Beauden Barrett is poised to cap off a remarkable month if he can steer the All Blacks to Bledisloe Cup victory over the Wallabies in front of a sold-out crowd …
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young admits he considered Kurtley Beale’s chequered past carefully before making him the highest-paid player in Aviva Premiership history. Beale is among the sport’s most …
Fiji rugby sevens coach Ben Ryan is weighing almost 20 job offers that have poured in since he guided the country to its gold medal at the Olympics. Ryan’s contract …
Even Richie McCaw is saying he hopes for a closer match but the Wallabies remain stubborn amid overwhelming opinion that they can’t beat the All Blacks on Saturday. Michael Cheika’s …
Kieran Read says the All Blacks are determined to lift to another level in Saturday night’s second Bledisloe Cup Test in Wellington. After last week’s 42-8 annihilation in Sydney, New …
Australian teams should be pulled from Super Rugby and money redirected to the grassroots to revive the struggling code in this country, according to former Wallaby Brett Papworth. Spurred into …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika admits criticism from ex-players “hurts” but concedes the team has to grin and bear it until their fortunes turn around. Cheika’s comments come after former Australia …
Australia’s Olympic champion women’s team will play in an expanded Sydney Sevens event in 2017. After the inaugural men’s event in Sydney last season, the women’s side will join a …
Premiership Rugby bosses have warned against a “nonsense” breakaway of individual nations from the global Test calendar. Aviva Premiership chief executive Mark McCafferty has challenged top administrators to thrash out …
Reece Hodge is chomping at the bit to make his Wallabies debut after receiving the ultimate vindication for his decision to pursue a professional rugby career over AFL, rugby league …
Michael Cheika says he can’t understand the hate for Quade Cooper as the maligned Wallabies five-eighth prepares to re-enter the international spotlight in New Zealand. Cooper is set to make …
Michael Cheika has challenged one-cap Wallabies lock Adam Coleman to “make a name for himself” and grab the opportunity he says incumbent Rob Simmons has let slip. Coleman will start …
Quade Cooper says the pressure is on the Wallabies – not just him – to produce something “special” in Saturday’s daunting Bledisloe Cup clash in Wellington. In a shock decision …
Quade Cooper has dislodged Bernard Foley and will start as Wallabies five-eighth against the All Blacks on Saturday after a Bledisloe Cup selection shake-up from coach Michael Cheika. Cooper’s inclusion …
Quade Cooper will only “enhance” the Wallabies’ chances if picked for Saturday’s second Bledisloe Cup Test in Wellington, All Blacks coach Steve Hansen says. Cooper is expected to figure in …
Wallabies playmaker Kurtley Beale says a date has not been set for his Wasps debut as he continues his recovery from a knee injury. The former NSW Waratahs star sustained …
South Africa’s Tendai Mtawarira will equal two-time World Cup winner Os du Randt’s record as most-capped prop for the Springboks after being named in the starting line-up for Saturday’s return …
Some plain speaking has the Wallabies primed to deliver a much-improved performance in Saturday’s return Bledisloe Cup clash with New Zealand in Wellington. The Wallabies were leaving Australia on Wednesday …
