Rugby Union News

Wasps flanker George Smith has been cleared of kneeing Gloucester’s James Hook during an English premiership match last weekend. An RFU disciplinary panel met on Wednesday at a London hotel …

Steve Borthwick insists England have added variations to their lineout in the hope of bamboozling Wales’ research boffins in Saturday’s Six Nations title collision at Twickenham. Forwards coach Borthwick’s speciality …

Former All Blacks captain Sean Fitzpatrick believes Eddie Jones has selected the right man in Dylan Hartley to skipper England through the Six Nations. World Cup winner Fitzpatrick, who was …

NSW coach Daryl Gibson fears the Waratahs may be the first big losers out of Giteau’s Law as Australia’s 2014 Super Rugby champions fight desperately to retain backline ace Kurtley …

Queensland Reds interim co-coaches Nick Stiles and Matt O’Connor insist they can prove doubters wrong and make shared leadership work for the beleaguered Super Rugby franchise. The duo wasted no …

NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson is hoping Kurtley Beale chooses stability and lifestyle over money as the Wallabies ace weighs up his playing future. Gibson admits the Waratahs – and …

Hurricanes skipper Dane Coles has been ruled out the Super Rugby clash with the Blues at Eden Park due to a calf injury. However, the Hurricanes’ bid for their first …

The Blues’ starting pack will be boosted by the inclusion of All Blacks prop Charlie Faumuina, but skipper Jerome Kaino is adamant it will take an eight-man effort to lift …

Coach Chris Boyd admits the pressure is on the Hurricanes as they hunt their first win of the Super Rugby season when they tackle the Blues at Eden Park on …

The Brumbies will start as white-hot favourites for Friday night’s Super Rugby clash at nib Stadium after the Western Force opted to rest four front-line players. Scrumhalf Alby Mathewson, hooker …

As hard as he’s tried, Tomas Cubelli just can’t help spitting out orders in Spanish. But the Brumbies’ new Argentine Super Rugby half reckons his teammates are getting used to …

The Ballymore cleanout has continued with Queensland Rugby Union chief executive Jim Carmichael to step down from the role at the end of the year. Carmichael’s impending exit comes on …

A scuffle between Joe Tomane and teammate Ruan Smith has highlighted the Brumbies’ increased intensity as the 2016 pace-setters target the Super Rugby title. Wallabies winger Tomane and prop Smith …

Former Melbourne NRL winger Matt Duffie has paid the price for his poor Super Rugby debut with the speedster one of eight changes to the Blues’ starting line up to …

Hurricanes captain Dane Coles is a 50-50 proposition to play his first match of the Super Rugby season against the Blues on Friday, coach Chris Boyd says. Coles has been …

New Zealander Andrew Hore has been appointed as the new chief executive of both the NSW Waratahs and the NSW Rugby Union. He replaces Greg Harris, who announced his departure …

Centre Manu Tuilagi has been named in the England squad for Saturday’s Six Nations game against Wales at Twickenham. The 24-year-old Tuilagi, who has not played for England since June …

Kurtley Beale is reportedly set to sign a record two-year deal worth $2.7 million with the London Wasps, according to the Daily Mail. Such a deal is unlikely to be …