Star All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams has become the first New Zealand player in 50 years to receive be sent off in a Test match. French referee Jerome Garces …
New Zealand centre Sonny Bill Williams has been sent off in the 25th minute of the second Test against the British Irish Lions for a dangerous shoulder charge at Wellington …
British and Irish Lions skipper Sam Warburton says his teammates’ faces were as red as the team’s jersey after the first Test. Losing by 15 points to the All Blacks …
Fullback Warrick Gelant scored a hat-trick as the Bulls turned in their best performance of a dismal Super Rugby season in a 30-17 victory over the Sharks at Kings Park. …
Christian Lealiifano is “ready to rumble” ahead of the Brumbies’ Super Rugby finals campaign, says long-time teammate Ben Alexander. The star playmaker made an incredible comeback for the Brumbies in …
There was once a time when Mako Vunipola, growing up in Wellington, dreamed of pulling on an All Blacks jumper. The loosehead idolised Jonah Lomu, also of Tongan descent, and …
The Brumbies are in the best physical shape to win a Super Rugby title for years, according to assistant coach Dan McKellar. Cancer survivor Christian Lealiifano’s remarkable return to rugby …
How much have the British and Irish Lions learned in the space of a week? The answer to that question will determine whether the 2017 team send their series against …
Ben Alexander is on track to break George Smith’s record for most Brumbies caps after overcoming a knee injury which denied him the milestone earlier in the year. Alexander was …
Like sledging in cricket, off-the-ball niggle in Test rugby is part of the furniture and should be accepted by referees and pundits. That’s the view of key figures within both …
Veteran Brumbies prop Ben Alexander will extend his Super Rugby career into a 10th season after signing a one-year deal for 2018. Alexander, who has 72 Wallabies caps, was buoyed …
The All Blacks locks are expecting plenty from a revamped British and Irish Lions duo at the opposite ends of their career. Sam Whitelock and Brodie Retallick dominated the second …
The British and Irish Lions insist they haven’t gifted All Black Sonny Bill Williams a saloon passage over the gain line by dropping Ben Te’o for the second Test. Lions …
History may have been on Steve Hansen’s mind as he settled on Beauden Barrett to remain the All Blacks playmaker for the second Test against the British and Irish Lions. …
Ben Smith’s life after the All Blacks has been placed above his potential impact against the British and Irish Lions, ruling him out of the rest of the international rugby …
History may have been on Steve Hansen’s mind as he settled on Beauden Barrett to remain the All Blacks playmaker for the second Test against the British and Irish Lions. …
The British and Irish Lions have gone for broke with their second-Test squad to face the All Blacks, naming the twin playmaking threats of Johnny Sexton and Owen Farrell in …
Waisake Naholo will slot in on the All Blacks’ right edge for Saturday’s second Test against the British and Irish Lions, with Israel Dagg moving to fullback to replace the …
