Rugby Union News

England coach Eddie Jones will draw on four decades of AFL knowledge with his appointment of Neil Craig as head of high performance for the Roses’ senior rugby union team. …

Australian rugby’s governing body has a new name and headquarters, but a new CEO might not be in place before the end of this year. The Australian Rugby Union has …

Anton Lienert-Brown’s week of rest has been dashed with the young All Blacks centre called up early for New Zealand’s end-of-year tour. Lienert-Brown was pencilled in for a well-deserved break …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has declared there’s two spring tour spots up grabs going into Saturday’s clash with the Barbarians, news which should motivate players on both sides. In addition …

Andrew Forrest has detailed how he plans to build “the most popular rugby competition in the world”, with the mining billionaire hoping to obtain both World Rugby and the ARU’s …

Barbarians captain and out of favour Wallaby Quade Cooper is talking up playing in the NRC finals rather than making a last-ditch bid for the upcoming spring tour. The veteran …

Wallabies fullback Israel Folau has become the first player to win the John Eales Medal for a third time, achieving the feat in just his fifth season of professional rugby. …

England rugby coach Eddie Jones has selected uncapped back-rower Sam Simmonds but there is no place for James Haskell in a largely predictable 34-man squad for the November internationals. Simmonds, …

Former Wallabies grand slam winning coach Alan Jones believes Australia can win the next Rugby World Cup, but has warned the country runs the risk of losing players unless the …

Fullback Israel Folau returns to his original Test position of winger, while halfback Nick Phipps will captain the Wallabies against the Barbarians in Sydney on Saturday. Folau, who played his …

Emerging prop Tom Robertson has re-signed with Australian Rugby and the NSW Waratahs until the end of 2020. The 23-year-old, who made his Test debut against Argentina in Perth last …

England front-rower Joe Marler will miss next month’s clash with Australia after being suspended for two matches but capatin Dylan Hartley has been cleared to play. An independent disciplinary panel …

Emerging forward and impact player Lukhan Tui wouldn’t mind muscling his way into the Wallabies’ mosquito fleet back row in addition to adding oomph to the second row. Test rookie …

Wallabies’ captain Michael Hooper and tryscoring whiz Israel Folau are each a chance of becoming the first three-time John Eales Medallist. Named after the former Australian captain and legendary lock, …

Resisting the temptation to get carried away by a good performance has helped rising Wallaby flanker Jack Dempsey’s successful transition to being a Test starter, after a tough introduction. It …

Scotland have named 10 uncapped players in a bigger than expected 36-man squad for November rugby internationals against Australia and New Zealand. Coach Gregor Townsend on Tuesday took the chance …

New Zealand-born centre Hadleigh Parkes is one of five uncapped players in Welsh coach Warren Gatland’s 36-man squad for Tests against Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Georgia. The 30-year-old …

The Barbarians have warned up for Saturday’s clash with the Wallabies by hanging on to beat the Classic Wallabies 27-24 in Lismore on the NSW far north coast NSW. The …