Rugby

2/18/2025 |  England announce four November opponents (Reuters Sports) LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - England will play Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Argentina in their November 2025 International Series at Twickenham, the RFU said on Tuesday.
England had a wretched series last year, losing to New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, with their only success coming against Japan.
The Wallabies' exhilarating 42-37 victory was their first win at Twickenham since the 2015 World Cup and they will be the first visitors on November 1.

2/18/2025 |  Ireland and All Blacks return to Chicago for rematch in November series (Reuters Sports) Feb 18 (Reuters) - Ireland will return to the scene of their first win over New Zealand when they take on the All Blacks at Soldier Field, Chicago after an action-packed November 2025 International Series was announced on Tuesday.
In November 2016, Ireland were 40-29 winners over New Zealand in Chicago, their maiden victory coming in the 29th meeting between the sides. The teams will return to the same venue on November 1 for what is being dubbed the 'Rematch'.

2/11/2025 |  Gatland’s tainted second spell with Wales should not define his legacy (Reuters Sports) Feb 11 (Reuters) - Warren Gatland’s troubled second spell in charge of Wales ended in a whimper on Tuesday when he agreed to step aside following a record-extending 14th defeat in a row in their 22-15 Six Nations loss
, opens new tab to Italy on Saturday.
It is said you should never go back and Gatland conceded early on in his second tenure that had he known the full extent of the challenges facing Welsh rugby on and off the pitch, he might not have.

2/10/2025 |  Spain: Big Valladolid derby returns to Estadio José Zorrilla (StadiumDB.com) On the weekend of May 23 and 24, José Zorrilla will once again be the arena for Spain's top rugby teams to battle it out. Two teams from the same city, Valladolid CR El Salvador and VRAC Quesos Entrepinares, will meet in this year's Copa del Rey final. 

2/6/2025 |  South African rugby seeks financial review as it chases equity partner (Reuters Sports) CAPE TOWN, Feb 6 (Reuters) - South African rugby will call in outside advisers to review its finances as it presses on with plans to sell a stake in the World Cup-winning Springboks to a private equity partner, the governing body said in a statement on Thursday.