Never played rugby? Never watched a match? Never even heard of it? Don’t worry, RedEye has you covered on the basics. >> A rugby match lasts 80 minutes, split into two 40-minute halves. Fifteen ...

Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror. It contains elements of soccer, which birthed it in 1823 when William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball ...

You may have seen it played at your local park, school or might have watched the 2009 Matt Damon film "Invictus." But how well do you know the rules of rugby? In many ways, it's like American football ...

The Women's Rugby World Cup is here and if you're not tuned in, then what are you doing? If you're thinking to yourself, "wait but rugby is so confusing and I'm only watching for Ilona Maher" — that's ...

Rugby union's top medical official has said that the rules of the game may need changing to halt a growing trend in brain injuries suffered by players. Reported concussions in English rugby increased ...

Conor is a staff writer for Newsweek covering Africa, with a focus on Nigeria, security and conflict. Rugby union's top medical official has said that the rules of the game may need changing to halt a ...