RUGBY RUMORS & GOSSIP

Robert Paylor is a student-athlete from the University of California, Berkley who is now paralyzed below his chest following an injury suffered during the Collegiate National Championship Rugby Match on Saturday. His family has set up a GoFundMe account and is trying to raise $1 million to help pay for what will be a difficult, expensive recovery. “According to the Dana and Christopher...

Rugby player Ryan Wilson faces a minimum 12-week suspension for allegedly grabbing the testicles of another player, according to BBC. Wilson, who plays for Glasgow, is accused of reaching for opponent Lee Dickson’s baby-makers during the 25th minute of Glasgow’s match against the Northampton Saints on Sunday. He will be disciplined at a hearing Wednesday, with any suspension...

New Zealand has done its best to lavish honors on Richie McCaw in recognition of one of the greatest All Blacks careers, a contribution which likely ended with New Zealand's victory over Australia in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday. But it's a measure of McCaw's standing that he has been able to turn down the richest blandishments New Zealand civil society has offered without...

LONDON (AP) Victor Matfield made it easy in the end for South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer. Whether Matfield played or not was the biggest question regarding the team announcement on Wednesday for South Africa's Rugby World Cup quarterfinal against Wales. But Matfield made it moot when the Springboks great, who came out of retirement last year to play in his fourth World Cup, withdrew...

If you have watched the New Zealand All-Blacks play rugby anytime over the last decade or so than you have seen one of the greatest players in the game work his magic on the pitch--Richie McCaw. When he took the pitch Saturday to defend the Bledisloe Cup for the 12th consecutive year he solidified his status as an absolute beast. How so? It was his 142nd test (match)--a new world...

Nobody ever accused rugby players of being soft, but after Chev Walker suffered a nasty gash to his hand during a match Sunday, The Bradford Bulls star might be labeled tender — tender as in a piece of steak.That's because Walker's hand looked like a slab of raw filet mignon after posting the gruesome image of the nasty cut on his official Twitter account.For the faint of heart...

European rugby star Richard Haughton needed thirteen stitches across his forehead after he collided with his own team-mate during a Heineken Cup match Saturday.The 33-year-old Perpignan winger did not fare too well after smashing into Sebastien Vahaamahina during the 18-17 defeat to Munster.It's only fitting that he now looks like Herman Munster.And you still want to scrum?