Rugby

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.

9/22/2025 |  England: Bath Rugby closer to a new stadium – councillors back the project (StadiumDB.com) Bath and North East Somerset Council (BANES) has voted in favour of plans to build a new stadium for Bath Rugby. Eight of the nine councillors on the planning committee supported the investment, with one voting against. The modern facility is set to be built on The Rec – the historic home of the current Premiership champions – and will hold 18,000 spectators.