Rugby

7/17/2025 |  White shorts continue to impact women's performance and participation (Reuters Sports) ZURICH, July 17 (Reuters) - Professional women's soccer teams have increasingly moved away from white shorts to address concerns over period anxiety, but studies have found the issue continues to impact on performance and on discouraging young girls from participating in sport.

7/17/2025 |  Big dreams and tight budgets are Rugby Africa’s dilemma (Reuters Sports) CAPE TOWN, July 17 (Reuters) - Namibia and Zimbabwe contest the final of the Rugby Africa Cup in Kampala on Saturday, where the winner will earn a place at the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia and represent a continent with big ambitions in the game but scarce resources to fulfil them.

7/13/2025 |  Springboks borrow playbook from Under-14 B schools team (Reuters Sports) July 13 (Reuters) - South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus has always been an innovator in the game, seeking an extra edge for his side with the unexpected, and found a new ploy he successfully unleashed on Italy from an Under-14 B schools team.

5/30/2025 |  A rugby tour 12 years in the making: Australia awaits the British and Irish Lions (Associated Press (AP)) BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A huge economic boost, 40,000 British and Irish visitors in a swathe of red supporter gear, and the combined rugby might of four countries set to take on Australia.
The 10-match British and Irish Lions tour — a once-every-12-year occasion for Australia — kicks off next month and local organizers are already primed for the influx of rugby-loving visitors from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

5/30/2025 |  New Zealand PM condemns 'dumb' viral rugby tackle challenge after teen death (Reuters Sports) May 30 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has joined the condemnation of the "run it straight" rugby tackle challenge that has gone viral on social media after a teenager died from a serious head injury earlier this week.