Rugby Union News

Rugby WA has agreed to arbitration with the ARU over the drawn out saga to cull an Australian Super Rugby team. Either the Western Force or Melbourne Rebels were to …

A stunning Ihaia West try with just six minutes left on the clock has condemned the British and Irish Lions to their first defeat on New Zealand soil in 2017, …

The Wallabies won’t try to beat Fiji at their own game and are planning a structured approach to their opening rugby Test of the year on Saturday at AAMI Park. …

All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu has been dropped from the Blues squad to face the British and Irish Lions on Wednesday night. The Super Rugby franchise confirmed the 24-year-old’s axing …

Winger Julian Savea will start his 100th Super Rugby match for the Hurricanes when they face the Chiefs at Westpac Stadium on Friday. Savea returns to the left wing in …

It’s too little, too late for the Blues in Super Rugby this year but skipper James Parsons says the side isn’t too far off the pace. The Blues were all …

Kurtley Beale may have been lured back to Australia with the promise of a Wallabies No.12 jersey but Reece Hodge won’t be handing it over without a fight. Beale isn’t …

Former Wallabies hooker Saia Fainga’a will leave the Brumbies at the end of the Super Rugby season to join London Irish. Fainga’a and twin brother Anthony, 30, returned to the …

Wallabies veteran Rob Simmons’ playing future is uncertain after Queensland’s announcement they won’t re-sign him. A veteran of 71 Tests for Australia, 28-year-old Simmons was a starting second-rower for the …

World famous for their wingers, Fiji’s forwards will present a tough opening challenge in the Wallabies’ first Test of the year, according to lock Adam Coleman. Fiji’s renowned speed is …

Wallabies veteran Rob Simmons’ playing future is uncertain after the Queensland Reds surprised by announcing they won’t re-sign him. A veteran of 72 Tests for Australia, 28-year-old Simmons was a …

From missing his Scarlets’ Pro12 rugby triumph to captaining the British and Irish Lions, all in the space of 10 days. Welsh hooker Ken Owens says his selection as stand-in …

The Melbourne Rebels have signed former England lock Geoff Parling for the 2018 Super Rugby season despite their future in the competition being unclear. The 33-year-old former British & Irish …

Blues and All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams says he’s yet to feel the strain from his observance of Ramadan. The star second-five has been named in the Blues’ XV …

Sefa Naivalu feels Brumbies winger Henry Speight has one wing berth sewn up for the Wallabies’ opening June Test against Fiji and he’s desperate to win selection on the other …

In another universe, Jared Payne may well have run out to a packed Eden Park on Wednesday as a Blues player – or, in two weeks, as an All Black. …

Auckland Blues chief executive Michael Redman has blamed the small venue for the flop of the first Super Rugby match in Samoa and cast doubt on a return to the …

Veteran halfback Will Genia says the excitement of being back with the Wallabies will be enough to get him up for the June Tests after a long European season. The …