Rugby Union News

Blake Enever was minding his own business at the Australian team hotel in London on Friday when Wallabies coach Michael Cheika asked to see him. Delighted just to be a …

South Africa have scraped past a lacklustre France 18-17 to make some amends for the horror Test performance against Ireland. Springboks winger Dillyn Leyds and France flyhalf Anthony Belleau scored …

A year after Ireland toppled the All Blacks for the first time in Test history, Scotland came within five metres of doing the same thing in an exciting 22-17 loss …

Revelling in a fifth successive win over his home nation, England coach Eddie Jones said his side thoroughly deserved their controversial 30-6 win over Australia at Twickenham. England ran in …

Australia forwards Adam Coleman and Ned Hannigan will fly home after injury ended their spring tour of the UK. Coleman will undergo surgery on the thumb he hurt in last …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has reacted furiously to accusations he called the referee a cheat after a dispiriting 30-6 Test defeat to England at Twickenham. The loss, to Eddie Jones’s …

The All Blacks have relied on flashes of brilliance and desperate defence to see off Scotland 22-17 in a gripping Test in Edinburgh. Led by emerging star winger Rieko Ioane, …

Australia have sunk to a fifth successive defeat to England in controversial fashion at a rain-soaked Twickenham. Eddie Jones’ side sealed a 30-6 win but it was rookie New Zealand …

A second-string Wales team held on for a narrow 13-6 win over Georgia with stout defence denying the eastern European country a first win over a top tier rugby-playing nation …

After surviving 12 years, soon to be 129 Tests, thousands of scrums and five vastly different coaches, Wallabies World Cup captain Stephen Moore is finally hanging up his boots. Australia’s …

Eddie Jones has joked that he will provide the entertainment if England fail to ignite Twickenham in Saturday’s showdown with Australia. A laboured 21-8 victory over Argentina delivered the 20th …

Brumbies lock Blake Enever will make his shock Wallabies debut in the white-hot cauldron of Twickenham after Adam Coleman was ruled out because of an injured thumb. Enever, 26, who …

England’s Eddie Jones has accused Wallabies coach Michael Cheika of trying to influence referee Ben O’Keeffe through the media. New Zealand whistleblower O’Keeffe, at 28, is the youngest referee on …

Michael Cheika has warned the Wallabies to be braced for another England ambush against playmaking duo Bernard Foley and Will Genia at Twickenham. Halfback Genia missed last year’s 37-21 defeat …

Hard-hitting Wallabies back-rower Sean McMahon has revealed he needs a pre-game hot shower in the changerooms to calm his nerves before doing battle. The knockabout No.8, who will head to …

The bitter fallout from the Western Force’s axing has hit a new low with RugbyWA forced into voluntary administration because it can’t pay Rugby Australia’s legal costs. RugbyWA claims it …

High-flying Rieko Ioane has been advised to keep his feet on the ground as his rugby prowess begins to gather global attention. The slippery All Blacks left winger has been …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says first appearances can be deceiving after naming an entirely predictable team for their fourth tour match, against Scotland at Murrayfield. There is one injury-enforced …