Rugby Union News

Bledisloe Cup star Beauden Barrett has made way for Richie Mo’unga in a much-changed All Blacks team to face Argentina in Nelson. Coach Steve Hansen has made seven switches to …

Drew Mitchell says its up to Australia’s players, not the coach, to prove themselves after admitting they weren’t up to the task in back-to-back Bledisloe Cup losses. The former Wallabies …

The face of Australian rugby sevens will remain with the code after Charlotte Caslick opted against a switch to rugby league. The Olympic gold medallist has inked a new contract …

Melbourne have confirmed they are looking to get Luke Jones back in Rebels colours with the lock aiming for a return to Super Rugby and the Wallabies ahead of next …

Ryan Crotty’s All Blacks career is set to resume just two weeks after a wave of public sentiment that he consider retirement because of ongoing head knocks. The world class …

Wallabies lock Izack Rodda is close to sorting out his Super Rugby future amid reported overtures from the NSW Waratahs, but says he is leaning towards staying put in Queensland. …

Wallabies players simply weren’t working hard enough across their two latest Bledisloe Cup defeats, according to halfback Will Genia. And Genia believes long-suffering Australian rugby fans are entitled to ask …

The jury may still be out on his rat’s tail, but rookie Wallabies hooker Folau Fainga’a is confident his set piece play has won coach Michael Cheika over in the …

Where Israel Folau plays rugby union next season could be determined by where his wife Maria plays netball. The off-contract Wallabies and NSW Waratahs star admits he would be “in …

Israel Folau is running on his injured ankle at the Wallabies’ Gold Coast training base but isn’t confident he’ll be able to prove his fitness to play South Africa. The …

Israel Folau is set to make a surprise comeback but prop Taniela Tupou is racing the clock after being included in a 31-strong Wallabies squad for The Rugby Championship clashes …

First it was World Series Rugby. Now, the National Rugby Championship. Then … who knows? The future seems bright enough for the reborn Western Force, but exactly what that future …

Under-fire Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has the full support of the Rugby Australia board and will see out his contract, according to CEO Raelene Castle. But at the same time, …

New Zealand Rugby’s boss says there’s no easy solution to the annual dead rubber problem plaguing the Bledisloe Cup. Aside from Australia getting better. The silverware won’t be up for …

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper hasn’t made the inaugurual Australian Super Rugby players’ choice team of the year. Openside flanker Hooper was one of nine incumbent Test starters who didn’t get …

Versatile former Wallabies prop Ben Alexander has retired from professional rugby. A veteran of 72 Test appearances, 33-year-old Alexander departs as the most capped player in Brumbies history after 154 …

Wallabies flanker David Pocock wants clarity over how neck roll offenders will be punished after being targeted at the breakdown by the All Blacks. Owen Franks was penalised for the …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika says his players must support master on-baller David Pocock more when opponents attempt to put him off his game. New Zealand were a class above their …