Rugby Union News

Quade Cooper has made his long-awaited debut for Australia in sevens rugby, as the Thunderbolts demolished Scotland and Japan on day one of the Las Vegas Sevens on Friday. Cooper, …

Waratahs hooker Silatolu Latu has been cited for allegedly striking Brumbies centre Matt Toomua during the Brumbies 32-15 Super Rugby victory over the Waratahs. The incident occurred in the 57th …

A bye couldn’t have come at a better time for a battered and bruised NSW Waratahs, after losing two Wallabies and a new recruit to injury in a costly Super …

Back-to-back wins to open the season isn’t enough for coach Stephen Larkham to get too excited about the Brumbies’ prospects of a breakthrough Super Rugby title. The Canberra-based outfit followed …

The Brumbies can claim early Australian conference honours after ending a four-match losing streak to the NSW Waratahs with a 32-15 Super Rugby win in Canberra on Friday night. Stephen …

The Blues’ Super Rugby revival may have been short-lived. A week after stunning defending champions the Highlanders, the Tana Umaga-coached outfit produced a disjointed display in Christchurch as the Crusaders …

The Melbourne Rebels are counting on the recruitment of some veterans to help them break their South African hoodoo when they take on the Bulls in Pretoria. The Rebels remain …

The implications of a Super Rugby home loss for the Queensland Reds against the Western Force on Saturday night don’t bear thinking about. So it’s understandable that Reds players aren’t …

Sonny Bill Williams has been omitted from the All Blacks Sevens squad to contest the fifth round of the world series in Las Vegas. Coach Sir Gordon Tietjens said in …

Chiefs back Charlie Ngatai has his eyes on a bigger prize as he seeks to play himself into contention for the All Blacks Test series against Wales in June. The …

Wallabies enforcer Ben McCalman will return to action a week earlier than expected to help bolster the Western Force in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash with the Queensland Reds at Suncorp …

The language barrier has not caused too many problems for Queensland Reds coach Richard Graham since Japanese star Ayumu Goromaru’s arrival. However, Graham is yet to find an answer to …

One-Test All Blacks No.8 Luke Whitelock completes his transition from Crusader after being named in the Highlanders’ starting line-up to face the Hurricanes in Dunedin. Whitelock replaces Liam Squire in …

Japanese captain Michael Leitch and former Warriors NRL winger Glen Fisiiahi are poised to play for the Chiefs after being included on the bench to face the Lions in their …

Tough loose forwards Brad Shields and Victor Vito quashed a theory the Hurricanes have a soft underbelly. Last week’s crushing 52-10 loss to the Brumbies was a world apart from …

Scott Sio’s had enough. Enough of his Brumbies being outmuscled and trampled on by the NSW Waratahs. They’ve lost five of their past six derbies, their last win being almost …

Bernard Lapasset will not seek re-election as chairman of World Rugby in May so that he can focus his attention on spearheading Paris’ bid for the 2024 Olympics, he said …

Queensland Reds coach Richard Graham admits he is no closer to settling on a preferred position for Karmichael Hunt after the code hopper was replaced at fullback by Japan’s Ayumu …