There have been concerns for some time over players manipulating the strict laws around head-on-head contact to their advantage, a topic now thrust back into the spotlight following Ollie Lawrence’s ...

Players who dive or feign injury at the Rugby World Cup run the risk of being sin-binned as the game's governing body attempts to eradicate what it regards as football-style behaviour. John Jeffrey, ...

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Jonny Wilkinson has backed the call to make an example of simulators, after it was announced that players who feign injuries may be sin-binned at the World Cup. John Jeffrey, chairman of the World ...

LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Rugby World Cup officials have been told to sin-bin players who dive or feign injury during matches in a bid to clamp down on a growing football culture in the game.

RUGBY star Josh McKay has revealed the secret behind his incredible stamina: free diving in Scotland’s freezing waters. The Kiwi ace has become a huge fans’ favourite at Glasgow Warriors for his ...

Incident between Ollie Lawrence and Alex Mitchell was the latest evidence that football-style simulation is on the rise Ben joined the Telegraph as a rugby reporter in 2017 and was previously a host ...