For those not familiar with rugby league and rugby union, it would be easy to confuse the pair as simply 'rugby'.

Amateur rugby union clubs are experiencing a higher number of concussions after laws were changed around tackle height, an MP ...

Vintcent saw red early in the second half after making head to head contact with Ireland full back Hugo Keenan ...

All Blacks coach Scott Robertson has given up on his push to select overseas-based players, saying New Zealand Rugby's (NZR) ...

While this has never been confirmed, rugby union was officially formed in the mid-1800s. Written rules were established in 1845 before the creation of the Rugby Football Union in 1871. Rugby ...

Head-on-head contact in the tackle comes under Law 9 of the Laws of Rugby Union, which covers foul play. Law 9.11 dictates “Players must not do anything that is reckless or dangerous to others ...