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Second-half tries from Cameron Munster and Hudson Young ensured Australia sealed the rugby league Ashes series against England after a 14-4 victory at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday. Australia followed last week's win at Wembley with a commanding second-half performance to clinch the first series between the sides since 2003 with a game to spare.
An internet prankster has been charged by police after appearing with the Australia team before their rugby league game against England on Saturday. Daniel Jarvis was seen on BBC One's television coverage standing at the end of Australia's line-up during the national anthems before the game at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium.
For the 2031 tournament, 27 cities and areas, featuring 33 venues, have signed letters of intent. These include Arizona, Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles Region, Miami, Minneapolis and Nashville.
More than 2000 people flocked to one of Hawke’s Bay’s original rugby league venues for the 2025 finals on Saturday. The eight matches were held at Farndon Park, Clive, where rugby league was first played about 1910.
Darcy Graham's hat trick equaled teammate Duhan van der Merwe's Scotland try-scoring record as the United States was thrashed 85-0 at Murrayfield on Saturday. Scotland scored 13 tries and 10 conversions in its highest ever score at its century-old home stadium and third highest overall.
Conor and Gavin reflect on Ireland's defeat to New Zealand in Chicago on the latest Ireland Rugby Social. Former international scrum-half Murray breaks down the key moments from the match, including the controversial red card shown to Tadhg Beirne and its impact on the game.
The second Test between England and Australia is due to kick off at 2.30pm GMT on Saturday 1 November at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, the new home of Everton, in Liverpool.
Harvard women’s rugby travelled down to Princeton for a Saturday afternoon game to close out the regular season. The team was looking to make it seven out of wins in its final regular-season matchup,
England Rugby World Cup winner Sadia Kabeya said she "loved" that the sport was attracting new audiences following the Red Roses' triumph. Hosts England won the competition by beating Canada at Twickenham last month,