Overseas clubs are targeting young All Blacks more than ever before but New Zealand Rugby is taking solace that they aren’t being offered extravagant sums. Chief executive Steve Tew says …

FP – Sam Burgess has a shot at a second title across two codes in eight months when Bath face Saracens in the English rugby premiership final at Twickenham this …

Quade Cooper may be set for a three-week Super Rugby swansong as he prepares to make his return from injury for the Queensland Reds with his future still very much …

Rising star Adam Coleman has put his Wallabies dreams on the backburner as he attempts to drag the Western Force out of their Super Rugby funk. With his bullocking runs, …

Fijian flyer Sefanaia Naivalu will start in the centres for the first time this Super Rugby season as the Melbourne Rebels try to make history against the Sharks. The Rebels …

Quade Cooper will make his return from a two-month injury layoff for the Queensland Reds in their Super Rugby bottom-of-the-table clash with the Western Force on Saturday. The mercurial Wallabies …

The Brumbies are at risk of not having Matt Toomua for the rest of the Super Rugby season, with the star playmaker to miss Friday’s clash with the Bulls and …

Brisbane Lions coach Justin Leppitsch says his injury-hit side is running out of talls with forward Daniel McStay set to miss Sunday’s clash with St Kilda. McStay suffered a compound …

Highlanders co-captain Nasi Manu is hampered by shoulder pain for a second week and will miss their important Super Rugby match against the Chiefs in Invercargill. Fullback Ben Smith will …

Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan has urged his Super Rugby side to outwit the Sharks by playing smarter rugby. The Rebels take on the Sharks in Durban early on Saturday …

Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell are “very close to getting a recall” for Australia’s rugby World Cup campaign, according to former Wallabies skipper George Smith. Smith, Australia’s second most-capped forward …

Equal most-capped Wallaby prop Ben Alexander has resisted the lure of an overseas contract and re-signed with the ARU and the Brumbies until the end of the 2016 season. Under …

Controversial England hooker Dylan Hartley is about to discover if he is still available for England’s home World Cup following his latest disciplinary lapse. Hartley faces a hearing in Coventry …

The Western Force have vowed to make things personal against the Queensland Reds as both teams attempt to avoid the Super Rugby wooden spoon. The last-placed Force (15 points) have …

The four-year contracts signed by Brodie Retallick and Julian Savea are among the most significant player deals pulled off by New Zealand Rugby, according to its top official. The world …

World-class pair Brodie Retallick and Julian Savea have become the first All Blacks to commit through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in a major boost for New Zealand Rugby. …

Danny Cipriani views his selection in England’s World Cup training squad as the ultimate justification for his decision to return home after a stint with the Melbourne Rebels. Cipriani has …

All Blacks Ma’a Nonu and Jeremy Thrush will set Hurricanes records for longevity after being named for Friday’s Super Rugby match against the Crusaders in Nelson. Evergreen centre Nonu will …