Rugby Union News

Beauden Barrett will lead the Hurricanes against the Melbourne Rebels, coming face to face with possible Australian Test rival Quade Cooper for the first time in three years. Hurricanes coach …

Brumbies coach Dan McKellar admits it’s frustrating after David Pocock’s injury return was delayed for at least another two weeks. Wallabies star Pocock hasn’t played in the last six games …

Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi has moved to ease concern about Pacific Island player unrest in Australian rugby and says he still feels comfortable to express his religious faith publicly. The …

Queensland captain Samu Kerevi will front up again as the plucky Super Rugby side attempts to win a fifth game in seven matches on Friday night. The Wallabies centre revealed …

Melbourne Rebels skipper Dane Haylett-Petty is back to take on the Hurricanes however fellow Wallaby Jordan Uelese will miss Saturday’s Super Rugby clash in Wellington. Fullback Haylett-Petty (toe) hasn’t played …

Queensland Reds have made just one injury-enforced change to their Super Rugby starting side to face the Sunwolves in Brisbane on Friday. Winger Jock Campbell will replace 19-year-old Jack Hardy, …

All Blacks captain-in-waiting Sam Whitelock has signed a long-term deal with the world champions in a momentous deal for New Zealand Rugby. Crusaders lock Whitelock added four years to his …

Former Wallabies halfback Chris Whitaker is only focused on the now after emerging as favourite to be the NSW Waratahs’ next Super Rugby coach. Daryl Gibson’s assistant coach and fellow …

Rugby Australia is facing a potential Polynesian player mutiny after one of the Wallabies’ most exciting prospects said all Pacific Islanders “might as well” just be sacked because of their …

Australia’s Rugby World Cup pool rivals Wales have named uncapped prop Rhys Carre and wing Owen Lane in their 42-man training squad, which includes 36 players who featured in the …

The Melbourne Rebels could be back to full strength to face the Hurricanes with skipper Dane Haylett-Petty and his Wallabies teammate Jordan Uelese in contention for Super Rugby selection. Fullback …

NSW Waratahs lock Jed Holloway has been suspended for three weeks after pleading guilty to elbowing Sharks’ prop Thomas du Toit in the head. He was sent off in the …

All Blacks and Crusaders prop Owen Franks will be out of action for at least another four weeks as he recovers from a small tear in his shoulder. The 31-year-old, …

Tate McDermott isn’t one for broken promises, with the Queensland halfback adamant the Reds won’t be repeating themselves on Friday night. A crucial last-start defeat of the Sharks in Durban …

Former France scrum half Fabien Galthie will replace Jacques Brunel as the country’s head coach after this year’s Rugby World Cup, French Rugby Federation chief Bernard Laporte has said. “I’ve …

The Melbourne Rebels will travel to Wellington this week relieved to still be leading the Australian Super Rugby conference after the NSW Waratahs and Brumbies blew good chances to catch …

Maybe there isn’t hope for the NSW Waratahs beyond Israel Folau after all. At least not until they find a way to pick up the slack from Super Rugby’s all-time …

Injuries have depleted the NSW Waratahs’ forward stocks for their potentially season-defining, two-game Super Rugby tour of South Africa. Already reeling from a demoralising 23-15 home loss to the Sharks …