What comes to mind when you think of Rugby? Hot guys in short-shorts chasing a ball? Well, take all those things and give them a smaller stage and you’ve got a new phenomenon, The Runit League. What ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Followed categories will be added to My News. RUNIT Championship League touts itself as the world’s newest combat sport, and has racked up tens of millions ...

Auckland, New Zealand – Professor Patria Hume, internationally recognised sports scientist and injury prevention expert at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), has issued a strong warning against ...

Alice Soper is a sports columnist for the Herald on Sunday. A former provincial rugby player and current club coach, she has a particular interest in telling stories of the emerging world of women's ...

At first glance, it looks almost too simple — or barbaric — to be a sport. Two burly men stand at opposite ends of a narrow lane. One clutches a rugby ball against his chest while the other crouches ...

RUNIT Championship League touts itself as the world’s newest combat sport, and has racked up tens of millions of views on social media since taking off online earlier this year. But the new craze has ...