Ghana’s Herbert Mensah has been elected as the new President of Rugby Africa after easily beating his only rival, Uganda’s Andrew Owuo, and has promised to launch a new programme to revolutionise the sport on the continent.

Ireland's women's rugby team has made a permanent switch from white to navy shorts to relieve players' concerns about period anxieties.

An independent review investigating allegations of widespread abuse within the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) will be administered by Sports Resolutions (SR), it has been announced.

The line-up for the team sports events have been unveiled for this year’s Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.

New Zealand All Black Ardie Savea has been banned for a week after making a "throat slitting" gesture during his club Wellington Hurricanes' Super Rugby victory over the Melbourne Rebels.

New Zealand's women's team have confirmed their place at next year's Olympic Games in Paris after winning the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series title in Vancouver.

Former Eurosport vice-chairman Jacques Raynaud has been named as chief executive of the European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR).

New Zealand saw off Argentina 22-12 to secure back-to-back men’s titles in the World Rugby Sevens Series in Los Angeles.

Chile is set to begin preparations for this year's Pan American Games men's rugby sevens tournament in Santiago with appearances on the World Rugby Sevens Series.

Welsh rugby players have withdrawn their strike threat for the next Six Nations Championship match against England tomorrow, while captain Ken Owens described his side as a "laughing stock".

Problems are mounting at the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in the build-up to the men's Rugby World Cup, with the French Ministries of Sports and the Economy set to conduct a joint inspection of its finances.

The announcement of the Wales rugby union team to play England in the Six Nations on Saturday (February 26) has been delayed as uncertainty grows over the possibility of a players strike which could threaten the match.

Rugby Australia (RA) is set to start offering contracts to players on its women's team with top earners receiving up to AUD55,000 (£31,500/$38,000/€35,600), although only part-time deals are available.

The Six Nations is utilising Sportable's Smart Ball in this year's men's and women's tournaments for the first time.

Alexandre Martinez has been confirmed as Acting President of the embattled French Rugby Federation (FFR) after Bernard Laporte resigned following his corruption conviction.