Rugby Union News

Melbourne Rebels stand-in skipper Tom English rates their Super Rugby clash with the Waratahs on Friday night as the biggest in the club’s history with a maiden finals appearance virtually …

Planning for 2019 can wait as far as Queensland Reds captain Scott Higginbotham is concerned. A Super Rugby season that promised plenty has gradually disintegrated for a young Reds side, …

Utility back Marcel Brache is on track to play in next year’s rugby World Cup in Japan – and he has the Western Force to thank for it. Brache has …

Wallabies ace Israel Folau will front a high-stakes appeal hearing on Thursday night, meaning he is still a chance to play for the NSW Waratahs in their crucial Super Rugby …

Rugby Australia is set to appeal the one-match ban handed down to Wallabies and Waratahs star Israel Folau after he was cited for making contact in the air during the …

Queensland’s Wallabies contingent is back on deck but injuries to Izack Rodda and Izaia Perese have forced coach Brad Thorn into a reshuffle for the Super Rugby clash with the …

All Blacks captain Kieran Read is set for big-time rugby again after returning from a long injury stint in humble surrounds. Read played the first half for Counties Manukau on …

From a Test series decider to a clash with his childhood hero – it’s one of the bigger learning weeks for Reds enforcer Lukhan Tui. The 21-year-old was still coming …

Wallabies playmaker Bernard Foley will celebrate his 100th Super Rugby match with promotion to captain the NSW Waratahs in their crucial match against the Melbourne Rebels. Foley takes over the …

NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says the rules surrounding rugby’s aerial battle may need to be changed if star fullback Israel Folau is suspended over contact in the air during …

A milestone game for departing flanker Jerome Kaino will drive Super Rugby’s beleaguered Blues when they host the Queensland Reds in Auckland. The All Blacks veteran will play his last …

Having recently witnessed the tireless work of Wallabies teammate Michael Hooper, Melbourne’s Dane Haylett-Petty expects the Waratahs to be hit hard by the loss of their injured skipper when the …

Former South Africa captain Adriaan Strauss, the most capped player in the country’s Super Rugby history, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game. The 32-year-old hooker will …

Sunwolves coach Jamie Joseph has said he is temporarily stepping down from the role to undergo back surgery, with his assistant Tony Brown is taking control of the Super Rugby …

Melbourne will be missing their skipper and Wallabies lock Adam Coleman from their crunch Super Rugby clash with the Waratahs on Friday night at AAMI Park. Already without Test halfback …

Brumbies winger Chance Peni has been slammed with a six-game suspension after being cited in his first match back from another lengthy ban. The former Western Force player was rubbed …

Rugby will have turned into a “nanny state” if Israel Folau is suspended for challenging a high ball against Ireland, according to NSW Waratahs assistant coach Simon Cron. Folau could …

Michael Hooper’s Super Rugby season is in doubt with the NSW Waratahs resigned to losing him for at least a month due to a hamstring injury. The Wallabies and Waratahs …