Rugby Union News

New Queensland Reds coach Nick Stiles believes he can help the beleaguered franchise turn things around quickly and win Super Rugby’s Australian conference next year. Stiles has been appointed the …

The Queensland Reds are poised to complete the signing of returning Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper after locking in Nick Stiles as their new head coach. Cooper last week endorsed Stiles, …

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham’s tirade has cut no ice with officials who have appointed rising Australian referee Angus Gardner to handle one of the two Super Rugby semi-finals. Gardner was …

The Queensland Reds have announced former Wallabies prop Nick Stiles as their head coach for the next two Super Rugby seasons. Stiles received the nod ahead of fellow interim co-coach …

The Highlanders concede luck helped them beat the Brumbies in the first round of the Super Rugby finals but reckon they’ll need more than that to overcome the Lions. The …

Former Wallabies prop Nick Stiles is set to be unveiled as the new coach of the Queensland Reds at a press conference on Tuesday morning. The Reds are understood to …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika is set enjoy one advantage over newly re-signed All Blacks counterpart Steve Hansen, with most of his players already assembling in Sydney to prepare for the …

The promise of more mountains to climb has tempted Rugby World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Steve Hansen into extending his contract with New Zealand Rugby until the 2019 tournament. Hansen’s …

Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby through to the 2019 tournament. Hansen’s unparalleled record of 52 wins from 57 Tests made …

South Africa flanker Schalk Burger is making himself unavailable for the national team for this year’s Rugby Championship to concentrate on playing for English club Saracens. The 33-year-old, voted world …

Stormers coach Robbie Fleck and captain Schalk Burger joined a growing chorus of criticism of the cumbersome Super Rugby format after the undercooked South African team were dumped out of …

Australia’s leading Super Rugby teams face the challenge of having to cover significant player losses, after their nation missed out on a semi-finalist for the first time in four years. …

Playing at speed is Super Rugby’s winning prescription and Chiefs coach Dave Rennie hopes his team can muster more of it over the next two weeks. A trio of up-tempo …

Chopping down the best athletes in Super Rugby will be the key to toppling the Hurricanes in next week’s succulent Super Rugby semi-final in Wellington. That’s the attitude of the …

The Chiefs have delivered a lesson in intensity to the Stormers, turning on the razzle-dazzle in a 60-21 Super Rugby quarter-final win in Cape Town. Inspired by 25 points to …

Todd Blackadder’s reign as Crusaders coach has ended in familiar fashion, with a 42-25 loss to the rampant Lions in their Super Rugby quarter-final in Johannesburg. The home side were …

A suspected rib injury to skipper Dane Coles has cast a shadow over the Hurricanes six-try 41-0 Super Rugby quarter-final win over the Sharks in Wellington. Coles left the field …

Galeforce winds and sheeting rain battered both teams, but it was the Hurricanes who stormed to a 41-0 Super Rugby quarter-final win over the Sharks in Wellington. The win means …