Rugby Union News

Melbourne utility back Mike Harris is hoping to end a Super Rugby season of frustration on a winning note. After a long-term quad injury, Harris earned a Wallabies call-up but …

World rugby, be warned – the ‘Tongan Thor’ can now scrum with the best of them. One of Australian rugby’s most exciting prospects, Taniela Tupou, is set to make his …

Necessity means Chiefs forwards Brodie Retallick and Sam Cane will get little respite as Super Rugby makes its return, despite a heavy workload for the All Blacks. Both have been …

The Brumbies will roll out a revamped backline on Friday night against the Queensland Reds, with Matt Toomua coming back from injury and Ben Hyne to make his Super Rugby …

Skipper Kieran Read is among a group players backing up from All Blacks duty in a near full-strength Crusaders side to face the Chiefs in the first Super Rugby match …

After their limp series whitewash to England, there is good news at last for the Wallabies as World Cup linchpin Kane Douglas prepares for his long-awaited return this weekend. Coming …

Fringe Wallaby Karmichael Hunt may have played his last Super Rugby match for the season. Hunt hasn’t played since Queensland’s loss to the Crusaders on May 6 because of a …

Brumbies winger Joe Tomane is not expected to play in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash against the Queensland Reds. Tomane had been hoping to make a return from a knee …

Wallabies lock Kane Douglas will make his long-awaited return from injury when the Queensland Reds face the Brumbies in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash in Canberra. Douglas hasn’t played since …

Settling into Suva isn’t the biggest adjustment the All Blacks players in the Crusaders have to make when they face the Chiefs on Friday. Modifying their Test mindset back to …

Australia’s men will be forced to confront bogey-team South Africa in the group stage of the Rugby Sevens at the Rio Olympics. The Thunderbolts beat the second-ranked South Africans just …

Lions captain Warren Whiteley is expected to miss the remainder of the Super Rugby season with a shoulder injury, his club confirmed on Tuesday. The number eight, who is captain …

The Chiefs are taking a ‘wait and see’ approach with Charlie Ngatai as the All Blacks centre continues to suffer concussion symptoms. Ngatai hasn’t travelled with the Chiefs to play …

New Zealand Rugby is defending its substantial ticket prices to watch next year’s tour by the British and Irish Lions. Pricing and sale details for the five-week tour were announced …

Former All Blacks winger Zac Guildford has left the NSW Waratahs, cutting short his Super Rugby season. Guildford has headed back to New Zealand after the Waratahs secured the return …

A late penalty gave Italy a 20-18 win over Canada in a scrappy Test match dominated by penalties. Tommaso Allan and Gordon McRorie traded kicks as the two teams went …

Crusaders strongman Joe Moody has joined a select group of players to have extended his stay with New Zealand Rugby until 2019. A late bloomer, 27-year-old prop Moody has emerged …

South Africa fullback Willie le Roux has received a one-match suspension after being cited for a dangerous tackle in Saturday’s 19-13 win over Ireland in the third test at the …