French Rugby Federation (FFR) President Bernard Laporte has resigned from his role more than one month after being convicted of corruption charges, with clubs rejecting his proposal for Patrick Buisson to take over on an interim basis.

French Rugby Federation (FFR) President and "self-suspended" World Rugby vice-chair Bernard Laporte has been released without charge after being detained for questioning by police in Paris in relation to a tax fraud investigation.

Argentina and New Zealand won the titles in the latest round of the men’s and women’s World Rugby Sevens Series in Hamilton, New Zealand.

Australian rugby union star Kurtley Beale has been granted bail after being arrested and charged on allegations of sexually assaulting a women in the outskirts of Sydney.

Australian rugby player Kurtley Beale has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a hotel last month in the Sydney area.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has successfully extended the ban of rugby sevens player Oksana Korobchuk from two years to eight for the athlete's second anti-doping rule violation.

Brighton is seeking to host matches at the 2025 Rugby World Cup, with the next edition of the women's tournament to be held in England.

The group of 12 countries to take part in the men and women’s rugby sevens tournament when the sport makes its debut at the European Games in Kraków Małopolska later this year has been announced.

Former Wales and British and Irish Lions winger Ieuan Evans has been appointed as chair of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), succeeding Rob Butcher who served for two years in the role but stood down last year.

Italian rugby player Cherif Traore has called out his team-mates over racist jokes after he was given a "rotten banana inside a bag of moisture" during his club Benetton Treviso's anonymous secret Santa Christmas gift exchange.

Despite a meeting with Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, French Rugby Federation (FFR) President Bernard Laporte has held firm to only step down temporarily regardless of her demands for him to vacate the role completely as the criminal investigation into his corruption charges takes place.

David Grevemberg, who served as the chief executive at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) for seven years, has joined the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) as a Board member.

Bernard Laporte, under extreme pressure to step down as President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR) after being convicted of corruption charges, has agreed to do so - but only temporarily.

Bernard Laporte has insisted he will not resign as President of the French Rugby Federation (FFR), despite calls for him to do so coming from the organisation's own Ethics Committee and France's Sports Minister.

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) Ethics Committee has reportedly added its weight to calls upon disgraced President Bernard Laporte to resign.