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Rugby is taking over Chicago this weekend. Saturday, Nov. 1, Ireland and the New Zealand All Blacks will return to Soldier Field for an International Rugby Rematch. The game will be the second time ...

Ireland and Australia collide under the lights at Aviva Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 15, in a blockbuster Autumn Nations Series showdown. Kick-off is scheduled for 3:10 p.m. ET (8:10 p.m. local time), ...

Live Coverage of International Match Featuring the Top Two Teams in the World is Live on CNBC and Peacock on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. ET NBC Sports’ Live Coverage of 2025 Autumn Nations Series on ...

Former Ireland prop Lindsay Peat says she found the transition to rugby union a difficult one at first after previously ...

Keep across 2026 schedule as England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Italy battle out Six Nations; Red Roses defend Womens Six Nations crown; southern hemisphere heavyweights New Zealand, South ...

South Africa finish the year as indisputably the best side in the world. A second successive Rugby Championship title, the record destruction of New Zealand in Wellington, a 14-man victory over France ...

Ireland will play their first Women's Six Nations game at Connacht's newly-developed Dexcom Stadium during next year's tournament. Scott Bemand's side will host Italy at the Galway venue - which will ...

I made the point that if you're not careful you're going to develop a game where only the power teams can win.' ...

That has led to much more of a contest under the high ball, but it has drawn criticism from a number in Ireland, including ...

Irish rugby. It started with a bang as Ireland romped to a Triple Crown in their first three games of the Six Nations.

Men’s international rugby was given a refresh Monday with the launch of a new, biennial global competition that overhauls the sport’s long-held schedule to create a battle of the hemispheres away from ...