All Blacks prop Charlie Faumuina will quit New Zealand rugby to join French club Toulouse from the start of the next European season. The 30-year-old Auckland Blues player has played …
All Blacks and Blues prop Charlie Faumuina will head off to play in France at the end of next year’s Super Rugby season. The 30-year-old, who has played 46 Tests …
World Rugby has intervened in the latest concussion case involving George North, questioning why established protocols weren’t followed and the reasons behind a review panel’s decision not to sanction his …
The re-signing of Owen Franks is step one on All Blacks boss Steve Hansen’s quest to keep the band together through to 2019. Franks, 29, is likely to become the …
English rugby’s decision not to sanction Northampton Saints for their handling of George North’s concussion against Leicester has been widely criticised, with one former international branding it “a disgrace”. The …
Wallabies skipper Stephen Moore is treating new Queensland Reds teammate Andrew Ready as his protege rather than his direct rival for Super Rugby minutes. Moore is one of several big-name …
There’s little he can do about it, but future Chiefs boss Colin Cooper says his fingers are crossed that Aaron Cruden remains with the club long-term. Cruden, the Super Rugby …
All Black Owen Franks has signed to stay with New Zealand Rugby until the 2019 World Cup, which will probably see him become the country’s most capped prop. Franks, 28, …
Eddie Jones will step down as England rugby union coach after the 2019 World Cup in Japan. The Australian has guided world No.2 England to an unbeaten year with 13-straight …
England rugby captain Dylan Hartley has let himself, his club Northampton and his country down, head coach Eddie Jones has said, after the New Zealand-born hooker was banned for six …
Colin Cooper has had plenty of opportunities to head overseas since leaving Super Rugby team the Hurricanes top job in 2010. But there was no need to, he says, because …
Prince Harry is to take over from The Queen as patron of England’s Rugby Football Union next year. The Queen has held the role since 1952 after taking it on …
Fresh off a stint on the gymnastics rings, Hurricanes and All Blacks flyer Nehe Milner-Skudder can’t wait to play rugby again. The 26-year-old hasn’t played since dislocating his left shoulder …
New Zealand Rugby are open to the idea of giving All Blacks skipper Kieran Read a Richie McCaw-esque sabbatical before the 2019 World Cup. Read, 31, is contracted until the …
All Blacks captain Kieran Read’s wrist surgery will delay his return to rugby next year until April. Read, who has been replaced as Crusaders skipper by Sam Whitelock for the …
A desire to ease Kieran Read’s workload has thrust Crusaders lock Sam Whitelock into the captaincy role for their next Super Rugby campaign. Coach Scott Robertson says All Blacks skipper …
Warren Gatland will quit his post as Wales rugby coach next year and return home to New Zealand, according to a UK media report. The Daily Mail reports Gatland will …
Rugby superstar Sonny Bill Williams has welcomed his second child into the world. The All Black tweeted a picture of himself and his second daughter on Sunday morning, with a …
