Rugby Union News

Cancer survivor Christian Lealiifano’s Super Rugby comeback has been postponed due to hamstring tightness. Lealiifano was expected to be named on the Brumbies bench for Friday night’s clash with the …

Cancer survivor Christian Lealiifano’s Super Rugby comeback has been postponed due to hamstring tightness. Lealiifano was expected to be named on the Brumbies bench for Friday night’s clash with the …

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has rewarded his victorious Test players by naming an unchanged team for their tour-ending showdown against the All Blacks. The same 23-man group …

The All Blacks have dumped both of their wingers in a shock back three overhaul for the third and deciding Test against the British and Irish Lions. Speedsters Rieko Ioane …

Mystery surrounds the future of Western Force skipper Ben McCalman after the star back-rower failed to recover in time for Friday night’s Super Rugby clash with the Rebels in Perth. …

Departing Wallabies and NSW Waratahs back Rob Horne won’t have a bar of the negativity surrounding Australian rugby and boldly predicts it will go from strength to strength. Horne will …

Rob Simmons will make his final appearance as a Queensland Reds player at Suncorp Stadium in the unfamiliar position of blindside flanker. Simmons has been promoted to the Reds’ starting …

The Brumbies are remaining tight-lipped on whether co-captain Christian Lealiifano will make his return to Super Rugby on Friday night, less than a year after being diagnosed with leukaemia. The …

Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore is relieved a plan is now in place to get players up to speed with their fitness before next month’s Bledisloe Cup opener. Moore voiced his …

The Queensland Reds are resigned to young gun Campbell Magnay joining a Japanese club but coach Nick Stiles is hopeful he’ll be back in Super Rugby next year. Magnay has …

He’s scaled some great peaks, but humble sporting hero Israel Folau never forgets his origins or his former sports and teammates. Now into his fifth rugby union season, 28-year-old Folau …

Just five Test defeats blot Steve Hansen’s 71-match, five-year All Blacks coaching copybook. So losing may be rare for Hansen’s troops, but it’s not foreign territory. The All Blacks have …

Dual rugby code legend Brad Thorn believes Queensland Reds teenage lock Harry Hockings has the potential to play 100 Tests for the Wallabies. Hockings, 18, who recently retuned from representing …

Training in Auckland, or jetboating in Queenstown? Jerome Kaino swears he’d rather be putting in the hard yards ahead of Saturday’s British and Irish Lions Test series decider. The jetboating …

Star Wallaby backs Israel Folau and Bernard Foley are hoping their special bag of tricks will bring the All Blacks undone in next month’s Bledisloe Cup. The duo have been …

Wallabies lock Adam Coleman says he would love to re-sign with the Western Force if the Perth-based franchise survives the axe. Either the Force or Rebels will be culled ahead …

All Blacks midfielder Ryan Crotty is all but certain to miss Saturday’s British and Irish Lions Test series decider with injury. The 28-year-old Crotty strained a hamstring in the side’s …

Queensland Reds coach Nick Stiles is leaning towards keeping his newly-minted Wallabies inside centre Karmichael Hunt at fullback in Super Rugby. Hunt performed well in the unfamiliar No.12 jersey in …