June 5, 2020 Samoan rugby team back on home island after more than 100 days stuck in coronavirus pandemic limbo A Samoan rugby team is still in the middle of a two-week quarantine after returning to the island from New Zealand – where they spend more than 100 days due to the coronavirus pandemic.
June 3, 2020 US retains Rugby World Cup vision despite financial peril With the soccer World Cup lined up for 2026 and the Los Angeles Olympics two years later, the United States will be the focal point for sports later this decade.
June 1, 2020 No rugby for world champion as South Africa maintains ban The South African government maintained a ban on all contact sports competitions on Saturday because of the coronavirus, meaning the country's professional rugby teams and its world champion Springboks will remain out of action.
May 7, 2020 Rugby league hits vaccine roadblock on May 28 return to play The National Rugby League's planned return to competition on May 28 after a two-month shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic is being upstaged by at least one player who refuses to get a seasonal flu vaccine.
May 4, 2020 Beaumont heads into 2nd term with rugby 'at a crossroads' Confronting and managing an unprecedented financial crisis. Uniting the northern and southern hemispheres in one global calendar. Maintaining the growth of the women’s and sevens games.
April 21, 2020 Rugby player Mitch Cronin found dead after suspected heart attack in backyard: reports Australian rugby player Mitch Cronin reportedly died Friday while training in his backyard.
March 31, 2020 USA Rugby files for bankruptcy, cites coronavirus as main factor USA Rugby filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday as the effects of the coronavirus pandemic had sent shockwaves through the sport and affected the organization financially.
March 27, 2020 Olympic delay puts smile on recovering rugby player's face A season-ending knee injury had Ben O'Donnell convinced he'd be watching the Tokyo Olympics from a distance, with absolutely no chance of pulling on the Australian jersey for the Rugby Sevens competition.
March 25, 2020 New Zealand Rugby is 'fighting for survival' amid shutdown over coronavirus, official says A New Zealand Rugby official lamented that the sports is “fighting for survival” as matches across all levels have been shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic.
March 23, 2020 American college rugby players stranded in Peru amid coronavirus outbreak American college rugby players were among those stranded in Peru after the government declared a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic that has now spread into South America.