Rugby Union News

Wallabies game breakers Bernard Foley and Israel Folau will take ownership.of a youthful.Waratahs backline in the coming Super Rugby season. Several of the young guns will be unveiled in Thursday’s …

Israel Folau and Bernard Foley will take greater ownership this season of a youthful NSW Waratahs backline, some of who will be unveiled in Thursday’s Super Rugby trial against the …

Forty-three-year-old Andrew Walker is ready to return to Super Rugby with the Brumbies if required. The dual international hasn’t played professional rugby since retiring from the Queensland Reds in 2008. …

The Highlanders have rolled out their stable of All Blacks for the Super Rugby trial against the NSW Waratahs in Sydney. New coach Tony Brown has named a close to …

Melbourne Rebels coach Tony McGahan insists his side will be much-improved when their Super Rugby season begins on Thursday week, after a second-successive pre-season trial drubbing. The Quade Cooper-inspired Queensland …

All Blacks hooker Nathan Harris is targeting an April return to competitive rugby after tearing his ACL last year. The 24-year-old Harris has endured a horror run of early-career injuries, …

Quade Cooper starred on his Queensland return as the Reds thrashed Melbourne 32-13 in a Super Rugby trial match in Brisbane on Tuesday night. The returning flyhalf, whose last game …

Giant Wallabies and NSW Waratahs lock Will Skelton intends improving his lineout skills after picking up some tips in a beneficial off-season stint with European rugby champions Saracens. Quality of …

All Blacks skipper Kieran Read admits Steven Luatua’s impending departure to British rugby comes as something of a surprise. The versatile 25-year-old has signed a one-year deal with relegation-threatened Bristol …

The Hurricanes’ frenetic defence laid the platform for their maiden Super Rugby title. Now they’re expecting everyone else to copy it. Eleven days out for their season-opener against the Sunwolves …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika will soon start preparing his bid to bring former NSW Waratahs star Kurtley Beale back home. Beale agreed to a whopping $1.45 million per year deal …

Queensland Reds recruit Scott Higginbotham is free to play in Tuesday night’s final pre-season trial after the Australian Rugby Union completed their investigation into his arrest. Higginbotham will face court …

NSW Waratahs skipper Michael Hooper reckons their Super Rugby hopes will be defined by whether any young players will step up and share the leadership load. Hooper, the reigning John …

Nick Stiles faces a range of ongoing selection headaches this Super Rugby season but the new Queensland Reds coach admits his biggest one is finding a partner for Wallaby centre …

Fears Hurricanes lock Vaea Fifita suffered a broken leg at the Brisbane Global Tens have eased, although his immediate Super Rugby future remains in doubt. Fifita was taken off on …

Hat-trick hero CJ Stander insists Ireland are still not back in the Six Nations title race despite thrashing of Italy in Rome. Flanker Stander and wing Craig Gilroy both claimed …

Eddie Jones is ready to make changes for the next step in England’s Six Nations title defence as he assesses the damage incurred during an enthralling 21-16 victory over Wales. …

All Blacks utility Israel Dagg has joined teammate Ben Smith in re-signing with New Zealand Rugby until after the 2019 World Cup. The 61-Test All Black, who plays fullback and …