The 2025 Six Nations will see the 20-minute red card trialled for the first time in the competition as the sport’s authorities try to improve the spectacle for fans and simplify key areas of the game.

Oct 15 (Reuters) - French rugby chiefs have condemned the proposed trial of the 20-minute red card in elite levels of the game around the world, saying it could encourage more aggressive play and ...

The 20-minute red card, one of the most hotly debated topics in rugby, moved forward this week after World Rugby’s Council announced that the system was here to stay for the foreseeable future. After ...

Stormers loose forward Ruan Ackermann has been handed a three-match ban following his red card in the URC semi-final against ...

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DUBLIN — World Rugby has postponed a decision on the future of 20-minute red cards which are being trialled in the ongoing autumn rugby tests. Referees have the option to use the temporary red cards ...

EXETER, England (AP) — Fiji lost a second front-rower to suspension at the Women’s Rugby World Cup after hooker Bitila Tawake was issued a four-game ban on Tuesday. Tawake received a 20-minute red ...