Christian Lealiifano has made a remarkable comeback to rugby, playing for the Brumbies a little more than seven months after a bone marrow transplant to treat leukaemia. The star five-eighth …
Coach Joe Schmidt has made six changes to Ireland’s starting line-up for Saturday’s third and final rugby Test against Japan in Tokyo. Kieran Treadwell and James Tracy come in for …
Jules Plisson has been restored at five-eighth as one of three backline changes by French coach Guy Noves for Saturday’s third and final Test against South Africa at Ellis Park. …
The Wallabies have absorbed a week of supporter fury and are ready to let it out on an inexperienced Italy in Saturday’s Test, captain Stephen Moore says. But, the veteran …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is demanding consistency after ringing the changes for Saturday’s Test against Italy with an eye towards the almighty challenge that awaits in the Rugby Championship. Cheika …
If Warren Gatland is trying to confuse the All Blacks about what tactics his British and Irish Lions will use in the first Test, he’s doing a pretty decent job. …
Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore will make his first Test start of the season in Saturday’s match against Italy as one of six changes made by coach Michael Cheika. The second-row …
Rieko Ioane has received the ultimate tick of approval from All Blacks boss Steve Hansen, who says the winger’s speed, footwork, composure and Blues form have made him impossible to …
Former Wallabies coach John Connolly says Australian rugby is struggling so badly on the field because it hasn’t adapted well to changes in the game. For a second consecutive season …
Owen Farrell will start ahead of Johnny Sexton as the British and Irish Lions’ playmaker-in-chief for their first Test against the All Blacks. The 25-year-old Farrell has been kept under …
Prolific winger Julian Savea is the big-name casualty in the All Blacks side to face the British and Irish Lions in the first Test. Savea is replaced on the left …
The British and Irish Lions routinely sweep their facilities at the team’s hotels in New Zealand for listening devices to prevent tactics getting out before the Test series against the …
Centre Mitch Inman will leave the Melbourne Rebels at the end of the Super Rugby season to join French club Oyonnax. Inman, a veteran of 98 Super Rugby matches, has …
The All Blacks are trying to dismiss their phenomenal record at Eden Park, which looms large over the three-Test series against the British and Irish Lions. Saturday’s first Test will …
Queensland coach Kevin Walters is calling for a fair go from referees Matt Cecchin and Gerard Sutton after a concerted campaign from NSW to wrestle control of the State of …
Benched Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore says it’s only natural there’s doubts around his Test future but has not wavered in his belief he can still make the 2019 World Cup. …
After two frustrating performances in the British and Irish Lions’ red jumper, English winger Jack Nowell says he’s delighted to be back doing what he loves – roaming about, looking …
Chiefs boss Dave Rennie says the British and Irish Lions will provide three tight Tests against the All Blacks, having watched their mid-week squad suffocate his troops 34-6 in Hamilton. …
