The only team with a winning record against defending champion New Zealand lost it after Ireland was blown away 40-0 in the Women's Rugby World Cup in Brighton on Sunday. Ireland had won two of their ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — France’s selection of eight uncapped players among a team of unknowns for the first test against New Zealand on Saturday highlights again rugby’s failure to develop an ...

New Zealand hit their stride with a much-improved performance to beat France 43-17 in the second Test on Saturday, running in six tries to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. All ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — All Blacks head coach Scott Robertson has named four new caps including Netherlands-born lock Fabian Holland in his team to play France in the first rugby test at Dunedin on ...

The All Blacks’ lightweight home programme for 2026 just got leaner with the news last night that France are again sending an understrength squad to New Zealand. Just four of the All Blacks’ 13 tests ...

LONDON, Sept 27 (Reuters) - New Zealand won the Bronze Final at the Women’s Rugby World Cup on Saturday, surviving a late French surge to triumph 42-26 in front of more than 50,000 fans in the curtain ...