Rugby

10/24/2025 |  Welsh Rugby Union outlines plan to cut professional teams to three (Reuters Sports) Oct 24 (Reuters) - The number of professional rugby teams in Wales will be reduced to three in the future, though all four current sides will remain for now, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) announced on Friday.
The WRU had previously indicated that one or possibly two of its professional clubs -- Cardiff, Dragons, Ospreys or Scarlets -- could be disbanded as part of future restructuring plans.

10/14/2025 |  Latest NewsSportsRugby World Rugby caps player workload amid growing welfare concerns By Rachael Kennedy - October 13, 2025 (Insider Sport) World Rugby has approved new global guidelines to limit elite players to 30 matches per season, as the governing body moves to standardise welfare protections across the men’s and women’s game ahead of the 2026 Nations Championship.
World Rugby has introduced new global player load guidelines which will restrict elite players to a maximum of 30 full games per season and no more than six consecutive game weeks, in what is being framed as a landmark step for player welfare in both the men’s and women’s game.

10/1/2025 |  Perth, Western Australia is set to host the 1st match of an expanded men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 (Associated Press (AP)) SYDNEY (AP) — Perth Stadium in Western Australia has been announced as the site of the opening match of the expanded men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027, with the Wallabies playing a team to be determined on Oct. 1 that year.

9/24/2025 |  Women’s Rugby World Cup breaks viewership, attendance records amid global growth (Gist Sports, The) The Red Roses did so much more than trounce France in the Women’s Rugby World Cup semis — they reached a record 3.3M peak audience across domestic broadcaster BBC Sport’s platforms. As the tournament continues in the UK, let’s review the viewership, attendance, and social media wins so far as we consider the women’s rugby opportunity ahead.

9/23/2025 |  World Rugby, USA Rugby Continue Countdown to Future World Cups (SportsTravel) When the Pacific Nations Cup came to Salt Lake City on Saturday for its final weekend of competition, one team was absent: The United States.
Its absence was noted with excitement. Because with a 29-13 victory over Samoa in Denver earlier in the tournament, the U.S. clinched a berth in the 2027 Rugby World Cup, its first appearance in the tournament since 2019 and a crucial step ahead of when the tournament comes to the U.S. in six years’ time.