#Rugby World Cups

Before you bet on the sport of Rugby it is important to know the Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the premier organization governing the sport today, and the demand for legal betting on the RFU from US bettors has risen. The other popular organization, the Rugby Football League, split from the Rugby Football Union in the 1980s over a monetary dispute…

A definitive ranking of the best Rugby World Cups Join us on a trip down memory lane. THE UPCOMING TOURNAMENT hosted by England, looks set to be the biggest and most competitive in Rugby World Cup history. The All Blacks have been dominant in the years between World Cups, and are 5-4 favourite to retain the title, however the rest of the world…

There have been some seriously dark times in the rich, turbulent history that is Welsh rugby. You only have to recall the countless thrashings by New Zealand - some of which are too painful to remember without feeling embarrassed - but South Africa dished out the worst beating on June 27, 1998. In the last passage of play, replacement Springbok…

A few months after Michael Cheika took the Waratahs to the 2014 Super Rugby title, he shook hands with Gus Pichot in Buenos Aires and agreed to coach Argentina. The deal with Argentina's then-supremo Pichot, which Cheika has never previously confirmed, would have seen him join the Pumas camp at the 2015 Rugby World Cup and then take over as head…

ANALYSIS: Culturally and temperamentally, Rugby Australia chair Hamish McLennan is so far removed from rugby administrators in New Zealand that he might as well come from Mars. A product of elite Shore School on Sydney's affluent North Shore, the 56-year-old currently chairs two multibillion-dollar companies listed on the Australian Securities…

Hardcore rugby fans the world over will be licking their lips as the armada of Southern Hemisphere giants steams north to take on the old world powers of the Six Nations. New Zealand laid down a statement of intent last weekend when they stopped off in Washington DC to cuff around a callow United States Eagles team, shorn of their more experienced…

Those hopeful nations are England, South Africa, Ireland and Wales, all of which on their day are capable of beating the mighty All Blacks and going all the way to glory in Japan. However, all have revealed their vulnerabilities over the past 18 months, which, if not remedied, could allow New Zealand a relativity simple walk to their third…

South Africa are making every second count at Rugby World Cup 2021 and their squad member Eloise Webb is very much enjoying the journey and her time in New Zealand. South Africa were given the honour of playing in the opening match of Rugby World Cup 2021 against France last Saturday and while they eventually went down 40-5 to their Laure…

Black Ferns Arihiana Marino-tauhinu, Kendra Cocksedge, Amy Du Plessis & Santo Taumata along with coaches Wayne Smith & Sir Graham Henry reveal both the nerves and excitement ahead of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday. Video / NZ Herald All you need to know ahead of the kickoff of the women's Rugby World Cup at Eden Park (kickoff at 2:15pm): It's been…

WORLD Rugby is investigating how tickets for Ireland's opening Rugby World Cup game in France ended up on a notorious scalping site, priced as high as €1316 each. Fans who forked out up to 14 times of the original value for their passes on the Viagogo website now face a double whammy of having their tickets cancelled. An investigation by The Pitch…