On Sunday, one of rugby league’s best forwards, Payne Haas, confirmed his switch in national allegiance from Australia to Samoa. Haas, who played four Tests for Australia, was born in New South Wales.

Zoe Aldcroft Coach: John Mitchell Best finish: Champion 1994, 2014 Prospects: The team to beat. Won 57 of its last 58 tests, and the last 27, many of them blowouts. The one blip was the 2022 final in ...

Sarah Hunter, the Red Roses defence coach, believes this month’s Women’s Rugby World Cup will attract more women into ...

Here’s The Independent’ s player-by-player guide to the squad: A powerful ball carrier, Botterman is now firmly established ...

Tournament debutants will make history as the first South American team to qualify, just 17 years after their first match ...

Test rugby remains the pinnacle of the game and any franchise league that does not offer players the chance to play it is unlikely to attract top talent, World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin ...

Hosts England are favourites but there are other sides in contention, as well as individuals with the ability to light up the ...

Twenty-year-old Australia winger Max Jorgensen confirmed he is one of the superstars of the world game with a stunning ...

It has been such a heady nine months for Joseph Suaalii since his Australia rugby union debut that the 22-year-old powerhouse ...