Rugby India president Rahul Bose, who most know as a Bollywood actor, hopes that those sounds of the sport he loves will get transported across households in the country via their TV or mobile screens... and that it will then lead to a massive knock-on effect. For Bose, as federation head, the RPL is simply "a means to an end".

The inaugural season of the Rugby Premier League kicked off with exciting matches and a grand opening ceremony. The event brought together top players, celebrities, and dignitaries, signalling a new era for rugby in India.

English rugby union’s top tier will be rebranded as “Gallagher Prem” as part of a concerted push to champion the intensity, aggression and athleticism of the sport.

LONDON (Reuters) -Following is the list of English club rugby champions after Bath beat Leicester Tigers in Saturday's Premiership final. Since the 2002-03 season, the league winners have been determined by playoffs and a final at Twickenham.

Thousands of rugby fans took to the streets of Bath on Sunday to celebrate the city's rugby club's historic treble winning season.

India's got another franchise league! The Rugby Premier League (RPL), a franchise-based 7s rugby league that will run for 15 days in Mumbai.

The Rugby Premier League (RPL) - world’s first franchise-based Rugby 7s league - is set to be launched in India in June, Rugby India and GMR Sports had announced.

It was a historic day for Bath Rugby yesterday when they were crowned Premiership champions after beating Leicester Tigers at Twickenham. Today, Sunday, June 15, fans will have a chance to cheer on the new champions during a victory parade through Bath.

Six years in the making, the inaugural edition of the Rugby Premier League India will finally kick off in Mumbai with Bengaluru Bravehearts taking on the Delhi Redz in the opening game on Sunday. All matches of the six-team tournament will take place in Mumbai,

There is a perception that rugby union no longer has the characters of yesteryear, stifled by the advent of professionalism. It is fair to say that Bath’s players, and owner, sought to put that notion to bed on a raucous Sunday night in the West Country.