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When the Wallabies went into the tunnel at halftime of their opening Rugby World Cup match trailing Fiji, an unidentifiable voice was picked up on the referee’s microphone yelling “Wake …

Tonga’s World Cup Nines campaign is in disarray after being stunned 30-7 by the Cook Islands in their tournament opener at Bankwest Stadium. Considered the most likely of the second-tier …

Influential halfback Antoine Dupont has been passed fit France’s World Cup quarter-final against Wales on Sunday. Dupont, who Wales head coach Warren Gatland believes is one of the world’s best …

Former Junior Wallabies captain and ex-Waratahs outside back Andrew Kellaway has signed with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2020 Super Rugby season. The 24-year-old will arrive for pre-season training in …

The boss of a major Gold Coast sponsor has apologised to captain Ryan James after the NRL favourite was controversially implicated in the company’s intent to sever ties with the …

They were teammates in the 1980s, firebrands for one of Australia’s most storied rugby clubs. Three decades on, Eddie Jones and Michael Cheika are bickering coaches with an often-gnarly relationship …

Japan have made one injury-enforced change to the starting line-up for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against South Africa, bringing Ryohei Yamanaka in at fullback in place of William Tupou. …

Star St Kilda midfielder Dan Hannebery will have a late start to pre-season training after breaking a bone in his right foot in a fall down some stairs. The 28-year-old …

England’s Ben Youngs has returned serve at his former Wallabies clubmate Matt To’omua in the tongue-in-cheek sledging contest that has emerged on the eve of the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. …

Former Adelaide AFL defender Alex Keath is aiming to be in full training with the Western Bulldogs after Christmas following off-season ankle surgery. Keath put off a planned holiday to …

Melbourne Storm’s Nelson Asofa-Solomona will miss New Zealand’s three upcoming Tests as punishment for his involvement in an ugly Bali brawl. The NRL and Storm also handed the Kiwi prop …

Michael Cheika is banking on Kurtley Beale to inspire Australia’s flat-lining attack when their Rugby World Cup campaign goes on the line against England. While Jordan Petaia’s selection at outside …

Jonathan Davies, Dan Biggar and George North have returned to the Wales team for Sunday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against France after recovering from injuries. Warren Gatland on Friday named …

NSW Rugby League has set their sights on having teams from the bush playing in reserve grade within five years after finalising its biggest governance change in 80 years. The …

Sebastien Ogier’s pursuit of a seventh-straight world rally title has been boosted by the addition of a third Citroen at next month’s Rally Australia in Coffs Harbour. Norway’s Mads Ostberg …

Injury has forced Hawthorn’s premiership swingman Ryan Schoenmakers to call time on his AFL career. Restricted to just six VFL matches for the 2019 season due to ongoing calf problems, …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen was not prepared to think about it and Ireland’s Joe Schmidt did not address it, yet Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final between their sides will mark …

Stephen Baster was sitting on the couch at home when he learned that his Caulfield Cup mount The Chosen One had drawn the outside barrier. There were no histrionics, with …