The new rules take effect from 1 July.
Villa were eyeing a first European final since 1982.
The Aviva Stadium hosts the decider on 22 May.
President Gianni Infantino has been told the sport’s schedule is now ‘beyond saturation’.
Warrington Wolves hold off a second-half fightback to beat Hull KR 20-8 and go top of Super League.
They beat Cork and Limerick this evening.
The England number eight was tasered twice by Spanish police after refusing to leave ‘Epic’ bar in Palma.
Ireland’s number one player calls time with ‘mixed emotions’.
Once-capped Wales lock Rory Thornton signs a new contract to stay at Cardiff for the 2024-25 season.
Rassie Erasmus is one of the most successful coaches international rugby has ever seen, but his methods are not always popular the world over.
No indication was given about where the 30-year-old will move following his eight seasons at Sandy Park.
Munster are understood to have lined up Connacht’s long-serving former Ireland under-20 international outside centre Tom Farrell to replace Toulon-bound Antoine Frisch.
After releasing the first part of our worst signings in rugby history series, we opened the doors for readers' suggestions to go alongside those that didn’t make our initial list.
The Welsh region, who play their final home game of the 2023/24 season this Saturday versus Ulster, will lose a vast amount of Test-level experience.
Everton play their final home game on Saturday, but Sean Dyche says there is no talk of it being Coleman’s farewell.
Cork have lost the ability to come like mushrooms. Instead, they need nothing more than consistency to push for All-Irelands again.
It was just 13 days ago when the former England skipper announced he would end his recent Test sabbatical by lining out for an Ian Foster selection against Fabien Galthie’s Les Bleus in Spain on June 22.
Leigh Leopards winger Josh Charnley extends his contract with the Super League club until the end of 2025.
A soft-spoken farm boy at heart, when Pieter-Steph du Toit speaks up, people listen. That message was never more evident than in the change room footage that was released from the Rugby World Cup semi-final against England.
The backrower was highly influential in the recent wins against Northampton and La Rochelle.
Northampton Saints announced the immediate signing of fly-halves Charlie Savala and George Makepeace-Cubitt.
World Rugby has clarified three law changes that will come into effect on July 1, 2024 - changes which aim to improve the game's entertainment value while addressing safety concerns.
World Rugby is poised to trial a new red card sanction process that will enforce automatic off-field bans for players shown red cards.
England's RFU has warned Billy Vunipola over his conduct during an incident in Mallorca, Spain, which saw the back-row tasered, arrested by police and fined.
He left the rugby union in January of 2024 to pursue his dream of being an American football player. He joined the NFL's International Player Pathway Program and that move paid off in a big way.
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