Rugby

PARIS (AP) — Paul Willemse will miss France's Six Nations matches against Scotland and Italy as a result of his red card against Ireland .

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Barry John, the rugby great who played 25 games for Wales and inspired the British and Irish Lions’ famous series victory over New Zealand in 1971 before retiring at the age of 27, has died. He was 79.

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — An astonishing comeback by a novice Wales rugby side fell one point short and allowed Scotland to end a 22-year hoodoo in Cardiff to start the Six Nations on Saturday.

ROME (AP) — England survived a major scare by Italy to win their Six Nations opener 27-24 at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police are investigating alleged death threats made against referees involved the Rugby World Cup in France last year.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — New Zealand is playing a home test abroad for the first time when it faces South Pacific rival Fiji at San Diego State's Snapdragon Stadium on July 19.

PARIS — Winning the Six Nations will go some way to erasing the pain of not winning the Rugby World Cup for France and Ireland.

The Canadian women's rugby team will be on the move in the Pacific Four Series this year, with matches in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. Fourth-ranked Canada hosted part of last year's tournament, losing 52-21 to No.

PERTH, Australia — The Canadian women's rugby sevens team finished the HSBC Perth SVNS on a winning note Sunday, defeating Fiji 26-5 to place seventh.

PERTH, Australia — Canada's rugby sevens women lost a tight Cup quarterfinal 7-0 to Britain at the HSBC Perth Sevens on Saturday, dropping into placement play.