Sonny Bill Williams is appealing how the ban imposed on him for his second Test send-off against the British & Irish Lions is applied. Williams has appealed against the World …

All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams will miss the first Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia as part of his four-week ban, World Rugby has confirmed. The high-profile midfield back became …

World Rugby has ruled that All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams should miss the first Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia next month while serving a disciplinary suspension. Williams was banned …

Far from fearing a player drain, Australia sevens coach Tim Walsh prefers to see the upside of so many sports putting women on a path to professionalism. Walsh is in …

Stephen Moore is desperate to get his hands on the Bledisloe Cup for the first time before he ends his Wallabies career. Moore has four months left at Test level …

Wallabies prop Toby Smith is returning to New Zealand after signing with the Hurricanes for the next two Super Rugby seasons. The 28-year-old loosehead won two titles during four years …

Having dominated in the wet to make Super Rugby’s last four, Crusaders coach Scott Robertson is happy for the weather gods to dish up more of the same for their …

Stephen Moore’s hooking position appears to be entirely up for grabs after the Wallabies skipper announced his retirement from international rugby. The 34-year-old will step aside from the Test ranks …

Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore will retire from international rugby at the end of the year and is handing over the captaincy to Michael Hooper effective immediately. Moore told his teammates …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has added seven Brumbies to his extended training squad, but has resisted the temptation to bring in any more uncapped players. Cheika last week named 11 …

Kane Douglas is convinced he can play more Tests despite sliding from World Cup final starter and out of the Queensland side into club rugby. Douglas was overlooked by Wallabies …

Queensland Reds coach Nick Stiles believes Quade Cooper can regain his Wallabies jersey if he follows the same path as Karmichael Hunt and rebuilds his body over the coming months. …

From near-retirement to starting a Super Rugby semi-final – the Dane Coles recovery story takes another notable step in Johannesburg this weekend. Coles is set to captain the Hurricanes in …

Western Force centre Bill Meakes admits he’s on the verge of Wallaby selection, albeit in a roundabout way, but he wouldn’t change a thing about his unusual journey. The hard-running …

The Crusaders have no doubt that winning an eighth Super Rugby title will boil down to discipline. All of their big games this season have been swung by the penalty …

Michael Cheika’s punishing training schedule already seems to be producing the response he was hoping for from the players in his extended Wallabies squad. They had their first full day …

Karmichael Hunt has been ruled out of the Wallabies’ opening Bledisloe Cup Tests after undergoing ankle surgery. The June Test debutant is expected to be sidelined for two months, which …

Coach Dave Rennie can’t speak highly enough of veteran Chiefs back Stephen Donald, although a starting role in their Super Rugby semi-final against the Crusaders is no guarantee. Donald, 33, …