Rugby Union News

The Brumbies and Rebels are considered the teams to beat in the Super Rugby Australia competition and this is an interesting contest. As they generally are, the Brumbies have been …

Former South Africa player Chiliboy Ralepelle has been handed a career-ending eight-year ban for doping, some 18 months after testing positive for a banned substance. It is a second drugs …

England rugby union centre Manu Tuilagi is one of six players stood down by his club Leicester Tigers amid a club contract stand-off. British and Irish Lions star Tuilagi, Kyle …

England rugby union centre Manu Tuilagi is one of six players stood down by his club Leicester Tigers amid a club contract stand-off. British and Irish Lions star Tuilagi, Kyle …

Australian rugby players will return on 70 per cent of their original wage when Super Rugby AU kicks off on Friday after an agreement was reached on Wednesday night. Players …

NSW Waratahs coach Rob Penney will blood up to to five debutants and go into an opening round Super Rugby AU battle with Queensland, with almost half of his squad …

Auditions to be the next Wallabies standout begin on Friday with the launch of Super Rugby AU and coaches think it might bring out the best of the code. Queensland …

A QUICK LOOK AT SUPER RUGBY AU * Five teams, 10 weeks of home and away fixtures before a two-week finals series in September. * New laws include goal line …

Queensland Reds have shown off their backrow depth by elevating highly rated flanker Fraser McReight for his first start when the side launches Super Rugby AU on Friday night. The …

It’s fair to say the Chiefs Super Rugby Aotearoa campaign has gotten off to the worst imaginable start. A first up defeat away to the Highlanders was followed by losses …

The Highlanders gave the competition leading Blues an almighty scare last week, going down by just three points and continuing to look far more competitive than expected. Both of their …

Brumbies back rower Lachlan McCaffrey has sympathy and respect for the travails and travels of local NRL club Canberra. But he reckons his team’s initial Super Rugby AU opponent Melbourne …

New Zealand have been awarded the men’s and women’s World Sevens Series titles after World Rugby cancelled the remainder of the season because of the coronavirus outbreak. Tournaments in London, …

NSW Waratahs are set to field one of their least experienced backlines in memory for their opening round Super Rugby AU clash with old rivals Queensland on Friday. Halfback Jake …

Brisbane have made the most of their rare extended Gabba stay but star midfielder Lachie Neale says they are “ready to roll with the punches” as the AFL title contenders …

As a cricketer Harry Wilson was never scared to take a bowler on and with a Wallabies berth up for grabs he’ll take the same approach to his rugby when …

NSW Rugby Union has shed 27 per cent of its workforce and implemented a hiring freeze, with the COVD-19 pandemic forcing the organisation into survival mode. Seventy per cent of …

A Wallabies jersey could keep Billy Meakes in Australia, with the Melbourne centre saying playing for his country is still the most important thing in his rugby career. The off-contract …