World Rugby have announced that they are rescheduling Samoa's Rugby World Cup 2019 qualification matches in a bid to help them with their preparations.

Russia have received a late call-up for next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan after Romania were docked points for fielding ineligible players during the European qualifying tournament.

New Zealand beat Australia 46-0 in the final of the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series event in Langford in Canada, moving them to within four points of their opponents at the top of the overall standings with one round remaining.

Defending champions New Zealand were one of three teams to reach the quarter-finals with an unbeaten record as action began today at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series event in Langford in Canada. 

New Zealand will hope to take a huge step towards defending their overall HSBC World Rugby Women's Sevens Series title when the penultimate leg of the season takes place in Langford in Canada this weekend.

Format changes to the Women's Rugby World Cup have today been announced, coinciding with the launch of the host selection process for the 2021 edition of the event.

World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has claimed preparations for the 2019 World Cup are "on track and moving forward at a fast pace" as organisers marked 500 days until the tournament begins in Japan.

World Rugby have claimed their bid process for the 2023 World Cup has been praised for its "transparent and professional" selection strategy by an independent report.

The match schedule for the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco in July has been announced. 

A converted try in the final seconds allowed Fiji to secure their third consecutive title on this year’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series as they beat Australia 28-22 in Singapore.

Fiji, beaten by New Zealand in this month’s Commonwealth Games final in the Gold Coast, have an early chance of some revenge as they meet the gold medallists in the quarter-finals of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Singapore.

Fiji will be hoping to secure their third consecutive win as they travel to Singapore for the latest leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Communities the length and breadth of Japan will share in the excitement of hosting Rugby World Cup 2019 following the announcement of the provisional selection of 52 team camps where the 20 competing teams will stay and train.

World Rugby have announced that Dan Payne has been appointed as chief executive of Rugby Americas.