Never played rugby? Never watched a match? Never even heard of it? Don’t worry, RedEye has you covered on the basics. >> A rugby match lasts 80 minutes, split into two 40-minute halves. Fifteen ...

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 ...

Danie van der Lith SOUTH African youth rugby is about to undergo one of its most significant shifts in years. SA Rugby has officially standardised the age at which tackling may begin — a move driven ...