Features

Kenyan Rugby set for landmark first in 2009

Kenya is preparing to host the second IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy, to be contested by eight more of the Game's developing nations in 2009.

120 years of the global rugby tour

The pathfinder of the modern rugby tour, when the two hemispheres crossed swords, took place in 1888 when the Natives Team toured the British Isles.

NA4: Three in a row for Canada West

For the third year in succession Canada West beat the USA Falcons in the final to be crowned IRB North America 4 champions.

Rugby thrives in India

Rugby in India is growing fast, thanks to the work of clubs like the Jungle Crows, but now the aim is to develop a Sevens side for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

2008: A landmark year for the Women's Game

A year of landmarks in the Women's Game, including a second centurion, a first RWC Sevens qualifying process and an historic third straight Grand Slam.

The oldest running rugby fixture in the world

Chris Thau looks back on the history of the oldest ongoing rugby fixture in the world, played between two schools in Scotland.

IRB Nations Cup

Emerging South Africa retain title in Romania

Russia and Uruguay came into the IRB Nations Cup field, but it was the Emerging Springboks who kept their hands on the coveted silverware in 2008.

2008: Baby Blacks simply too strong

New Zealand Under 20s dominated the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship in Wales, conceding just one try on the way to lifting the trophy.

2008: Tautahi break new ground

Tautahi Gold of Tonga go from bottom of the standings in 2007 to winning the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup and ending Samoa's grip on the silverware.

Ushuaia: The End of the World Sevens

Frankie Deges reports from the world's southernmost rugby tournament, played annually in Ushuaia.

'Alive' in Bucharest

Gustavo Zerbino and Paul Ciobanel, two former players bound by an unusual tale, met for the first time earlier this year at the IRB Nations Cup in Romania.