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Even though Rugby World Cup is just round the corner, the organizers are having a hard time in selling the tickets. With 1, 70,000 tickets still to be sold, the Rugby World Cup organizers are pretty s…

The rugby public last year were given the first real signs that things were changing for the better for the Reds under a new head coach Ewen McKenzie. The Reds secured their first win over the Crusade…

New research has examined the physical demands that the sport exacts on professional rugby players during games. Results were drawn from research on eight professional teams from the Aviva Premiership…

Christchurch, NZ Mayor Bob Parker says that he thinks the AMI stadium is viable to host the Rugby World Cup after the devastating earthquake there. But the International Rugby Board has serious doubts…

French rugby union coach Marc Lievremont had some angry words for his rugby players after the Gallic Roosters lost last week to Italy's Azzurri in their semifinal Six Nations match in Rome last we…

Recently the Bulls rugby team won against the Cheetahs 25-23. This game was really close; a real nail biter. Fourie du Preez (one of the rugby players for the Bulls) just barely won the last part of t…

The New Zealand Super 15's rugby conference system is giving the Chiefs a reason to be nervous. Their performance has been ordinary against their fellow New Zealand franchises since the conference…

Rugby not offered as an Olympics sport since 1924, will return for the 2016 Brazil Games. Having been a two time defending Olympic champion, US is gearing up by scouting out its best players. Recently…

Everybody loves a little violence. I am not talking about animal violence where somebody kicks a dog and kills it. Nor am I talking about domestic violence where a drunken husband beats a wife near de…

Rugby union is a term that refers to the contact team sport that was developed in England in the early 19th century. This varies from the rugby game that is played in other parts of the world. The dif…