Rugby Union News

Super Rugby leaders the Chiefs have made six changes, three of them injury-related, to their starting side for their away match against the Hurricanes. Lock Dominic Bird (foot), centre Anton …

Melbourne coach Tony McGahan has laid down the law to his inconsistent Rebels, saying they can’t afford a loss to the Cheetahs in their Super Rugby clash on Friday night. …

Winger Rob Horne and hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau return from injury for the NSW Waratahs’ must-win Super Rugby clash with the Western Force in Perth. Horne will start on the wing …

Michael Jones will keep his job as Brumbies chief executive for now after the Super Rugby club’s board lost a legal challenge. ACT Supreme Court Justice Richard Refshauge on Thursday …

Wallabies legend Tim Horan is backing Kurtley Beale to seize Matt Giteau’s No.12 jersey for Australia this winter. In what looms as a straight-out choice between two of Michael Cheika’s …

The Bledisloe Cup could be headed for New York or London in 2020 during the upgrade of ANZ Stadium. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) have been in contact with Victoria, …

The Melbourne Rebels will give Reece Hodge his first start in the centres as they prepare to face the rampant Cheetahs in their Super Rugby clash at AAMI Park on …

Former Wallabies and Queensland Reds attack coach Jim McKay has replaced new Springboks mentor Allister Coetzee as head coach of Japan’s Kobe Steel. McKay, best known for overseeing the Reds’ …

Australia’s Super Rugby teams can learn from the free-flowing attack of their Kiwi counterparts, according to veteran Melbourne Rebels centre Tamati Ellison. The New Zealand sides have dominated Australian teams …

Fellow code hopper Reece Robinson is banking on Israel Folau being at his brilliant best as he eyes more tries in the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby clash with the Western …

If ever a game of rugby could be dubbed a family affair, it will be on Sunday when Michael and Allan Alaalatoa create history in Canberra. The Alaalatoas – whose …

Crusaders assistant Dave Hewett is putting his hand up to replace Todd Blackadder as coach of the Super Rugby franchise. The former All Blacks prop has joined fellow assistant Tabai …

The NSW Waratahs are hoping a galvanising two-week road trip can be the spark to reignite their flagging Super Rugby campaign. Saturday’s clash with the Western Force in Perth and …

Offering no excuses, club captain Dave Dennis says it’s time the NSW Waratahs forward pack delivered. The Waratahs head to Perth needing to avoid a fourth straight loss to the …

A decade playing Super Rugby and only once has Christian Lealiifano tasted victory over the Crusaders. But so distant is the memory, the Brumbies co-captain can hardly remember it. “I …

Melbourne winger Dom Shipperley has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2016 Super Rugby season with a knee injury. Shipperley ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the Rebels’ …

A bit more polish at the vital moments and the Queensland Reds can spring a Super Rugby upset over the Stormers this weekend, Liam Gill says. Fresh from 41-22 loss …

Chris Ashton is timing his run to perfection as he plots an England rugby comeback on the June tour of Australia. The controversial Saracens winger crossed twice in Saturday’s 22-12 …