Sam Whitelock has revealed his disappointment at missing out on the All Blacks captaincy, although a spell on his drought-hit farm has helped put things in perspective. Veteran second-rower Whitelock …
Michael Cheika says he pushed hard for a Super Rugby overhaul during his reign as Wallabies coach but won few friends at Rugby Australia for doing so. Long before the …
Queensland Reds trio Izack Rodda, Harry Hockings and Isaac Lucas have sensationally ended their stand-off with Rugby Australia by terminating their contracts. The group had refused to take pay cuts …
The Sunwolves won’t be a part of the rebooted Australian Super Rugby competition with time and logistics counting against them. While all parties were hopeful the Tokyo team could join …
NSW Waratahs coach Rob Penney fears he’d be viewed as a Super Rugby “vulture” if he snared the services of Queensland Reds and Australian lock Izack Rodda. The Wallabies regular …
NSW Waratahs coach Rob Penney is drawing inspiration from the likes of Nelson Mandela as he deals with life in quarantine after almost being left stranded in New Zealand. After …
South Africa World Cup-winning fullback Warrick Gelant has made the switch from the Bulls to their great Super Rugby rivals the Stormers. Gelant, 25, will swap Pretoria for Cape Town …
All Blacks star Dane Coles believes the flow of leading New Zealand players to club deals in the UK and France will slow to a trickle in the wake of …
Former Wallabies halfback and NSW Waratahs backs coach Chris Whitaker says there’s’ no talk at the Tahs about another potential exodus of talent overseas despite the woes besetting Australian rugby. …
New Zealand Rugby has completed a key player deal, re-signing rising All Blacks lock Scott Barrett through to the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The 26-year-old Barrett is one of three …
NSW Waratahs halfback Jake Gordon is relishing the prospect of weekly battles between potential Wallabies aspirants in the mooted replacement Super Rugby competition. The tournament had been suspended in mid-March …
Western Force players could go from Australian rugby outcasts to Wallabies heroes within a year. Rugby Australia’s director of rugby Scott Johnson is hopeful details of a refined Super Rugby …
Chiefs star Aaron Cruden says the injury issues that have begun striking the NRL are a lesson to Super Rugby players when they return to contact training. Former All Blacks …
Wallabies lock Izack Rodda and Queensland teammates Isaac Lucas and Harry Hockings have been stood down without pay after refusing Rugby Australia’s competition-wide player pay-cut proposal. Australian Super Rugby players …
One of the last sides to return to Super Rugby training, Melbourne Rebels hope to leap ahead of their rivals by resuming contact work early this week. The Waratahs and …
Southern hemisphere-hosted Tests in October can inject meaning into the international game and could even take place as soon as this year, New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson believes. World …
Incoming Rugby Australian chairman Hamish McLennan wants the game played at a faster pace and has targeted the ailing Super Rugby competition as a major priority. McLennan who on Friday …
Cash-strapped Rugby Australia has received a $14.2-million boost from World Rugby, but the Wallabies’ three July home Tests have been postponed. A share of the world governing body’s emergency relief …
