World Rugby to explore recommendations to speed up game
World Rugby will explore a series of recommendations in a bid to speed up the game and enhance fan experience.
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A woman refereeing men’s Six Nations and World Cups ‘inevitable’ – Joy Neville
Joy Neville believes it is “inevitable” that the historic feat of a woman refereeing men’s Six Nations and World Cup Test matches will be accomplished.
Rugby greats Beaumont and McBride attend service for Syd Millar
Rugby greats Sir Bill Beaumont and Willie John McBride have attended a service of thanksgiving for Ireland and Lions prop Syd Millar.
Twickenham to host 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final
Twickenham will host the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final, with Sunderland's Stadium of Light chosen as the venue for the opening fixture. World Rugby and Rugby Football Union made the announcement on Monday morning, after it had been confirmed in August which eight stadiums would be used for the tournament. The Red Roses will open the World Cup at the 48,707-seater Stadium of Light on August 22 before the 16-team competition concludes at Twickenham on September 27. Twickenham hosting the final opens up the opportunity for a new world-record crowd for a women's international to be set after the stadium welcomed 58,498 spectators for England's victory over France earlier this year. "Women's Rugby World Cup England 2025 will be a generational moment for rugby," World Rugby chairman Sir Bill Beaumont said. "The biggest, most accessible and most widely-viewed, its unstoppable momentum will reach, engage and inspire new audiences in ways that rugby events have not done before. "The selection of Sunderland for the opening match underscores that mission.
Former Ireland and Lions great Syd Millar dies aged 89
Former Ireland prop and British and Irish Lions player, coach and manager Syd Millar died on Sunday aged 89.
Former Ireland and Lions great Syd Millar dies, aged 89
Former Ireland prop and British and Irish Lions player, coach and manager Syd Millar died on Sunday, aged 89.
World Rugby welcomes largest ever head impact study in community game
SYDNEY: World Rugby chief Bill Beaumont has welcomed the largest-ever study of the impact of collisions on the heads of players as proof that the game is serious about becoming a global leader in athlete welfare.
Better tackle technique will reduce head impacts in grassroots rugby – study
The majority of high-force head impacts in community rugby occur as a result of poor tackle technique or at the breakdown, a study has found.