Rugby Union News

Rugby’s powerbrokers remain at loggerheads over the shape of the international calendar following the 2019 World Cup despite calls for a compromise before the end of the year. Re-jigging international …

The NSW Waratahs will carry a siege mentality across the Tasman in pursuit of an against-the-odds triumph over Super Rugby’s table-topping Crusaders on Friday night. As if losing backline linchpin …

England five-eighth Owen Farrell upstaged All Blacks great Dan Carter by kicking seven penalties as Saracens won the European Champions Cup for the first time with a 21-9 victory over …

Stormers’ Vincent Koch trundled over with two seconds remaining and Brandon Thomson held his nerve to kick the conversion after the hooter to rescue a 17-17 draw against the Sunwolves …

Kurtley Beale suffered a possible season-ending knee injury as the NSW Waratahs shot to the top of the Australian conference on Saturday night with a 31-8 Super Rugby triumph over …

Star centre Kurtley Beale has been stretchered off in the opening minute of the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby clash with the Bulls in Sydney. A day after signing a multi-million-dollar …

The Hurricanes have overcome off-field disruption to get their Super Rugby campaign back on track with a 29-14 bonus-point win over the lowly Reds in Wellington. The Hurricanes stood down …

The Brumbies have boosted their chances of playing Super Rugby finals with a 30-22 win over the Melbourne Rebels. They’re on 29 points, six clear of the Rebels in the …

The Rebels are looking to salvage the positives from one of their best performances of the Super Rugby season despite it being a gut-wrenching loss to the Brumbies. Rebels coach …

Australian Jesse Mogg has scored two tries to lead Montpellier to a 26-19 victory over England’s Harlequins in the European Challenge Cup final in France. Replacement Mogg claimed the only …

Kurtley Beale has said he can’t wait to pull on the jersey for English rugby side Wasps, after the club confirmed the Australian’s signing for the 2016-17 season. Beale, who …

The Melbourne Rebels have run into a Super Rugby finals road block, with the Brumbies extending their Australian conference lead with a 30-22 victory at AAMI Park. The Rebels pegged …

Centre Matt Faddes has starred with two tries as the Highlanders snapped the Crusaders’ eight-match winning streak with a 34-26 victory in a compelling Super Rugby contest in Dunedin. Wing …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is set to call his overseas-based stars back for next month’s three-Test series with England in retaliation to Europe’s latest raid on Australia’s rugby talent. Cheika …

The absence of three key All Blacks from an opposition side would usually fill the Queensland Reds with confidence. Instead it will probably fill them with dread as they brace …

The NSW Waratahs insist Kurtley Beale’s seemingly inevitable departure at season’s end won’t derail their Super Rugby campaign. The Waratahs are eyeing a fourth straight win and top spot in …

Hurricanes skipper Dane Coles has hinted the Queensland Reds may experience a backlash from his team’s off-field dramas in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash. All Blacks Julian Savea, Cory Jane and …

The Queensland Rugby Union has announced the immediate departure of chief executive officer Jim Carmichael. Carmichael revealed two months ago he would be stepping down from the role at the …