Watching rugby for the first time as an American can feel like looking in a funhouse mirror. It contains elements of soccer, which birthed it in 1823 when William Webb Ellis picked up a soccer ball ...

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Rugby sevens star Ilona Maher has been a huge hit on social media as the U.S. women’s team has progressed to the semifinals at the Paris Olympics. She’s been busy making ...

SAINT-DENIS, France — Now that they've reached the Olympic semifinals for the first time, Ilona Maher and the U.S. women's rugby sevens team could be just 15 minutes away from a shot at a gold medal.

Rugby debuted as an Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris Olympics, but was dropped as an Olympic sport after the 1924 Paris Olympic games. In 2016 at the Rio de Janeiro Games, a variation of the sport, ...

Having got a Hong Kong passport in hope of playing at the Games, Julia Mibuy Mba Oyana takes another step forward this ...

The U.S. women's unlikely quest for a first rugby sevens medal was rewarded Tuesday with a dramatic final play that yielded a 14-12 defeat of Australia in the bronze medal match. First-time Olympian ...

Editor's note: USA lost to New Zealand in its semifinal match and will now play Australia in the bronze medal game at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday. The match will be available live on E!, Peacock, and at the ...

PARIS — Every four years the world pauses for two weeks to cheer on rowers, fencers, archers and weightlifters, who win and lose in anonymity for most of their careers. But one moment of brilliance ...

The post-Olympics boom is spreading to rugby, as USA Rugby and Premier Rugby Sevens announced that the men and women's national teams will compete in PR7's All-Star Tournament on Nov. 17 in Portland, ...

It was a successful first day of competition for the U.S. women's rugby sevens team at the Paris Olympics.The squad beat Japan 36-7 on Sunday morning and came out ahead of Brazil 24-5 in the afternoon ...

When the dust settles, rugby at the 2024 Paris Games, for winning and losing athletes alike, will never be forgotten. During the week of competition athletes played in France’s largest stadium in ...

Rugby sevens star Ilona Maher has been a huge hit on social media as the U.S. women's team has progressed to the semifinals at the Paris Olympics. Her video recruiting recently retired NFL center ...