Rugby

1/23/2026 |  Stadiums Confirmed for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 in Australia (SportsTravel) The eight stadiums that will host Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 matches across seven cities in Australia have been officially confirmed.
The tournament, which has been expanded to feature 24 teams, will begin with the opening match at the 60,000-seat capacity Perth Stadium on October 1, 2027. Meanwhile, the final will be held at the 82,000-seat capacity Stadium Australia in Sydney | Wangal on November, 13 2027.

12/15/2025 |  Rugby to trial lower tackle height at elite level amid concussion concerns (Associated Press (AP)) Rugby remains “a long, long way” from making a law change to lower the tackle height at elite level despite “positive results” from trials in the amateur game, the world governing body said Monday.

12/4/2025 |  Draw Made for Milestone Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 (SportsTravel) The draw for the pool stages of the eleventh edition of the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2027 in Australia has taken place in Sydney.
It was conducted by World Rugby Chair and former Australia international, Brett Robinson, two-time Rugby World Cup winner and former All Black, Dan Carter, former Wallabies captain and the most-capped player in Australia’s history, James Slipper, and Alicia Lucas, a gold-medal winner in international rugby sevens at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

11/17/2025 |  A new global rugby competition has been formally launched. Organizers say it can ‘redefine’ the game (Associated Press (AP)) Men’s international rugby was given a refresh Monday with the launch of a new, biennial global competition that overhauls the sport’s long-held schedule to create a battle of the hemispheres away from the World Cup.

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.