event for a record-equalling eighth time.But he couldn't join in the celebrations b

FORMER Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg will face a charge of stalking when he appears in court next week.The 31-year-old is accused of engaging in

CHRIS BIRCHALL wasDavid Beckham’s team-mate at LA Galaxy and faced England at the 2006 World Cup.But now he has traded the high life of LA and

THE man who owns the bar where Billy Vunipola ran riot on Sunday has slammed the rugby star for his actions and ordered him to cough up £5,000.Janek

ENGLAND rugby star Billy Vunipola "laughed" at cops the first time they tried to taser him after he allegedly hurled chairs at bar staff.The Saracens

FORMER England star John Terry has blamed Marks & Spencer suits for the 2010 World Cup exit.He said the players were sweating in them on a stiflin

A FORMER Rugby World Cup winner and ex-England captain has been declared bankrupt - and his company has gone into liquidation.Phil Vickery, who was pa

KIA we go! Kia’s EV9 has won the World Cup for cars.Much like the footie World Cup, EV9 had to see off some big players in the knockout stages of th

LOUIS LYNAGH won't be in dad Michael's shadows for long - judging by his Six Nations debut.Lynagh Junior played for England up to Under-19s level and

Antoine Dupont has started his quest for Olympic gold with France this summer in Paris.The rugby union sensation has ditched the Six Nations to play s

THERE are very few national anthems in the world that are belted out with the pride and ferocity of Wales' Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.The song, which translat

STATION ROAD was once considered one of the finest rugby League grounds in England.The ground was located in Pendlebury near Manchester and was built

WHEN I look back on all the games, tournaments and trophies, the Six Nations will always have a special place.As a rugby player, there is nowher

THE WIFE and eight-year-old daughter of a top Ukrainian rugby player have been killed in a Russian missile strike.Vitalina, 35, the wife of Ukrainian

WALES full-back Liam Williams looked unrecognisable during his previous life as a steel worker before becoming a rugby pro.Williams, 32, was not taken

IRELAND legend Johnny Sexton is now working in a completely different trade after retiring from rugby.The 38-year-old called time on his incredible ca

SCOTT QUINNELL made a career burning through opponents.Now he runs his own business selling homemade candles.The former Wales No8’s surname is

IRELAND'S 2024 Six Nations campaign is very nearly upon us.Andy Farrell's men will travel to Marseille for their opening game against France as they l

SOUTH AFRICA rugby legend Rassie Erasmus is recovering in hospital from “chemical burns” following a “freak accident”.The 51-year-old suffered

DR SYD MILLAR CBE has been hailed as a 'titan of rugby' following his sad death at the age of 89.The former Ireland, Ulster, British & Irish Lions

KEVIN Sinfield admits he may be like ‘Humpty Dumpty’ as he goes through his latest physical challenge.But the reaction of Rob Burrow and the motor

FREDDY TURNER was a rugby legend as he starred for South Africa during his career.He played for the Springboks between 1933 and 1938 and started a spo