The NSW Waratahs and Australian Rugby Union have ruled out making a play for Sydney-bound rugby league superstar Cooper Cronk. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is convinced Cronk could make it …
Crusaders vice-captain and All Blacks midfielder Ryan Crotty is back in the starting XV for Saturday’s Super Rugby derby with the Hurricanes in Christchurch. The 28-year-old Crotty, starting on the …
All Blacks boss Steve Hansen has tipped his side’s 2019 Rugby World Cup pool clash with South Africa to be one of the matches of the tournament and inspire proceedings …
Michael Cheika may not call on backline trumps Will Genia and Kurtley Beale until Australia’s Bledisloe Cup opener in August as he juggles World Cup planning with the more immediate …
PREVIEW OF SUPER RUGBY ROUND 12 (all times AEST): FRIDAY, May 12 BLUES v CHEETAHS at Eden Park, Auckland, 5.35pm Head to head: Played 10 Blues 7 Cheetahs 3 Blues …
With the clouds around Australia’s Super Rugby performance showing no signs of clearing, the ACT Brumbies have focused on raining on the Lions’ parade. Both sides enter Friday night’s match …
ARU boss Bill Pulver will be front and centre at SANZAAR’s executive committee meeting in Tokyo on Friday, but rugby fans shouldn’t hold their breath waiting to hear which Australian …
Coach Nick Stiles has threatened to swing the selection axe again if the Queensland Reds don’t match the endangered Melbourne Rebels for desperation in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash. The Reds …
The Hurricanes have named a largely settled side for this weekend’s all-Kiwi blockbuster against the Crusaders but will finally be able to call upon the power of ‘The Tongan Bear’ …
Karmichael Hunt is back from a knee injury while halfback Nick Frisby has earned a return to the Queensland Reds’ starting side for their Super Rugby clash against the Melbourne …
Bryan Habana insists the Springboks’ talent drain is not down to money, revealing many South African stars move abroad in search of a better life. World Cup-winner Habana does not …
Star Western Force lock Adam Coleman admits the team took a big step back last week, and says the players will have a point to prove when they take on …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is convinced Cooper Cronk could make it in rugby and is all for the NSW Waratahs making a play for rugby league’s dual Dally M Medallist. …
Eddie Jones joked that he will visit Japanese temples to “pray really hard” before embracing England’s presence in the World Cup’s ‘group of death’. For a second consecutive time the …
The Wallabies have received the best draw possible for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Third-ranked Australia have landed in Pool D with eighth seeds Wales at Wednesday night’s …
World Rugby will extend the residency requirement to switch national teams from three to five years from the end of 2020 in a reform aimed at protecting the “integrity and …
Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has turned to experience for his side’s Super Rugby clash with the Lions, making five changes to the starting line-up. Inside centre Kyle Godwin (broken hand) …
World Cup-winning Wallabies coach Bob Dwyer is confident an ARU summit to address the dire performances of Australia’s five Super Rugby teams will bring “immediate benefits”. Dwyer has welcomed the …


