Prince Harry has said he ‘definitely would have been back’ to the UK ‘were it not for COVID-19 crisis in a new video released to mark Rugby League’s 125th birthday. The Duke of Sussex, 35, joined a virtual call alongside staff and volunteers from the Rugby Football League from his $14 million mansion in Santa … Read more
Netflix’s new documentary Rising Phoenix explores the history of the Paralympic Games, and the stories of eight incredible Paralympians from across the globe. Australian wheelchair rugby player Ryley Batt, 31, is one of them. Born without legs, and refusing to use a wheelchair until he was twelve, the now two-time gold medalist credits the Paralympics for pulling him … Read more
Death threats issued to Sale Sharks’ South African rugby stars over failure to take the knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement Sale Sharks’ players have received death threats for not taking a knee South African contingent have been caught in the middle of a political crossfire Fellow players have taken to social … Read more
England rugby star Courtney Lawes urges parents to get married to create a ‘stable family’ – as report reveals unmarried couples are four times more likely to split and 70% of young offenders come from broken homes Courtney Lawes, 31, is calling on Government to incentivise marriage He revealed his half-brother ended up in jail … Read more
Senior aircraftman Scott Stevenson, 25, (pictured) was hurt playing for the RAF first team in the inter-services match lsat year An RAF airman who was determined not to let his side down in a rugby match against the Army died from a head injury after refusing to leave the pitch despite suffering three serious blows … Read more
Controversial rugby star Israel Folau, who was sacked by Australia for saying ‘hell awaits’ gay people, REFUSES to take a knee before Catalans Dragons’ loss at St Helens Israel Folau decided not to take a knee during anti-racism protest at Headingley Catalans Dragons and St Helens players took a knee as Super League returned Former … Read more
A bouncer who punched a promising rugby player to the ground and leaving him deaf in one ear during a vicious nightclub brawl has been jailed for 21 months. Joe Sharratt, 18, was left with permanent hearing loss after being rendered unconscious during a fight outside Factory in Manchester in 2018. Gareth Carr, 21, who … Read more
Former rugby player and athlete Non Evans MBE has revealed she is gay in a confessional post on Twitter. The sporting icon, 46, has spent a lifetime competing in sport at the top level. As well as rugby she has excelled in judo, Olympic Freestyle Wrestling, weightlifting and powerlifting. She was the first woman to … Read more
Early humanoid ancestor Homo erectus was the first to be able to run long distances despite having ‘wide, deep chests’ like Neanderthals, a new study revealed. Researchers from the Natural History Museum examined the ribcage of the famous Homo erectus skeleton – Turkana Boy – to better understand the species breathing. This is the first … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Welsh rugby league star Scott Bessant dies aged 37 with ‘complications with pneumonia’, three years after the horror accident that left him unable to walk Former rugby league star Scott Bessant died on Thursday morning aged 37 Bessant had been found seriously hurt near a bridge in Wales in August 2017 The incident … Read more