Rugby Union News

Bill Beaumont has been unanimously elected as chairman of World Rugby. The 64-year-old England Grand Slam-winning captain will take up his post on July 1, World Rugby announced. Beaumont succeeds …

The Australian conference-leading Brumbies will field the same side who beat the Bulls last week when they face Super Rugby rivals the Melbourne Rebels. Coach Stephen Larkham hasn’t made a …

Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder has made three player rotations in naming his side to face defending Super Rugby champions the Highlanders in Dunedin. Halfback Andy Ellis, lock Luke Romano and …

Melbourne don’t have any special plans for gun Brumbies flanker David Pocock, backing their men to match him in their crunch Super Rugby clash. They will be bolstered on Friday …

Former Wallabies mentor Eddie Jones says he’ll be a failure if he cannot turn England into the best team in world rugby. The England head coach cites the three-Test summer …

Sore bodies from a more intense training programme has the NSW Waratahs convinced their Super Rugby season is well and truly back on track. Veteran prop Benn Robinson criticised the …

The NSW Waratahs are bracing themselves for a full scale setpiece and mauling onslaught from the Bulls in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash at Allianz Stadium. The Tahs have won three …

Time is against halfback Will Genia in his bid to play for the Wallabies in next month’s Test series against England. Genia hasn’t played for his French club Stade Francais …

Former Wallabies skipper Nathan Sharpe has joined the Queensland Rugby Union’s board as a player-appointed director. Sharpe, who played 70 times for the Reds and earned 116 caps for Australia, …

Bonus points have been hard to come by this season, but the Brumbies know they need to start laying on the tries if they are to stay in the hunt …

With a Test series around the corner and the Brumbies’ Super Rugby season in the balance, there’s been no better time for Jarrad Butler to push for a Wallabies jumper. …

Melbourne captain Nic Stirzaker says the Rebels will need to match the renowned physicality of the Brumbies if they are to prevail in Friday night’s season-defining Super Rugby clash at …

The explosive return of Highlanders flyer Waisake Naholo has new Super Rugby leaders the Crusaders on edge ahead of Friday’s southern derby. Last week’s 38-5 thrashing of Queensland lifted the …

The surging NSW Waratahs are preparing to adjust to a third different South African challenge in as many weeks as they seek to maintain their mid-season Super Rugby momentum. Three …

Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley says he’ll happily play the Trevor Chappell villain role to sink the All Blacks after failing to exploit a rule loophole and denying the NSW Waratahs …

The Melbourne Rebels face a season-shaping fortnight that will determine their bone fides as a threat to the Brumbies and in-form NSW Waratahs for Super Rugby’s Australian conference crown. The …

Winger JP Pietersen scored tries either side of halftime to propel South Africa’s Sharks to a 32-15 victory over the Hurricanes from New Zealand in their Super Rugby clash at …

Wing JP Pietersen scored tries either side of halftime to propel South Africa’s Sharks to a 32-15 victory over the Hurricanes from New Zealand in their Super Rugby clash at …