Rugby Union News

Queensland will look to inflict the first Super W rugby defeat ever on NSW in Sunday’s grand final after narrow losses to their arch enemies in their last two meetings …

Winger Makazole Mapimpi scored two tries as the Sharks stunned South African rivals the Lions with an emphatic 42-5 Super Rugby victory at Ellis Park on Friday. The visitors dominated …

Brad Thorn has backed a rejuvenated Lukhan Salakaia-Loto to be among the men to lead a depleted Queensland on their tour of South Africa. The destructive flanker was one of …

Queensland will head to South Africa with wind in their sails after a 24-12 Super Rugby defeat of the Stormers. Both sides did everything but get on the scoreboard at …

Forget Israel Folau and NSW’s self-proclaimed “world-class backline”, it’s the Waratahs’ unsung forward pack that the Blues fear most as the in-form Aucklanders chase a fourth straight Super Rugby win …

Brumbies coach Dan McKellar is relaxed about throwing a green second-row pairing into Super Rugby’s version of the deep end. History, form and the emotion factor will all weigh heavily …

Winger Jack Maddocks reckons he and Quade Cooper are peas in a pod when it comes to instinctive attack, which helps explain the Melbourne Rebels’ bright start to the Super …

Former All Blacks fullback Israel Dagg has called time on an ongoing battle with injury and announced his retirement from all rugby. One of the most eye-catching players of his …

Having coached a club cut from Super Rugby, Melbourne Rebels mentor Dave Wessels is wary of the Sunwolves in Saturday night’s clash at AAMI Park. Wessels was at the helm …

The Crusaders’ horsemen may be missing but it hasn’t stopped them rolling out the cavalry in the front row stocks to face the Brumbies in Christchurch. Coach Scott Robertson has …

The Brumbies will field a forward pack depleted by Wallabies rest protocol requirements for their match against the Super Rugby-leading Crusaders in Christchurch. Coach Dan McKellar has omitted lock Rory …

If the Waratahs were banking on facing a Blues side missing electric winger Rieko Ioane, they’ll need to rustle up plan B. Ioane was included in a Blues team at …

Her family have long dominated football fields south of the border but Queensland flanker Millie Boyle insists there will be no confusion in Sunday’s Super W grand final. The Reds …

Queensland captain Samu Kerevi knows the importance of Friday’s home clash with the Stormers given he is likely to be rested from the Super Rugby side’s two-game trip to South …

The NSW Waratahs will rest Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper for Saturday’s vital Super Rugby clash with the Blues in Auckland. Hooper’s spell allows exciting young flanker Will Miller to make …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admits he may have lost a friend but he had to shrug off the emotion of sacking Stephen Larkham for the good of the team. Larkham, …

The Brumbies won’t be lacking in effort when they take on the Crusaders after expectations were made “crystal clear” by their Super Rugby coach Dan McKellar. The Canberra side will …

A humiliating defeat to the lowly Sunwolves hasn’t dented the NSW Waratahs’ confidence one bit as they vow to bounce back against the high-flying Blues in Auckland. Lock Tom Staniforth …