Rugby Union News

NSW Waratahs are the only Australian team in the Super Rugby finals, after the Melbourne Rebels just missed out. The Australian conference winning Tahs will host New Zealand’s Highlanders in …

The NSW Waratahs were dealt a massive reality check before their Super Rugby finals campaign with a 40-31 home loss to the Brumbies on Saturday. The Brumbies hopes of making …

A virtuoso Reece Hodge display wasn’t enough as the Melbourne Rebels fell 43-37 to the Highlanders, leaving their Super Rugby finals hopes teetering. Another result must now go the Rebels’ …

Brad Thorn believes the very soul of rugby union is at risk of being destroyed by pedantic refereeing decisions like the one that marred Queensland’s Super Rugby win over the …

The Queensland Reds have rounded out their most successful Super Rugby season in five years with a 48-27 victory over the Sunwolves. But for the second week in a row, …

The Chiefs have beaten the Hurricanes 28-24 but it wasn’t enough to snatch hosting rights for a Super Rugby quarter-final. In a fluctuating final-round clash in Hamilton on Friday night, …

He’s been back in the Australian sevens fold for only a week and didn’t log a single minute in Super Rugby but speedster Henry Hutchison is heading to a World …

Belief is growing but defence is still a work in progress for the surging Super Rugby finals-bound NSW Waratahs. The Tahs enter Saturday’s final round home game with the Brumbies …

Melbourne Rebels will return to the kicking game that has worked so well for them in a bid to clinch a Super Rugby play-off berth. Victory over the Highlanders in …

Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano will make a decision about his Super Rugby future during the next month. The former Wallabies playmaker is yet to confirm if he will continue with …

Identical twin brothers Rory and Richie Arnold will be the Brumbies’ starting locks for Saturday night’s sudden-death Super Rugby clash with the NSW Waratahs. The Arnolds, who are both 208cm, …

PREVIEW OF SUPER RUGBY WEEK 19 (all times AEST): FRIDAY, JULY 13: CHIEFS v HURRICANES at FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, 5.35pm Head to head: Played 31, Hurricanes 16, Chiefs 14, …

The NSW Waratahs’ “lightweight” forwards are bracing for a big test against a beefed up Brumbies pack featuring skyscraper locks Rory and Richie Arnold starting together in Super Rugby for …

The Blues want to farewell Jerome Kaino with an upset Super Rugby win when the curtain comes down on their forgettable Super Rugby campaign. Coach Tana Umaga’s men will try …

Wallabies Will Genia, Dane Haylett-Petty and Adam Coleman have all been ruled out for the Melbourne Rebels, in a blow to their hopes of a season-defining win over the Highlanders. …

Brumbies coach Dan McKellar is confident that co-captain Christian Lealiifano will remain at the Super Rugby club next year. The former Wallabies playmaker has signed to play in Japan once …

The Melbourne Rebels have received a leg up for their crucial Super Rugby final round clash with the Highlanders resting a host of first-choice players. All Blacks backs Ben and …

WHAT’S AT STAKE IN THE FINAL ROUND OF SUPER RUGBY THE DEFINITES – * CRUSADERS ARE TOP DOGS – Eight-times and defending champions, the Crusaders have already clinched top of …