Rugby Union News

David Pocock feels he’s almost back to career-best form as competition for the Wallabies openside flanker role heats up. Former Wallabies skipper Pocock played just five Super Rugby games across …

Dom Shipperley says he’s a better player than when he last played for the Wallabies and he’s hoping for a chance to prove that. The Melbourne Rebels’ flyer played three …

Australia have started the Under-20s rugby world championship with a hard-fought victory over Samoa that included skipper Andrew Kellaway setting a try-scoring record. Kellaway’s late five-pointer sealed Australia’s 34-22 win …

Bernard Foley admits he and NSW Waratahs playmaking partner Kurtley Beale haven’t flourished consistently this Super Rugby season. But the Wallabies five-eighth is hopeful things are clicking in time for …

Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has defended his decision to select South Africa-born pair Josh Strauss and WP Nel in his 46-man squad for a World Cup training camp. Glasgow …

England rugby star Danny Cipriani’s World Cup hopes were in doubt on Tuesday after news reports that he had been arrested for drink driving following a car crash in London. …

Departing Queensland Reds veterans James Horwill and Will Genia say they have no regrets over their decisions to move overseas after this year’s World Cup. But the Wallabies pair admit …

Coach Tony McGahan admits the loss of brilliant winger Sefa Naivalu with a broken leg is a big blow as the Melbourne Rebels look to end their best Super Rugby …

Hard-working No.8 Ben McCalman has become the second Wallabies player to secure a flexible contract allowing him to play in Japan, after agreeing to three more years in Australian rugby. …

Melbourne Rebels back Sefa Naivalu’s Super Rugby season is over after he had surgery on the leg he broke in Saturday’s loss to the Sharks. The versatile 23-year-old has remained …

A fond farewell has been planned for Queensland’s James Horwill and Will Genia at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday night. But the jury is still out on whether playmaker Quade Cooper …

Halfback Nick Phipps says the NSW Waratahs have no intention of softening their abrasive playing style, and sees the extra attention to their physicality as merely “a compliment”. Winger Rob …

A visit to a sick relative in hospital served as a timely reminder to Brumbies winger Henry Speight that there’s more to life than Super Rugby. The Fijian flyer scored …

Utility back Jono Lance has been summoned to join the NSW Waratahs in South Africa after winger Rob Horne was suspended. Lance was to fly out on Monday ahead of …

All Blacks fly-half Beauden Barrett is a 50 per cent chance to play this week as the top-of-the-table Hurricanes look to bounce back from a clumsy loss to the Crusaders. …

The Brumbies have ramped up preparations for Friday’s Super Rugby clash with the Western Force after fatigue got the better of them last start. Fullback Jesse Mogg was among those …

Christian Wade has served notice to England head coach Stuart Lancaster after being left out of his World Cup training squad, with his hat-trick helping inflict a record 73-12 defeat …

Captain Dave Dennis says the NSW Waratahs must be smarter with their renowned physicality and aggression after losing a third player to suspension in the space of a week. Super …