The wheelchair rugby tournament kicked off on Thursday at the Rugby League World Cup as 3,033 spectators packed into the Copper Box to watch England open their account with a 38-8 win over Australia.

Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror. It contains elements of soccer, which birthed it in 1823 when William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball ...

Field: Called a pitch, it is longer and wider than a football field. Goal posts are the same size as football. Players: Everyone plays offense and defense. layers numbered 1-8 are forwards, bigger and ...