Rugby

DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland center Garry Ringrose was suspended for three games on Thursday for his 20-minute red card in the victory over Wales last weekend.

Five Canadians are looking to make their mark in Las Vegas this week as Sin City showcases rugby league.

DUBLIN (AP) — Cian Healy, Ireland’s most-capped rugby player, was one of three stalwarts to announce on Thursday they will be retiring from international duty after the Six Nations.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Felix Jones is back in South Africa's coaching team to help the Springboks' quest for a third straight Rugby World Cup title.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Japan Rugby Football Union is challenging a decision by Asia Rugby to temporarily suspend JRFU executive director Kensuke Iwabuchi over a possible Code of Conduct breach in an unprecedented squabble between the nati

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa prop Steven Kitshoff announced his retirement from all rugby Tuesday because of a serious neck injury that he said in an interview last year left him “two millimeters” from death.

Veterans Alex Russell, Thomas Isherwood, Kal Sager and Elias Hancock lead the Canadian men's rugby sevens side looking to win its way back into the elite HSBC SVNS series.

Ireland and France set up their blockbuster clash in Six Nations rugby next month with contrasting wins in the third round.

The Canadian women's rugby squad showed energy and passion, scoring on the opening kickoff then rolling to a 27-10 victory over the United States to finish seventh on Sunday at the HSBC SVNS stop in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER (AP) — Argentina held off South Africa to win the men's title and New Zealand beat Fiji to claim the women's title Sunday at the Vancouver Sevens, the fourth leg of rugby's World Sevens Series.