The Springboks’ miserable rugby year had a fitting end on Saturday, with a severely depleted team losing 27-13 to Wales 27-13 to complete a clean sweep of Test defeats on …
Australia’s grand slam dream is over following a 27-24 defeat to a gutsy Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin despite a stirring second-half comeback. Trailing 17-0 in the 39th …
Just a week after beating South Africa for the first time, Italy came back to earth with a thud, losing to Tonga 19-17 on the last kick of the match …
England coach Eddie Jones broke the habit of a lifetime to pour praise on his players after England showed tremendous application to overcame the fifth-minute dismissal of Elliot Daly and …
England showed great determination, organisation and experience to overcome a fifth-minute red card for Elliot Daly and grind out an impressive 27-14 victory over Argentina on Saturday to make it …
Vern Cotter’s Scotland signed off on their best year since 2002 by overwhelming Georgia 43-16 in their final autumn Test at Kilmarnock’s Rugby Park on Saturday. The home side bounced …
Samoa unveiled a potential new star as teenage flyhalf D’Angelo Leuila kicked 20 points to hold off Canada 25-23 and end their European rugby tour on a high on Friday. …
The Wallabies’ unbeaten Spring Tour campaign is set to be rocked by reports cashed-up French teams are preparing enormous bids to snare rising lock Rory Arnold and try-scoring centre Tevita …
With another milestone notched this weekend, Wallabies captain Stephen Moore continues to cement his place in Australian rugby record books. But as Moore gets set to play his 116th Test …
All Blacks skipper Kieran Read has enjoyed a near-perfect maiden campaign in the top job but says he’s just glad to play his own small part. Read, 31, took over …
South Africa captain Adriaan Strauss will end his international career on Saturday when he leads his beleaguered team out for the last time in their final Test of the year …
Powerhouse back-rower Jed Holloway is pledging to fill a leadership void as the NSW Waratahs undergo a massive generational change in 2017. With stalwarts Dave Dennis, Wycliff Palu, Tatafu Polota-Nau …
Enigmatic Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper is content with his bench-warming role, despite playing a meagre three minutes on the Spring Tour so far. Cooper missed a golden opportunity to spark …
NRL convert Marika Koroibete has made a confident start to his senior rugby career and convinced coaches he’s Wallabies material, despite being starved of quality ball as the Wallaby XV …
IRELAND V AUSTRALIA AT THE AVIVA STADIUM, 5.30PM SATURDAY (0430 SUNDAY AEDT) Head to head: Played 32, Australia 21, Ireland 10, Drawn 1 PAST TEN MEETINGS: 2014: Ireland 26-23, Lansdowne …
Jono Lance suffered a suspected broken arm while NRL convert Marika Koroibete made an instant impact in his rugby return as a Wallaby XV went down 19-11 to the French …
Recalled Wallabies lock Rob Simmons has been challenged by coach Michael Cheika to fulfil his potential, and will shoulder the enormous task of outpointing Ireland’s dangerous lineout to keep Australia’s …
England have not produced a world class player since Jonny Wilkinson but several of the current crop are making steady progress towards such lofty heights, according to coach Eddie Jones. …
