Rugby Union News

Vanquished hosts Australia have turned their focus to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics after Japan snatched the Wheelchair Rugby World Championship gold medal in a pulsating final at Sydney Olympic Park. …

Former Wallabies five-eighth and 1999 World Cup winner Stephen Larkham is the latest Australian to be inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. The 102-Test veteran was part of …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will struggle to convince anybody that his side deserve to start as underdogs in the Bledisloe Cup opener, including his own players, Michael Cheika says. …

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has put country before cash and signed a five-year contract extension, and he and coach Michael Cheika hope similar long-term deals can put an end to …

Rugby Australia are set to announce Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper has signed a five-year deal that will take him through to the end of 2023. Rugby Australia have called a …

Australian coach Brad Dubberley has praised dynamic duo Ryley Batt and Chris Bond after the pair led the Steelers to a 59-57 semi-final triumph over Great Britain at the 2018 …

The banter has already started between Wallabies backrower Pete Samu and some of the Crusaders teammates he could be lining up against in just more than a week. Samu, who …

The All Blacks are toning back their Wallabies-are-favourites line but believe the Sydney factor makes the Bledisloe Cup opener a danger game. Coach Steve Hansen swivelled heads on both sides …

Australia’s men’s wheelchair rugby team will face Great Britain for a place in the gold medal match of the world championships after a resounding victory over Japan in Sydney. The …

Rugby Australia chief Raelene Castle is confident of delivering a record-breaking women’s Rugby World Cup, if Australia wins hosting rights for the 2021 tournament. Castle has announced Newcastle and the …

The Melbourne Rebels will conduct a club review after two major off-field incidents soured their 2018 Super Rugby season. At one stage looking in contention for a first finals appearance, …

The Australian men’s wheelchair rugby team have continued their unbeaten start to the world championship – and ended Denmark’s winning run – with a 61-49 victory at Sydney Olympic Park. …

New Argentina coach Mario Ledesma has wasted little time in making his mark on the side by naming six uncapped players in an extended squad for the Rugby Championship. Former …

Former Wallabies captain Stirling Mortlock has rubbished All Blacks attempts at underdog status for the looming Bledisloe Cup series as laughable. “It’s a load of tripe,” Mortlock told AAP on …

There are more rugby union fans in China, Brazil, India and the US than there are people in Australia and New Zealand combined. One in three of the world’s 800 …

Flyhalf Damian Willemse is one of three uncapped players in South Africa’s squad for the Rugby Championship. The 20-year-old Willemse was joined by uncapped flankers Cyle Brink and Marco van …

Veteran Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau admits he’s in catch-up mode and has questioned his ability to match the standards of his younger rivals as he strives to regain a Test …

Brumbies winger Henry Speight will join Irish province Ulster Rugby on a short-term loan contract. Speight will move to Kingspan Stadium later this month in a similar deal to that …