One of the finest goal ... that ball on the tee and score some relatively easy points for their team. Rugby players often speak about “controlling the controllables”, and goal-kicking is ...

The Roosters’ hopes of extending their playoff streak to a ninth year are looking decidedly shaky heading into the new NRL ...

A try is when a player crosses the whitewash to score in the opposition's goal area. So they have worked their way down the pitch and get over the white line, placing the ball down. In rugby ...

Choosing the right combination won’t be easier tomorrow night, when the Stormers face Leinster in a pivotal United Rugby Championship clash in Dublin’s Aviva Stadium (7pm kick-off).

picked up the ball and ran with it towards the goal. While the story’s veracity has been debated, it’s often credited as the birth of rugby. From there, the game quickly grew in popularity ...

Arnold will begin in a coaching capacity immediately, with his main task being to improve Mitchell’s goal kicking ... he was placing the ball too flat during the 2013 finals series. After a few ...

Marcus Smith has kept his place at full-back and goal-kicking duties for England’s ... “With Fin Smith and Marcus Smith, we have two ball players, two people who see space in the front-line ...

Gareth O'Brien came up with a dramatic golden point drop goal as Leigh Leopards clinched ... sin bin for 10 minutes for dissent after kicking the ball away in protest after thinking he had been ...

The midfielder, positioned to the left of centre of the edge of the penalty area, took a couple of steps forward and with his right foot curled the ball ... goal from a direct free-kick this ...

There were plenty of goals and assists for Africa’s top stars at home and abroad this past weekend as we pick out the best of ...

The fullback’s conversion rate was well below the average of other NRL goal ... placing the ball too flat during the 2013 finals series. After a few adjustments to his kicking technique and ...

As the game in Polokwane progressed, Sekhukhune got on the ball more and managed to create space for Sipho Mbule to take a shot on goal ... the spot for a penalty kick. Gamphani Lungu took ...