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 ...

In between the lateral passes and short sprints, the topic of age comes up a lot among members of the Portland Hunters. "Look at the youngies on the move -- it's so fluid!" Scott Grice, 44, shouts out ...

Pads aren’t associated with rugby. Low blows, bruises, stitches and long-sleeved striped shirts are, helping to create the sport’s tough-guy reputation. But one group of rugby enthusiasts is ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A band of leg-sore Australian friends are claiming a new world record for the longest nonstop game of beach touch rugby, accumulating around 1,500 points during a grueling ...

BBC Sport's Nigel Starmer-Smith concludes his views on the problems of rugby union's recent initiatives. The advent of video replays was given little by way of a fanfare, seeming to arrive in England ...