Rugby Union News

Veteran hooker Bismarck du Plessis has been recalled to South Africa’s squad for Tests against Wales and England as new coach Rassie Erasmus named three brothers in a 43-man squad. …

Will Skelton’s Saracens have been crowned English champions for the third time in four years when they outclassed holders Exeter 27-10 in the Premiership final. Having been deposed as back-to-back …

Wing Madosh Tambwe scored a winning try five minutes from full time as the Lions grabbed a precious 26-23 victory in their titanic South African Super Rugby derby against an …

One of world rugby’s toughest men has rubbished the introduction of what has been dubbed the “nipple rule”. In an effort to halt the increase in head injuries and concussion, …

Being a man down for almost 20 minutes has failed to stop the Brumbies from recording a famous 38-28 Super Rugby victory over the Bulls. The ACT team snapped a …

Queensland Reds coach Brad Thorn won’t guarantee a future at the Super Rugby club for suspended veteran James Slipper. The off-contract prop on Thursday received a two-month suspension and $27,500 …

The Queensland Reds will be kicking themselves after a horror night with the boot cost them a Super Rugby win against New Zealand’s Highlanders in Brisbane. The hosts dominated territory …

The NSW Waratahs have fallen just short in their quest for back-to-back Super Rugby wins over New Zealand opponents, going down 39-27 to the Chiefs in an epic clash in …

Wallabies winger Marika Koroibete has ended his try-scoring drought just in time for next month’s Test series against Ireland, bagging his first ever Super Rugby hat-trick. The Melbourne flyer got …

Jaguares winger Ramiro Moyano scored a hat-trick in his side’s 29-13 Super Rugby win over the Sharks, their sixth consecutive victory that keeps them firmly in second place in the …

Melbourne’s boy wonder Jack Maddocks has made a compelling case for a Wallabies debut against Ireland with a starring performance in his team’s Super Rugby win over the Sunwolves. The …

Melbourne have moved to within striking distance of Super Rugby Australian conference leaders NSW after rolling the understrength Sunwolves 40-13. The bonus-point victory at AAMI Park means the Rebels are …

Melbourne have moved to within striking distance of Super Rugby Australian conference leaders NSW after rolling the understrength Sunwolves 40-13. The bonus point victory at AAMI Park meant the Rebels …

The Crusaders have taken a major step towards defending their Super Rugby title with a table-topping 24-13 win over the Hurricanes in Christchurch. A clinical performance in a Friday night …

Interim coach John Manenti hopes one bad showing won’t count against him when the next women’s sevens coach is officially named in coming weeks. The interview process is ongoing but …

James Slipper’s suspension for drug use has been hard to cop for his friend and teammate Scott Higginbotham. But the Queensland Reds captain says it hasn’t taken the steam out …

They bulldozed one Kiwi Super Rugby wall last week but the NSW Waratahs aren’t satisfied as they target an even stiffer frontier against the Chiefs. The Australian conference leaders have …

Highlanders winger Tevita Nabura has been suspended for six weeks by Super Rugby bosses for his spectacular boot to the face of Waratahs opposite Cam Clark. Nabura was sent off …