England playmaker Owen Farrell is world class and among the contenders to captain the British and Irish Lions on this year’s tour of New Zealand, coach Warren Gatland says. Farrell, …

Wallabies back Luke Morahan will leave Western Force to join English rugby strugglers Bristol at the end of the Super Rugby season. Morahan, who has three Test caps, will leave …

He has finally emerged from the shadow cast by Tatafu Polota-Nau but, after almost landing there by default, Waratah Tolu Latu appears to have found his niche at hooker. Latu’s …

Already reeling from skipper James Slipper’s season-ending injury, Queensland have also flown Quade Cooper home as they brace for the Super Rugby playmaker’s SANZAAR judiciary hearing. Cooper faces a dangerous-tackle …

NSW Waratahs forwards’ coach Cam Blades insists his struggling Super Rugby side still possess a lot of confidence and there’s no panic about their poor start to the season. The …

NSW Waratahs flanker Jack Dempsey is expected to be sidelined for at least eight weeks despite not requiring surgery, while prop Sekope Kepu is in doubt for Friday’s Super Rugby …

Eddie Jones insists England will ultimately prosper from seeing a place in history denied by Ireland’s grand slam ambush in Dublin. A 13-9 defeat at the Aviva Stadium brought the …

Six Nations bosses have opened an investigation into the chaotic scenes at the end of the France-Wales game in Paris. Wales interim head coach Rob Howley said the “integrity of …

Referee Wayne Barnes was the focus of criticism after France’s astonishing 20-18 Six Nations victory over Wales, which ended with 20 minutes of added time, a disputed substitution and fierce …

Skipper James Slipper will return home from Queensland’s tour of South Africa and Argentina after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon in the Reds’ disastrous Super Rugby loss to the Lions …

Frustrated coach Daryl Gibson is “inevitably” sharpening the axe after presiding over the NSW Waratahs’ worst-ever start to a Super Rugby season. Gibson was left scratching his head and searching …

Already in a state of turmoil, Australian rugby faces a credibility test when dominant conference leaders the Brumbies host Super Rugby heavyweights the Highlanders on Saturday. The Brumbies’ 28-12 dispatch …

Winger Ramiro Moyano scored a hat-trick of tries as the Jaguares crushed the Cheetahs 41-14 in Buenos Aires on Saturday for a third victory in four Super Rugby matches. The …

Wales coach Rob Howley was fuming over a controversial substitution and a biting allegation during his team’s last-gasp 20-18 defeat by France in the Six Nations on Saturday. France scored …

England were denied successive grand slams and a world record for successive Test match victories after going down 13-9 to Ireland in the final match of this year’s Six Nations. …

The Queensland Reds could be without star playmaker Quade Cooper for several weeks, after he was shown a straight red card in the side’s 44-14 loss to the Lions at …

An emotional Vern Cotter fought back tears as his final match in charge of Scotland ended in a 29-0 win over Italy at Murrayfield. Five-eighth Finn Russell, replacement centre Matt …

The Brumbies have clinched the Dan Vickerman Cup with a watershed 28-12 Super Rugby victory over the NSW Waratahs in Sydney. Two tries in two minutes midway through the second …