Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has signed a two-year contract extension to stay on until the end of the 2019 World Cup, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) said on Monday. …
England boss Eddie Jones has suffered another crushing injury setback after European player of the year Maro Itoje was ruled out of this season’s autumn internationals. Itoje’s name has been …
ENGLAND’S INJURY WOES – 10 STARS WHO WILL MISS AUTUMN INTERNATIONALS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA, FIJI, ARGENTINA AND AUSTRALIA AT TWICKENHAM: Maro Itoje (Saracens) Second-row giant Itoje broke his hand playing …
All of Wales’ Aviva Premiership-based players will be made available for the autumn Test opener against Australia in Cardiff on November 5. Premiership Rugby has confirmed the one-off move, describing …
Michael Cheika’s Clowngate rant may have served to take heat off what history will remember as one of Australia’s worst-ever Bledisloe Cup campaigns. Saturday’s 37-10 defeat at Eden Park not …
South Africa’s rugby coach Allister Coetzee hailed the impact of Eddie Jones and the performance of England this year as the Springboks began their preparations for a four-match tour of …
Matt Toomua is facing a stint on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in his second game for English rugby club Leicester. The former Wallabies playmaker departed halfway through …
Wallabies flanker Dean Mumm has been handed a one-match ban for foul play during his team’s third Bledisloe Cup Test loss to the All Blacks. Mumm pleaded guilty to a …
South Africa’s rugby coach Allister Coetzee hailed the impact of Eddie Jones and the performance of England this year as the Springboks began their preparations for a four-match tour of …
Far from moping, the Wallabies believe they can salvage an elusive grand slam from an otherwise dismal 2016 campaign. With seven defeats from their first 10 Tests, including humbling 3-0 …
Blues’ Super Rugby young gun Rieko Ioane had a late one on Saturday, but it wasn’t due to a night of debauchery. Instead, he was just busy playing the Playstation. …
Michael Cheika is refusing to be gagged, not backing down on Sunday after All Blacks coach Steve Hansen accused his Wallabies counterpart of “hijacking” New Zealand’s Test world record celebrations. …
It’s the magical number that has defined sporting icons like Nicklaus, Navratilova and Phelps but eluded the great Roger Federer. But now that the mighty All Blacks have chalked up …
South Africa have dropped veteran five-eighth Morne Steyn for their tour of Europe next month and included four uncapped players for tests against England, Italy and Wales. Coach Allister Coetzee …
The Perth Spirit have tackled their way to a 20-16 win in the National Rugby Championship grand final over NSW Country in Tamworth on Saturday night. The Spirit led from …
Michael Cheika wants some accountability from World Rugby after a controversial no-try ruling cruelled the Wallabies’ hopes of conjuring a famous upset win over the mighty All Blacks. Cheika refused …
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has accused Wallabies counterpart Michael Cheika of “hijacking” New Zealand’s world record celebrations in a sensational aftermath to Saturday night’s Bledisloe Cup finale in Auckland. …
With a humbling home series loss to Eddie Jones’s England and the Bledisloe Cup lost for yet another season, Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is loathe to say this is the …
