The Irish Times

Joe Biden supports US Rugby World Cup bid in letter to Bill Beaumont

USA Rugby bidding to host men’s event in 2031 and women’s tournament in 2033

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 19:03

‘Inspirational’ Tom Smith hailed as one of Scotland’s best after death aged 50

Brian O’Driscoll among those to pay tribute to the prop who played on two Lions tours

Wed Apr 06 2022 - 22:29

Matt Williams: Rugby should learn from the NFL and align the global game

It’s time for all nations to sing from the same hymn sheet if the game is going to survive

Sat Jan 15 2022 - 10:00

World Rugby agree law variations for community game

Measures include flexibility in number of players, game duration, pitch size and ball size

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 10:01

Hooper and Kerevi among contenders for World Rugby player of the year award

Australian duo up against France’s scrumhalf Dupont and England lock Itoje

Mon Nov 15 2021 - 16:30

Rugby Club World Cup looks more like a pipedream at this stage

Dive deeply into it and there are just too many obstacles in the way at present

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 06:00

World Rugby to ban red-green kit clashes to help colour-blind fans

Over 300 million people worldwide currently suffer from some form of CVD

Wed Oct 06 2021 - 16:18

Conor Murray has capacity to spark fearlessness in his squad as Lions captain

Irish scrumhalf is a player who can define what kind of leader he wants to be on tour

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 16:58

England players to have big say over whether Eddie Jones keeps his job

Dan Scarbrough joining legal action after being diagnosed with early onset dementia

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 09:02

More rest days at 2023 Rugby World Cup as part of welfare package

Pool phase will be extended by a week; player squad sizes will increase from 31 to 33

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 15:08

The Offload: Rejoice in the leadership of David Nucifora

All Irish rugby needs next year is a messianic figure to lead them to unknown places

Mon Dec 21 2020 - 09:00

The Offload: No Eddie, rugby is not a safer sport

World Cup schedule shouldn't be about strongest handicapping the weakest

Mon Dec 14 2020 - 10:00

Referee Nigel Owens calls time on internationals after reaching century mark

Welsh official will continue to take charge of club games in the future

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 15:25

Women’s Rugby World Cup to be expanded to 16 teams from 2025

2021 tournament in New Zealand will have 12 teams before four more are added in 2025

Mon Nov 30 2020 - 12:03

Pacific Rugby campaigners urge review of Bill Beaumont’s re-election

Report claims World Rugby is in breach of its own bye-laws and IOC regulations

Wed Jul 22 2020 - 11:40

Bernard Laporte confirms October 31st date for France v Ireland Six Nations clash

Timeline points to October 24th date for Ireland v Italy game in Dublin

Tue Jul 21 2020 - 17:53

Gavin Cummiskey: Time for Irish players to support their Pacific Island peers

Rugby’s cosy cartel continues to deny Samoa, Tonga and Fiji their full due

Tue Jun 09 2020 - 01:00

Argentina rugby great Hugo Porta continues to give back to his beloved game

Banco Nacional club president is devoting a large amount of his free time to charity work

Mon May 25 2020 - 07:00

Agustin Pichot resigns from World Rugby following election defeat

‘I cannot conceive of occupying a place just for the sake of occupying it’

Wed May 13 2020 - 12:27

Premiership and Top 14 demand input in post-pandemic plans

Premiership chief and his French counterpart have both signed letter to World Rugby

Tue May 12 2020 - 09:13

Matt Williams: To stop rugby going south, teams could simply go south

Australia and New Zealand are perfectly placed to help the rugby phoenix rise again

Sat May 09 2020 - 06:00

Rugby must act to quell danger of international game splitting

The south will not and cannot afford to endure another four years of muddle and fudge

Thu May 07 2020 - 12:49

The future of rugby? What the calendar should look like

British and Irish Lions tour offers everything to which the game should be aspiring

Tue May 05 2020 - 09:05

The Offload: James Cronin’s voice needs to be heard if we are to move on

Mr Versatile set to bow out . . . Pro 14 boss and the non-denial denial

Mon May 04 2020 - 12:15

Bill Beaumont confirms investigation underway into Fiji’s Francis Kean

World Rugby chairman says his nomination came from Fiji Rugby Union and not chairman

Sun May 03 2020 - 14:19

Bill Beaumont wins as rugby misses a chance to modernise

Powerful vested interests and conservative instincts still prevail in rugby’s heartlands

Sun May 03 2020 - 09:05

What’s on the agenda for the re-elected Bill Beaumont?

Coronavirus, concussion, governance issues and building the status of the women’s game

Sat May 02 2020 - 18:27

Bill Beaumont re-elected as chairman of World Rugby

Beaumont fought off Agustin Pichot’s challenge with a slim 28-23 majority of the votes

Sat May 02 2020 - 15:40

Every aspect of rugby needs overhauling in the aftermath of coronavirus

North versus south, club versus country and the developed versus developing

Thu Apr 30 2020 - 17:36

Wales backing boosts Bill Beaumont’s re-election bid with World Rugby

Ex-England captain expected to receive unanimous support from Six Nations countries

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 21:36

Rugby scrambles for plan B to complete 2019-20 season

France halts major sports until September, leaving little window to resume competitions

Wed Apr 29 2020 - 06:00

Gerry Thornley: Beaumont and Pichot battle highlights hemisphere divide

Whoever wins the vote for chairman of World Rugby, difficult choices loom ahead

Tue Apr 28 2020 - 06:30

The Offload: James Cronin case not the first time we’ve heard of prednisolone

Old boys club set to remain in power at World Rugby; IRFU chef cooking up a storm

Mon Apr 27 2020 - 09:00

Matt Williams: I’ll say a few rugby prayers that Gus Pichot pulls off a miracle

Bill Beaumont’s success would show rugby’s old order and northern hemisphere dominance

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 07:00