Rugby Union News

After being immersed in the aftermath of tragedy for two weeks, Sonny Bill Williams came off the bench to create a try which helped seal a 24-9 Super Rugby win …

The NSW Waratahs are rallying around rookie playmaker Mack Mason after the 24-year-old’s rare start backfired spectacularly on coach Daryl Gibson. Deputising for Test five-eighth Bernard Foley, who was rested …

Shellshocked coach Daryl Gibson is refusing to blame the Wallabies’ controversial rotation system for NSW Waratahs’ humiliating loss to doomed Super Rugby cellar dwellers the Sunwolves. With Test stars Bernard …

An injury to All Blacks captain Kieran Read, who was forced off halfway through his comeback match, has soured the Crusaders’ comfortable 32-8 Super Rugby victory over the Hurricanes. Read …

The NSW Waratahs have crashed back to earth with one of their most humiliating Super Rugby defeats. A week after ending the record-setting 19-match winning streak of the mighty Crusaders, …

He’s been ushered in as Rugby Australia’s saviour six months out from the World Cup, but Scott Johnson has no plans on pulling rank on Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. Not …

Win or lose on Saturday night, Melbourne playmaker Quade Cooper should shake Reds Super Rugby coach Brad Thorn’s hand for giving him a real crack at this year’s Rugby World …

Rugby Australia’s upbeat new director of rugby Scott Johnson says there’s no reason why the Wallabies can’t win this year’s World Cup. Johnson began his new role on Friday, overseeing …

As if the beleaguered Sunwolves didn’t have enough on their plate dealing with Super Rugby’s new try-scoring king Israel Folau on Friday night. Now it’s potentially double trouble for the …

Melbourne Rebels hope Reece Hodge’s shift to fullback will get him more involved against the Queensland Reds on Saturday. The Wallabies utility back will move off the wing in a …

Livewire Maurice Longbottom is the big inclusion for Australia’s rugby sevens tilt in Hong Kong after recovering from a hamstring injury. The speedster has been missing since the side’s Sydney …

Queensland assistant Peter Ryan “couldn’t give a rats” how Quade Cooper and Will Genia fare in their hyped Suncorp Stadium return with the Rebels on Saturday. The Melbourne halves starred …

The Rebels will be seeing double when identical Smith twins JP and Ruan start together in the front row for Queensland on Saturday. JP has earned a promotion for the …

NSW Waratahs winger Curtis Rona has suffered a groin injury and will skip this week’s Super Rugby clash with the Sunwolves. Rona will be replaced in the starting XV by …

Queensland flanker Angus Scott-Young is free to face the Rebels on Saturday after escaping suspension for foul play. There were fears the 21-year-old was facing an extended stint on the …

Will Genia says it’s business as usual for his Melbourne Rebels halves partner Quade Cooper, who will return to Brisbane this Saturday night for his first Super Rugby match against …

All Blacks captain Kieran Read will make his first appearance of the year when the Crusaders face the Hurricanes in a high-stakes Super Rugby game in Wellington on Friday. Coach …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is using schoolboy rugby talents as guinea pigs to refine his re-jigged World Cup blueprint. Speaking publicly for the first time since the appointment of Scott …