Hopes are high as Canada opens play Saturday against Fiji at the Rugby World Cup in England. And nowhere higher than in the Canadian camp.

Co-captain Edel McMahon is confident that Ireland's lack of World Cup experience will not "shake" the squad as they prepare to face Japan in their opening game.

SUNDERLAND, England — Ilona Maher’s mission at the Women’s Rugby World Cup is about more than just winning games. Heading into the United States’ tournament opener on Friday, the world’s most followed rugby player on social media wants to get more eyeballs on the sport as it ramps up attempts to crack the market in America.

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A new giant rugby ball sculpture has been unveiled in the game's birthplace ahead of the start of the Women's World Cup. The sculpture, designed by Birmingham-based artist Olivier Jamin, has been placed outside Rugby Railway Station.

STACEY FLOOD insists the tide will not go out on the Green Wave after the Rugby World Cup. Scott Bemand’s side cast off on Sunday against Japan at Franklin’s Gardens, with the tournament set to