Just 13 years (!) after rugby union became a professional sport, 2008 will see the first ever business conference dedicated to the commercial aspects of rugby. The event will bring together club ...

As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the best and worst moments of a sound year of rugby. Not quite a great year, but an enthralling one nonetheless - where we saw seven of the top eight ...

Check out skysports.com's highs and lows of 2008 and share your thoughts on the Rugby Union year... There was a familiar feel to the winners in 2008 - with Wasps, Munster and New Zealand all adding to ...

Rugby player numbers, down by four percent in 2007, have rebounded significantly this year, the New Zealand Rugby Union said today. A total of 140,279 players were involved in game this year, a three ...

Graham Henry has insisted the decision by the New Zealand Rugby Union to retain him as All Black coach following the team's World Cup flop last year has been proved right by their results in 2008.

You may not know it, but later this month the Irish rugby team embark on a World Cup odyssey. Not the rugby union team that is, but the rugby league side. Such is the lack of press coverage given to ...

Despite trailing 19-6 early in the second half Wales fought back - with tries from Lee Byrne and Mike Phillips - to score an epic 26-19 win over England at Twickenham on Saturday. Bath have confirmed ...