Rugby Australia (RA) is to send a delegation to the United Kingdom next month to meet senior figures from World Rugby and European nations as the country steps up its bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

England rugby fans will need to show proof they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to attend the team's autumn internationals against Tonga, Australia and South Africa.

The World Rugby Sevens Series 2022 schedule has been confirmed with 10 men's and women's rounds set to take place over six months, kicking off with the Dubai Sevens from November 26 to 27 2021.

Uruguay have qualified for a third consecutive Rugby World Cup after staging a second-leg turnaround in Montevideo in the playoff against the United States, earning the first Americas qualification spot.

Six Argentina players and two staff members have been kicked out of The Rugby Championship for breaching COVID-19 rules while in Australia.

Players and staff involved in the Rugby Championship have been forced to isolate prior to the final weekend of matches amid concerns over a COVID-19 outbreak in Queensland.

A total of 250,000 tickets have been placed on sale as part of the latest ticketing phase for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.

France has been selected to host the 2022 Rugby Africa Cup, where qualification will be on offer for the Rugby World Cup the following year.

South Africa and Britain respectively claimed both leg victories and season titles at the Canada Sevens and Canada Women's Sevens events in Edmonton after dominating throughout.

Men's and Women's World Rugby Sevens Series leaders South Africa and Britain will be looking to extend their leads at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton as the season reaches its climax this weekend.

World Rugby and players' union the International Rugby Players (IRP) have published new contact-training guidance aimed at reducing injury risk and supporting player welfare.

South Africa triumphed in the first World Rugby Sevens Series event held for 18 months in Vancouver in Canada, while Britain clinched the women's Fast Fours competition.

South Africa and the United States progressed to the quarter-finals with 100 per cent records as the World Rugby Sevens Series made an entertaining return in Vancouver after an 18-month break.

Six men's teams who featured at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are set to return to action at the World Rugby Sevens Series in Vancouver this weekend.