Rugby Union News

France flanker Antoine Burban has been ruled out of the Six Nations after being ordered to rest for two weeks because of concussion, the French rugby federation (FFR) said on …

Quade Cooper has retained his spot in Australia’s in-form team for the inaugural Vancouver Sevens this weekend. Coach Andy Friend has recalled playmaker Lewis Holland and experienced schemer James Stannard …

They were Super Rugby champions just five years ago but Queensland Reds head of rugby Daniel Herbert concedes the franchise has lost its identity. The Reds are in disarray following …

NSW Waratahs defence coach Nathan Grey is adamant his Super Rugby side doesn’t have a discipline issue despite early-season problems in that area. Against the Brumbies last Friday, the Waratahs …

Quade Cooper received a painful first-hand view of how mistakes are punished in rugby sevens as Australia lost a second straight World Series final but he now wants to make …

Sacked Queensland Reds coach Richard Graham’s message was no longer getting through to his players and a limp loss at home to last year’s Super Rugby wooden spooners was the …

Richard Graham has been sacked from his role as coach of the embattled Queensland Reds just two games into the new Super Rugby season. Graham, who was head coach for …

A run of three away games will be a test of the Brumbies’ Super Rugby championship credentials, star lock Sam Carter says. The Canberra-based outfit travel to Perth to face …

NSW Waratahs hooker Tolu Latu has copped a one-match ban for punching Brumbies star Matt Toomua in Saturday night’s fiery Super Rugby derby in Canberra. The suspension was handed down …

All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick has suffered broken ribs and is expected to miss up to six weeks of Super Rugby with the Chiefs. Retallick was injured soon after halftime …

Sonny Bill Williams has been ruled out of the sevens world series tournament in Canada because of a knee injury and is returning to New Zealand. All Blacks Sevens coach …

Stand-in Melbourne skipper Sean McMahon bemoaned his side’s under-par performance as the Rebels’ South African Super Rugby hoodoo continued against the Bulls in Pretoria. The visitors slumped to an 11th …

Catch us if you can – that could be the Super Rugby message from the national capital, with the Brumbies set to take an early-season stranglehold on the Australian conference. …

Flyhalf Joe Pietersen kicked 14 points as South Africa’s Sharks defeated the Jaguares of Argentina 19-15 in their Super Rugby clash at King’s Park on Saturday. Pietersen, deputising for injured …

A tense week awaits at Ballymore after Queensland’s hollow loss to the Western Force raised fresh questions over the tenure of embattled coach Richard Graham. The rookie Reds were tipped …

The pressure on Queensland Super Rugby coach Richard Graham has intensified after a disastrous 22-3 defeat to the Western Force at Suncorp Stadium. It continued an abysmal start to the …

Replacement five-eighth Hayden Parker has slotted a late penalty for the defending champion Highlanders to edge out the Hurricanes 17-16 in their Super Rugby clash in Dunedin. The goal came …

The Lions have made light of any travel fatigue they might have felt by downing the Chiefs 36-32 in a seesawing Super Rugby clash. They survived a late charge by …