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Letter of the week Choosing Taylor Swift as Time’s person of the year probably was the right choice. It does raise the question — who else would have...

New Zealand Rugby ceo Mark Robinson wants to tackle the issue of online refree abuse.

Officials can’t avoid the sport headlines. We saw this with threats aimed at Rugby World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes and TMO Tom Foley.

Tom Foley received death threats after the showpiece between South Africa and New Zealand.

NEW YORK (AP) – The television match official from the Rugby World Cup final stepped away from the international game “for the foreseeable future” on Monday, blaming a “torrent of criticism and abuse online.” English official Tom Foley made a series of big calls in the title match between New Zealand and South Africa in […]

English rugby referee Tom Foley has decided to step away from international match officiating for the foreseeable future, citing online abuse as a major reason.

Kyle Sinckler’s warning comes as Tom Foley, the World Cup final TMO, steps back from international rugby over level of vitriol he faced after showpiece in Paris

Mental health issues are always deeply personal and the reasons for them are unique to every person. But there is little doubt that the vitriol and abuse Farrell has suffered, predominantly through social media platforms such as X, has taken its toll on the 112-cap veteran.

After England's Rugby Football Union introduced drastic measures to lower the tackle height, Rugby Australia have followed suit by banning tackles above the sternum…

After England's Rugby Football Union introduced drastic measures to lower the tackle height, Rugby Australia have followed suit by banning tackles above the sternum…