Rugby Union

The 2022 Six Nations is underway with three exciting games played so far. It was a weekend for firsts and records with France and Ireland dominating the headlines after impressive showings.

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.

Raffi Quirke, Tom Roebuck and Joe Carpenter all impressed in Sale Sharks’ comprehensive win over London Irish on Friday night, which saw them top the Gallagher Premiership. Ollie Wilmott was at the AJ Bell Stadium to run the rule...

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!

Southport Ladies RFC are looking to close the gap on the frontrunners in the Women’s Championship North 2. Mark Astwood’s side will be hoping to bounce back from their disappointing 22-17 defeat against Peterlee and Horden Valkyries in the quarter...

“Rugby is a very masculine sport. People forget sometimes we are only people and we have emotions and feelings just like everyone else.” Liverpool University men’s rugby union team, known for their tenacity on the pitch, have set an ambitious...

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.

Premiership Champions Saracens have announced that they will not be appealing their fine and point deduction after breaching the salary cap. The ‘Sarries’ have received a 35-point deduction and have been fined £5.36m. The deduction leaves the Rugby giants on...

A senior rugby coach in Liverpool today issued a warning over the new controversial tackling laws set to be introduced. The RFU confirmed the height of tackles must be reduced to targeting no higher than the waist, following France who implemented the same law for amateur rugby in 2019.

A must win game for both England and Scotland tomorrow as they battle it out in the second weekend of the six nations. Both teams are coming into the weekend on the back of opening fixture defeats. Scotland lost 19-12...