Rugby Union News

Queensland Super Rugby coach Nick Stiles isn’t afraid to talk him up as the next Digby Ioane, but there’s another player boom winger Izaia Perese wants to emulate. The nuggety …

Queensland Reds coach Nick Stiles has reacted to an “atrocious” loss last week by dumping three players – including Wallaby lock Kane Douglas – from the Super Rugby team’s starting …

Brumbies co-captain Sam Carter admits he was surprised by Scott Fardy’s axing but says Ben Hyne deserves his chance in Friday’s Super Rugby clash with the Western Force. Coach Stephen …

PREVIEW OF SUPER RUGBY ROUND THREE (all times AEDT): FRIDAY, March 10 CHIEFS v HURRICANES at FMG Stadium, Waikato, 17:35 Head to Head: Played 28, Chiefs 12, Hurricanes 15, drawn …

Don’t expect any big announcements when SANZAAR chiefs complete their key meeting about the ailing Super Rugby competition on Friday. Representatives from the Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina …

Blues coach Tana Umaga is not about to make the same mistake twice. Umaga had a bunch of key All Blacks sitting on the bench as the Chiefs ran up …

Flanker Justin Tipuric is set to win his 50th cap for Wales after being named in an unchanged team for the Six Nations game against Ireland in Cardiff. Tipuric, with …

Western Force coach Dave Wessels is confident his team possess enough weaponry to overcome the loss of Adam Coleman, with the star Wallabies’ lock ruled out for five weeks with …

Chiefs openside Sam Cane is back to co-captain his Super Rugby side in one of five squad changes to face the unbeaten Hurricanes in Hamilton. Cane, 25, has been recuperating …

Coach Stephen Larkham has produced a selection shock by omitting Wallabies hard man Scott Fardy from his Brumbies team for Friday’s Super Rugby clash with the Western Force. Larkham reportedly …

England No.8 Billy Vunipola will play against Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday and could start the Six Nations clash after a fast-track recovery from a knee problem. Vunipola suffered the …

Champions England face more of a burden of expectation than underdogs Scotland ahead of their Six Nations clash on Saturday, Scottish captain John Barclay says. England are bidding for a …

Italy have made three changes to the starting line-up for their home Six Nations match against Italy as coach Conor O’Shea insisted consistency in selection was only the way forward …

Wales must win one of their remaining two Six Nations matches to stay in the top eight of the World Rugby rankings and avoid a potential Group of Death at …

The NSW Waratahs are hopeful injured Wallabies Will Skelton and Nick Phipps will be back to bolster their Super Rugby side against the Sharks after the poor defensive effort last …

Australian Laurie Fisher has confirmed he’s quit as head coach of English Premiership rugby club Gloucester. The former Brumbies mentor tweeted after Saturday’s defeat to Harlequins that it was “time …

The Brumbies don’t have any entries yet in their Super Rugby win column, but it’s their exits that are causing them concern. The Canberra-based franchise have come up just short …

The Australian Rugby Union is extremely confident World Rugby will agree to shift the June Test window – a move which could fix a major bugbear about Super Rugby. Since …