New Zealand Rugby have released a statement following the death of a teenager after he took part in a rugby-style challenge.

A burgeoning new sporting trend inspired by the biggest full contact hits in American football and rugby has proved deadly, ...

New Zealand Rugby have issued a statement after a teenager died in what his family says was a "freak accident" while playing ...

A teenager has died in New Zealand after taking part in a rugby-based craze that has been described as “bull-rush on steroids ...

VIRAL challenges are popular on social media – but it’s not always a simple or funny one that grips the internet. Some of the ...

Organisers of a controversial new combat sport say RUNIT is “here to stay” despite widespread backlash after a teenager in ...

These are your latest rugby headlines on the evening of Sunday, June 1 ...

New Zealand police are warning people of the inherent dangers of the viral "RUNIT" collision sports trend after the death of a young man from a severe head injury.

The game, which is known as RUNIT or RUNIT Straight, sees competitors run at each other and collide while wearing no ...

and the New Zealand Rugby League and the New Zealand Warriors both distancing themselves from the dangerous new sport. Melbourne Storm forward Nelson Asofa-Solmona was heavily involved in the ...