Men's Six Nations Championship gets underway on January 31. Here's a crash course on the rules and origins of the 15-a-side ...

The new rules will also be introduced to the United Rugby Championship [URC] at the ... The clock will start from the moment the official makes the mark for the line-out or scrum and like the ...

This is one the most important rules of rugby union. Only players standing on their feet are allowed to handle the ball. So that means that no player lying on the ground is allowed to touch the ball.

Welsh international Alix Popham is also among the 300 going to court (Pic Getty Imagine) The number of rugby players suing the game's authorities over head injuries is set to increase to nearly ...

The Fantasy Rugby game allows fans to show off their know-how by building a dream team for each round of the Guinness Men’s ...

The Olympic rugby competition (rugby sevens) includes a men’s and women’s tournament. In both tournaments, 12 teams contest a pool round, followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. How does ...

A full breakdown of the rules from the official World Rugby website can be found here. Given there are only seven players, some positions seen in rugby union are not be used in rugby sevens.

The group of young friends, who call themselves G4, drew up the list ahead of their trip to the Dubai Sevens rugby tournament Rules say they must boast about their parents' wealth, while phoning ...

Many schools at that time played a game similar to rugby and football, which had few rules. And it was during one of these games that Webb Ellis decided to "cheat". Quite simply, he picked the ball up ...

Fear not – The Sporting News is here to walk you through the basics of rugby union so you can sit ... with similar rules in place for mauls. These include failing to release the ball after ...