Growing interest in women’s rugby is helping make push from club status to NCAA championship sport

Jara Emtage-Cave started playing rugby as a 13-year-old in Barbados, never really imagining how the sport might shape her ...
Kickoff

SA Rugby is weighing up an exit from Europe, but do the stakes go beyond player welfare?

SA Rugby is set to decide in July whether its franchises will continue in European competitions, including the Champions Cup, ...

As the playoffs loom, questions arise over Super Rugby’s future

As Super Rugby fast approaches its playoff season it also finds itself racing toward a reckoning with many issues that ...
NBC New York

Who is Ilona Maher? Here's what to know about the US women's rugby sevens Olympian and TikTok star

Rugby sevens star Ilona Maher has been a huge hit on social media as the U.S. women's team has progressed to the semifinals at the Paris Olympics. Her video recruiting recently retired NFL center ...

Cardiff provide special night Welsh rugby needed

Memorable Welsh rugby nights have been few and far between in recent years, but Cardiff's 22-16 win against Stormers provides ...
The Conversation

Women’s rugby is booming, but safety relies on borrowed assumptions from the men’s game

Rugby union, commonly known as just rugby, is a fast-paced and physical team sport. More girls and women in Canada and around the world are playing it now than ever before. As of 2021, women’s rugby ...