Israel Folau, the former Australia international, delivered a sermon in which he blamed bush fires on gay marriage and abortion.
Italy will search for a new coach ahead of the Six Nations after Conor O'Shea resigned.
Ireland centre Garry Ringrose was the star of the show as Leinster started their bid to regain the Champions Cup with a bonus-point win.
The Barbarians produced a storming finish in an entertaining encounter at Twickenham, but Fiji held on to lift the Killik Cup.
Life will never be the same for Siya Kolisi and his all-conquering World Champion Rainbow Warriors, writes Mark Keohane in his Independent Media and...
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Scrum-half Joe Simpson scored two first-half tries but Gloucester could not contain Toulouse after the break at Kingsholm.
After captaining his country with distinction, Sam Warburton has been appointed as a technical advisor by the Welsh Rugby Union.
Sonny Bill Williams has become Super League's highest-paid star and says there is a pressure to deliver after joining Toronto Wolfpack.
Scottish Rugby will not challenge the punishment handed out by World Rugby last week.
Scottish Rugby will not challenge the punishment handed out by World Rugby last week.
Rory Best will bring his rugby career to an end by captaining Eddie Jones' Barbarians side against Fiji at Twickenham on Saturday.
The power of the Springbok brand, which Rassie Erasmus and his team have restored, needs to be the centre of attention in the transitory...
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Hooker Guilhem Guirado made a nightmare start to his Montpellier career, suffering a long-term injury on his debut against his former club.
England head coach Eddie Jones said his future is out of hands after being linked with a surprise rugby league coaching role.
Warren Gatland has opened the door to coaching the All Blacks in the future, but did not apply to succeed Steve Hansen.
Jonathan Davies is expected to be out for at least six months due to a knee injury, meaning he will miss the 2020 Six...
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