Rugby Union

Rugby Union is a game of point scoring. Five points for a try - potentially seven with the conversion - as three points via penalty kicks or drop-goals. It's a sport set up for a points fest. But not when Southport met Preston Grasshoppers!

A Liverpool student has been forced to stop playing rugby after he was diagnosed with stage 4 salivary gland cancer. Jago Ford, 21, was diagnosed in March, and has played rugby since the age of six. He moved to Merseyside...

Caldy RFC beat Sale FC 13-9 to clinch the National League 1 title to be promoted to the RFU Championship for the first time in their history. It was a tough game for Caldy but they prevailed late on. The 2nd team also featured before hand winning infatically 68-0.

If the Rugby World Cup is meant to showcase the biggest teams in the biggest games, then England vs Australia was a fixture that surly wouldn’t disappoint. With England topping their group and Australia finishing second, you think Eddie Jones’s...

The Captain of Liverpool Collegiate has hit out at moves to try and make the game safer, saying it goes against the very traditions of the game. In the bid to reduce the risk of concussion, from July this year,...

Two of rugby’s greatest rivals will clash on Saturday when England take on Australia in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup. Following a perfect campaign so far, Eddie Jones’ men arguably face their first real challenge in the Wallabies,...

Liverpool Collegiate RUFC XV2 are looking to bounce back in this weekend's fixture against Wigan 2 in the Combination League 1. After building momentum in their impressive 38-14 victory against Sefton 2 at the Liverpool Cricket Club 2 weeks ago, their form has withered.

Firwood Waterloo rugby club has commemorated 100 years at the Memorial ground - but Covid restrictions have stopped any major celebrations for their loyal supporters. The Merseyside club moved to the Memorial ground in March 1921 after Rex Schofield the 1890’s captain suggested a new home for the team.

Two rival Liverpool universities will meet on Monday to battle it out for the 2023 Varsity Winners title. Liverpool John Moores’ 2022 win secured their first triumph of the contest in 17 years after an intense 80-minute battle.

The season review so far for Sefton RUFC is bright. A recent win over Congleton put Sefton three points behind second following back-to-back wins in the Lancashire County Rugby Union ADM Championship.