Barely 12 months after Kane Douglas’ left knee buckled, leaving him sprawling on the Twickenham Stadium turf with an ACL injury which looked set to ruin his 2016 campaign, the …
While the Wallabies eye a rare UK sweep, the starting centre pairing of Reece Hodge and Tevita Kuridrani are halfway towards matching the feats of all-time great Mark Ella’s own …
The Wallabies are adamant there will be no repeat of the infamous “Dublin Six” debacle, with lock Kane Douglas describing it as a line-in-the-sand moment for Australian rugby. In 2013, …
Julian Savea was just 17 years old when, from his living room in Wellington, he watched France dump the All Blacks out of the 2007 World Cup. Eight years on, …
Departed Queensland Reds flanker Liam Gill has been belatedly named as the winner of this year’s Pilecki Medal for players’ player of the year. It is the second Super Rugby …
THE LEAGUE-UNION SWITCH: MIXED SUCCESS THE GOOD Jason Robinson: Widely regarded as the best convert, with 166 tries in 300-plus games for Wigan after 51 rugby Tests for England including …
South Africa rugby coach Allister Coetzee has refused to take all the blame for the Springboks’ dreadful year. Coetzee’s first year in charge has been the team’s worst in 10 …
England lock Joe Launchbury has been ruled out of the remaining two rugby Tests of the autumn series after being found guilty of kicking Fiji’s Asaeli Tikoirotuma. Launchbury will miss …
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth is unlikely to be fit to play against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday as his recovery from concussion proceeds slowly, coach Allister Coetzee said on …
Ireland have been left to count the cost of Saturday’s bruising loss to the All Blacks, and will field a depleted backline against the Wallabies this weekend. Ireland present Australia’s …
Michael Cheika says NRL convert Marika Koroibete has found his voice within the Wallabies squad, with the coach excited for the try-scoring speedster’s rugby union debut. Koroibete – a surprise …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has declared this week’s Test with Ireland the toughest of Australia’s grand slam bid, as he prepares to welcome back his refreshed stars. A fortnight ago …
Leroy Houston is desperate for another taste of Wallabies action but admits he’ll be flat out finding a spot in the Queensland Reds’ starting side first. Number eight Houston is …
After 13 Tests and a gruelling Super Rugby season, All Blacks players would be forgiven for daydreaming of the beach ahead of Saturday’s final Test against France. But lock Brodie …
Former NRL star Marika Koroibete has been named to make his Australian rugby debut for a Wallabies XV against the French Barbarians this week. Koroibete was on Monday named in …
Queensland Reds coach Nick Stiles won’t be gifting games to rising star Andrew Ready next year, challenging the Test-hooker-in-waiting to play better than incoming veteran Stephen Moore. Ready will get …
Eddie Jones rates George Ford above world player of the year winner Beauden Barrett, but insists England’s five-eighth must become more selfish. Ford produced the most assured performance of his …
All Blacks flanker Sam Cane and centre Malakai Fekitoa have been cited following New Zealand’s 21-9 victory over Ireland in Dublin. The pair will face a hearing in front of …
