Rugby Union News

The All Blacks have bounced back from last week’s loss to Ireland in style, blitzing Italy 68-10 in Rome. Fielding a much-changed line-up from that which fell to the Irish …

The All Blacks may have named a much-changed line-up for Saturday’s Test in Rome but Italy skipper Sergio Parisse isn’t expecting an easy run. Parisse, 33, will earn his 120th …

The Wallabies have been served a reality check from coach Michael Cheika, who told his team they are “nobody” ahead of Saturday’s Murrayfield showdown with Scotland. Following an encouraging Spring …

Stand-in captain Sam Cane feels comfortable leading New Zealand against Italy on Saturday even though he has done it only once before and has a relatively inexperienced line-up as the …

SBS has given fans in Australia the chance to witness the Wallabies possibly complete a rare spring tour grand slam. The network will broadcast on free-to-air television Australia’s November 19 …

Plenty of Aussie kids grow up dreaming of scoring the winning try against the All Blacks at a packed-out stadium. Not many, however, have the chance to do so in …

Former NRL premiership winner Ben Te’o is set for his international rugby debut after being named on England’s bench for the autumn opener against South Africa at Twickenham. The Worcester …

Eddie Jones has seen South African rugby from both sides and describes their approach to play as “chess with steroids”. Jones was on the receiving end of those chess moves …

SCOTLAND V AUSTRALIA AT MURRAYFIELD, 2.30PM SATURDAY (0130 SUNDAY AEDT) Head to head: Played 29, Australia 20, Scotland 9 PAST TEN MEETINGS: 2015: Australia 35-34, Twickenham Stadium, London 2013: Australia …

The story of Will Skelton’s rise, fall and rise again as a Wallaby can be easily reduced to a discussion about his waistline: but coach Michael Cheika believes the latest …

The Wallabies are preparing for a Scottish ambush at Murrayfield, with coach Michael Cheika picking a monster bench as the prospect of a rain-affected forwards battle threatens to derail their …

In Eddie Jones’s long and nomadic coaching career, one thing has been a constant — South Africa have always picked the biggest, strongest players available. Jones was on the receiving …

Scotland have flipped the script on the annual northern hemisphere examination of the Wallabies’ scrum, admitting they expect Michael Cheika to target the Bravehearts’ inexperienced set piece this weekend. The …

Ireland coach Joe Schmidt named a completely different side for Saturday’s test against Canada from the team that beat New Zealand for the first time last week, handing Garry Ringrose …

Juan Martin Hernandez will be back in action for Argentina following cartilage surgery after he was one of three changes made to side by coach Daniel Hourcade for their test …

All Blacks boss Steve Hansen has completely revamped his side for Saturday’s Test against Italy but expects his wares to produce the same high standards. More than three quarters of …

Struggling South Africa handed a debut to centre Francois Venter as coach Allister Coetzee made a slew of changes to his team for the clash with England at Twickenham on …

Wales’ head coach Rob Howley has made six changes ahead of his team’s meeting with Argentina in Cardiff on Saturday, taking the axe to the side that were crushed 32-8 …