Handre Pollard put in a commanding performance at flyhalf as a more pragmatic South Africa beat Australia 30-22 in their ...

Don’t worry, RedEye has you covered on the basics.>> A rugby match lasts 80 minutes, split into two 40-minute halves. Fifteen players are on the field for each team, so it can get a bit busy.

Handre Pollard put in a commanding performance at outhalf as a more pragmatic South Africa beat Australia 30-22 in their ...

The Rugby World Cup is now well under way in the UK, but what are the rules? The BBC has put together a quick guide for anyone wanting to know the basics. A guide to Rugby Union. Video, 00:01:18A ...

That said, I don't go as far as Mick Cleary who, writing in the Daily Telegraph, argues: "It is not a 23-man game. Rugby union is a 15-man game, and many of us wish to the high heavens that it ...

Wales will focus on rugby basics including discipline and tactical kicking as they aim to avoid what would still rank as an upset against Fiji in their World Cup Pool C clash in Bordeaux on Sunday ...