He hated to give that up for something called the Jesse Ketchum Memorial Fund Medal ceremony, of which he knew only that it hardly seemed as interesting as blasting around with a rugby ball.

The British & Irish Lions and Rugby Australia have announced that Gilbert has been selected as the official and exclusive match ball supplier for the 2025 Lions tour. In a further boost, Gilbert also ...

Rugby fans could do little but watch on as a parachutist delivering the match ball crashed into the stadium roof in frightening scenes. Toulouse were hosting Sale Sharks in the Champions Cup in ...

The ball numbers for Sunday afternoon’s Challenge Cup semi-final draw, which will be made live on the BBC, have been confirmed. As confirmed earlier this week, the draw for the last four will be made ...

In training, 45% of concussions were sustained by the tackler and 23% by the ball carrier. The ruck was the next most reported mechanism of concussion in matches (12%) and training (8%). Conclusions ...

Assistant coach Parkin says his squad will be utilising their imbedded SAS (speed, attachment and space) principles, but the coaching staff, led by Jonathan Pendlebury, have also added a BAM (ball ...

Jack Kenningham has pilfered more ball (21 steals) in the English Premiership than anyone else while team-mate Will Evans is not far behind (17). The manner in which outhalf Marcus Smith plays the ...

A shock bid to host the Rugby World Cup from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is being planned. The move would result in the rugby calendar having to be ripped up if successful ...

Cahirsiveen rugby club Iveragh Eagles experienced an incredible ... Conall has the dancing feet, he's very good under the high ball. If either of the duo can reach the Ireland U20s or in fact ...

Before Neve Jones appears, a northern friend from the fourth estate was wondering had Ireland won 18 of 19 lineouts against the French, or perhaps 19 of 20? We suggested politely it was perhaps ...

In the picture, a young Siya Kolisi can be seen dressed in a black and red striped jersey sprinting forward with a Coca-Cola-branded rugby ball in hand. The picture captures him skillfully evading an ...

Meanwhile, Guinness has partnered with Irish chocolate producer Lir to create a dark chocolate rugby ball. The treat comes with Guinness liqueurs and is available at Ocado, Selfridges and Amazon ...