A bold new chapter in rugby league is set to unfold with the launch of new Auckland franchise Mana Pasifika, Auckland’s official expansion bid to join the National Rugby League (NRL). This ...

ARLC chairman Peter V’landys has made expansion a key priority, with a PNG franchise’s inclusion into the NRL locked in for 2028. A Perth-based team is likely to become the 19th franchise but V’landys ...

A learner driver who allowed four drunk young women to ride atop a Mini Cooper to celebrate their team’s sporting success nearly costing one of them her life has been sent to jail.

Super Rugby Pacific looks set to have its best season ... or the signing of major All Black stars to Moana Pasifika, each team will start the season with an abundance of options – and it will ...

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The European teams don’t have this problem. Their players have a three-month off-season across June, July and August. This period is when the Springboks are playing the Rugby Championship.

SUVA, Fiji (AP) — A top rugby official in Fiji was fired within days of being appointed after she spoke of “this gay problem” in women’s national teams. SUVA, Fiji (AP) — A top rugby ...

AG1 named Official Daily Nutrition Supplement Partner to England Rugby Men’s and Women’s teams as part of new multi-year deal. AG1 will provide support and guidance through nutritional education and ...

Four teams are one win away from claiming the four direct places available to European teams in the Men's Rugby World Cup 2027 qualification process. The semi-finalists of this year's Rugby Europe Men ...

From a peak of 18 teams across four continents in 2017, including the Japan-based Sunwolves, Super Rugby has contracted this year to 11 teams in New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific islands.

SUVA, Fiji (AP) — A top rugby official in Fiji was fired within days of being appointed after she spoke of “this gay problem” in women’s national teams. Laijipa Naulivou resigned as ...

Naulivou, the first captain of Fiji's national women's team ... build up to the 2025 Rugby World Cup in England, with the Wallaroos in Pool A alongside England, USA and Samoa.