Rugby

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Famously tough All Blacks loose forward Alex (Grizz) Wyllie who went on to coach New Zealand to 25 wins in 29 tests has died. He was 80.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Super Rugby is booming. Early indications show that fan interest in the Southern Hemisphere tournament has reached new highs this season, building on strong viewing numbers in 2024.

Taylor Perry has been named to Canada's team for the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens, returning to the rugby sevens squad for the first time since winning silver at last summer's Paris Olympics.

DUBLIN (AP) — France hooker Peato Mauvaka was banned for three games on Thursday for his controversial head-first strike against Scotland in the Six Nations last weekend.

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — The British and Irish Lions will play a First Nations lineup in Melbourne as part of the nine-game tour of Australia that includes three test matches against Joe Schmidt's Wallabies .

The United States is attempting to drum up more interest in rugby ahead of hosting the men’s and women’s World Cups by staging its biggest ever schedule of home internationals this year.

The Canadian women's rugby team will open defence of its Pacific Four Series title on May 2 against the ninth-ranked United States at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City.

France LONDON (AP) — Finished: 1st The debrief: Murmurings about whether Fabien Galthié was the right coach to lead the team to the 2027 Rugby World Cup have been silenced after he delivered the second Six Nations title on his five-year watch.

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia winger Akaki Tabutsadze became the seventh man in international rugby history to score 50 tries after bagging three in the Rugby Europe Championship final on Sunday.

LONDON (AP) — France prevailed in the Six Nations and the standings didn't change on the final day in an anticlimactic end. Scotland was game but outgunned in Paris and France pulled away to win 35-16 on Saturday.