Rugby

4/2/2026 |  World Rugby Nations Cup Heads to North Carolina, Colorado (SportsTravel) The inaugural World Rugby Nations Cup will be staged in Cary and Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as Denver, among several international destinations. Denver will host the USA Eagles vs. Portugal at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on July 4. Charlotte will host the U.S. team vs. Zimbabwe at American Legion Memorial Stadium on July 11. And the Cary event on July 18 will feature the U.S. team against Spain at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park.

3/31/2026 |  England: Oxfordshire rugby club unveils new stadium plans (StadiumDB.com) Rugby players from Oxfordshire county have presented ambitious plans for building a new stadium in Thame. The new investment aims to ensure the club's sports development and even stronger ties with the local community. 

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,