Rugby Union News

The guillotine hanging over the Cheetahs and Southern Kings has provoked different reactions as both await their culling from the southern hemisphere competition. The pair are expected to be named …

Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd says his side had one chance to redeem themselves from last year’s “terrible” performance against the Brumbies. Stephen Larkham’s outfit left a bitter taste in the …

The NSW Waratahs were booed off Allianz Stadium after slumping to a humiliating 26-24 home loss to Super Rugby’s hapless Kings. Plumbing new depths, the Waratahs lamely surrendered a 17-0 …

The government of Fiji is issuing two million $7 banknotes to commemorate the Pacific island nation’s gold medal victory in rugby sevens at last year’s Rio de Janiero Olympics. The …

The defending champion Hurricanes have put the Brumbies to the sword with a convincing 56-21 Super Rugby win in Napier. After trailing 21-14 at the break, the Hurricanes piled on …

The Western Force have dismissed reports their future hinges on next week’s meeting with the ARU, saying the governing body has no legal rights to remove them from the Super …

Western Force coach Dave Wessels has revealed a number of his players have already been approached to join rival sides but he hopes they will resist the temptation to jump …

The Western Force have suffered a huge blow after it was confirmed star winger Chance Peni would miss the rest of the Super Rugby season. Peni had been in hot …

Former All Blacks lock Ali Williams has been fined another euro1500 ($NZ2300) after being caught buying cocaine on a Paris street. The 35-year-old has also lost his job at club …

Denny Solomona and Sam Underhill are among 15 uncapped players named in England’s 31-man rugby squad for their June tour to Argentina. Rugby league convert Solomona, who qualifies for the …

The Hurricanes’ meeting with the Brumbies shapes as the Super Rugby equivalent of a freight train speeding at a parked bus. The competition’s best attacking side are set to host …

Warren Gatland’s Lions will talk up an expansive game, but All Blacks coach Steve Hansen expects winning the battle up front will still be top priority. New Zealand-born Gatland has …

The NSW Waratahs are targeting a desperately needed bonus point as they strive to reignite their spluttering Super Rugby season against the lowly Kings on Friday night. The rampant Waratahs …

Former NRL star Ben Te’o says his selection for the British and Irish Lions ranks alongside winning State of Origin with Queensland and South Sydney’s drought-breaking NRL premiership success. The …

Former Queensland State of Origin forward Ben Te’o has completed a remarkable transition to rugby union by being named in the British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand. …

Sam Warburton will captain the British and Irish Lions on their 10-match tour of New Zealand, leading a 41-man squad that does not include England forwards Dylan Hartley and Joe …

Hurricanes coach Chris Boyd has brushed off any concerns about star playmaker Beauden Barrett’s recent run of Super Rugby yellow cards. And returning flanker Blade Thomson has volunteered to lend …

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham has given his players a licence to thrill as they try to match the attacking might of the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby clash in Napier. …