Championship

An increase in the number of teams competing at the Rugby World Cup and a new Nations Championship have been announced by World Rugby.

The rugby calendar from 2026 onwards has taken shape with proposed plans for the Nations Championship ratified at a World Rugby council vote.

World Rugby announced a new biennial competition in men's rugby and the World Cup being expanded to 24 teams.

Andrew Goodman believes World Rugby's new 'Nations Championship' could have a positive effect on the game, but only if Tier 2 sides can still get exposure ...

The format means that each of New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Australia, Fiji, and Japan would host three home games in the July window. Then in November ...

IT WAS one-way traffic for the majority of the contest as Rathkenny of Meath chalked up their first-ever victory at provincial level in the AIB Leinster ...

World Rugby on Tuesday declared the game had taken a "quantum leap forward" with an historic agreement reached on a new Nations League, expanded men's World ...

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: Rugby's international landscape has changed profoundly today with the new Nations Championship concept being ratified by the ...

World Rugby on Tuesday declared the game had taken a "quantum leap forward" with an historic agreement reached on a new Nations League, expanded men's World ...

Samoan fly-half and former All Black Lima Sopoaga has blasted the recently greenlit Nations Championship which sees a big negative impact on tier-two teams.

Only seven players shot under par on the opening day and the Maynooth University star was outstanding as he finished up with a 66 and -5 total. That was enough ...