Mike Tindall was on Friday fined £25,000 and booted out of the England rugby union squad following his off-field antics during the World Cup, the Rugby Football Union announced.

Flanker James Haskell

France captain Thierry Dusautoir was named the International Rugby Board (IRB) player of the year for 2011 at a ceremony here on Monday.

Dusautoir received his award the day after leading France in t

Hosts New Zealand just about held their collective nerve to edge France 8-7 at Eden Park on Sunday and win the World Cup for the second time after a gap of 24 years.

This was not the coronation that

When K. Vinu, a native of Kozhikode, selected rugby as a career four years ago, he had not seen much growth prospects in the state, where the sport is new to most.

But after four years, with his har

New Delhi, Oct. 11: The big guns of Rugby Sevens booked their berth in Tuesday’s quarterfinals with thumping wins on the opening day of the event at the 19th Commonwealth Games.

The fancied teams ea