The Best Play Of The Weekend Comes From Rugby Sevens
I could argue that the true test of a sports highlight is its ability to get you hyped even if you don’t totally…
Irish Rugby's Mike McCarthy: Please Specify That It Is I Who Should Not Be Coaching The Green Bay Packers
Back on Nov. 26, our Lauren Theisen published a blog on our website titled “Mike McCarthy Shouldn’t Be Coaching The…
New Zealand Rugby Player's Family Performs Haka For Him After He Makes His Debut
A lot of athletes have their parents in the stands for their games, but how many get a haka performed for them? New…
Rugby Man Feeds Cleat To Opponent's Mouth
Highlanders, a New Zealand rugby union team competing in the Super Rugby international league, lost a 41-12 game this…
Eagles Use Late Draft Pick On Humongous Rugby League ManÂ
The late stages of the NFL player draft are for kickers and special-teamers, and for taking fliers on long-shot…
The Rape Case Tearing Apart Irish Rugby
Rory Best should have stayed in Carton House with the rest of the Irish national rugby team. Instead, the captain and…
USA Rugby's Perry Baker Embarrasses Four Defenders On A Fantastic Try
USA Rugby won this weekend’s World Rugby Sevens Series event in Las Vegas, its first-ever USA Sevens championship, and,…
Infuriated Georgia Rugby Players Pause Rugby Game To Beat The Shit Out Of Each Other
Georgian Big 10 league rugby sides Kharebi and Armazi met last Friday in Rustavi, Georgia (the central Asian country,…
Woman Sues Rugby Player Jarryd Hayne, Claims Sexual Battery When He Was A 49er
A lawsuit filed today says former San Francisco 49ers running back/punt returner and current Australian Rugby League…
The Tonga Vs. Samoa Face-Off At The Rugby League World Cup Was Incredibly Badass
Yesterday’s Tonga versus Samoa match at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in New Zealand opened with one hell of a badass…
Some Homophobic Australians Are Mad About Macklemore
Australia is in the midst of a two-month, mail-in vote to measure public opinion on gay marriage. This Sunday,…
A Brief History Of Rugby Teams Trying To Respond To The Haka
The haka, performed by the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team, is one of the most famous spectacles in sport. The…
The Complete Guide To Understanding Rugby
Rugby union is the closest sporting equivalent to a demolition derby. Why are they lifting each other up in the air?…
Irish Rugby Team Pulls Off Masterful 78-Meter ReturnÂ
In the matter of just a few clever passes and one extremely bad whiff, the Pro12's Munster helped secure its spot in…
Cal Rugby Player Paralyzed After Suffering Spinal Injury In National Championship Game
The California Golden Bears have dominated the college rugby scene for decades. They’ve brought 27 of the past 37…
French Rugby Player Flattens Referee, Turns His Fury Towards Opponents
Benjamin Casty, the brother of French rugby star Remi, was officiating a French junior cup match between Toulouse and…
British Graphics Operators Are Just Savage
Have something you think we should know? Email us at tips@deadspin.com, call our confidential tips hotline at (347)…
Italy Exploited An Insane Rugby Loophole, Enraging England
Italy’s national rugby team has never beaten England. The Italians have played the English 23 times and they’ve lost 23…
Italian Rugby Player Flattens Female Ref, Gets Three-Year Ban
This took place in a Serie A match in Italy yesterday: