Rugby Union News

NSW Premier Mike Baird has laughed off the alleged bugging of a meeting room used by the All Blacks at their Sydney hotel ahead of Saturday night’s Rugby Championships Test …

A hidden listening device has been discovered in a New Zealand All Blacks’ hotel room in Sydney, with police investigating. The device was uncovered during a routine security check on …

The All Blacks will target the Wallabies’ wobbly lineout as they bid to strike a psychological hammer blow in Saturday night’s Rugby Championship opener in Sydney. With the Wallabies winless …

Chiefs Super Rugby head coach Dave Rennie has been named as Gregor Townsend’s successor at Glasgow Warriors. The New Zealander will take over from Townsend when he moves to coach …

The All Blacks’ hooker stocks are being stretched to the limit after Nathan Harris was ruled out of Saturday night’s Rugby Championship showdown with the Wallabies with a season-ending knee …

STATS THAT MATTER FOR THE WALLABIES’ RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP AND BLEDISLOE CUP OPENER HEAD TO HEAD 1-NEW ZEALAND lead 4-AUSTRALIA 106-42 (7 draws) IN SYDNEY SINCE 2000: Played 14, Australia won …

It’s the big gamble that could be giving Australian rugby fans false hope that the Wallabies can finally win back the Bledisloe Cup. Coach Michael Cheika’s call to bring back …

The Wallabies have wound up their Bledisloe Cup build-up to the sound of Hunters and Collectors’ song Holy Grail blaring out at their captain’s run in Sydney. Skipper Stephen Moore …

South Africa coach Allister Coetzee begins his first Rugby Championship campaign on Saturday knowing the Springboks must master their old strengths against Argentina before they can start to spread their …

Michael Cheika denies compromising the Wallabies’ lineout with the surprise selection of Ben McCalman for Saturday night’s Rugby Championship clash with the All Blacks. McCalman’s inclusion as blindside flanker – …

The Wallabies are backing Will Genia’s battered body and big-match temperament to pass a Bledisloe Cup acid test on Saturday night. Picked to start his first match since January, Genia …

Hooker Agustin Creevy will lead Argentina in his 50th Test when the Pumas open The Rugby Championship away to South Africa in Nelspruit on Saturday. Argentina will be looking for …

South Africa have handed a first start to Lions prop Julian Redelinghuys for Saturday’s Rugby Championship opener against Argentina, one of five changes made by coach Allister Coetzee after their …

Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup showdown is shaping as a World Cup final sequel – but without more than half of the champion All Blacks outfit. Wallabies coach Michael Cheika on Thursday …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has accused Wallabies counterpart Michael Cheika of building a siege mentality around his squad in the latest pre-Bledisloe Cup barb fired between the trans-Tasman rivals. …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has named 13 of his 15 World Cup final starters to lock horns once more with the All Blacks in Saturday night’s Rugby Championship opener in …

World Cup final starting halves Bernard Foley and Will Genia have been reunited for the Wallabies’ Rugby Championship opener against the All Blacks in Sydney on Saturday. Genia has been …

Electric first-five Beauden Barrett will don the hallowed All Blacks No.10 shirt for his side’s Rugby Championship opener against Australia. The 25-year-old Barrett dazzled for the Hurricanes in 2016, driving …