The Queensland Reds have copped a huge blow on the eve of the Super Rugby season with flanker Liam Gill sidelined for a month due to a back injury. Gill …
Scrumhalf Maxime Machenaud will start France’s Six Nations game against Wales in Cardiff on Friday as coach Guy Noves made five changes to his team. Machenaud replaced Sebastien Bezy, who …
NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says relieving Dave Dennis of the captaincy will enable the veteran forward to push for a Wallabies recall. Dennis will join English club Exeter after …
Stand-in skipper James Parsons senses a positive vibe within the Blues, but says the Auckland-based side go in as underdogs for their Super Rugby season opener against the Highlanders. Parsons …
Coach Chris Boyd has no doubt his new midfield pairing of Ngani Laumape and Vince Aso will deliver in the Hurricanes’ Super Rugby season opener against the Brumbies in Canberra …
NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says relieving Dave Dennis of the captaincy will enable the veteran forward to push for a Wallabies recall. Dennis will join English club Exeter after …
NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson says his gifted utility back Kurtley Beale can be the Wallabies’ five-eighth this season after naming him in the crucial playmaking role for Saturday’s Super …
Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles is in doubt to lead a new-look Hurricanes side in their opening Super Rugby match against the Brumbies after picking up an injury at training. New …
The Brumbies haven’t forgotten the pain of being denied a crack at the Super Rugby title by the Hurricanes last year. But they’re sticking to their mantra that with a …
Two months of enforced bed rest will pay off for All Blacks lock Patrick Tuipulotu when he runs on for the Blues in their opening Super Rugby match against the …
Wales named winger Alex Cuthbert, lock Bradley Davies and flanker Dan Lydiate in their team to play France in the Six Nations in Cardiff on Friday. Tom James, Justin Tipuric …
Hurricanes hooker Dane Coles has recovered from his hamstring strain and will lead a new-look team in their opening Super Rugby match against the Brumbies. Coles missed all three of …
The Highlanders are preparing for a bruising and buoyant Blues outfit in their Super Rugby opener at Eden Park. The Auckland-based side cruised through an unbeaten pre-season featuring wins over …
Ireland must refuse to engage in Eddie Jones’ phoney war ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash at Twickenham, according to forwards coach Simon Easterby. New England boss Jones likened Ireland’s …
New Zealand rugby’s reputation for regeneration undergoes a stern test in 2016. Players of quality spill from a production line every Super Rugby season, filling any holes that appear in …
If Super Rugby taught anything last year, it’s the folly of pre-season predictions. The Highlanders defied all manner of odds and forecasts to win a maiden title. Their team of …
HOW THE AUSTRALIAN TEAMS STACK UP IN 2016 SUPER RUGBY BRUMBIES Super Rugby titles: 2001, 2004, Finishes over the past three seasons: 2015 – 4th, 2014 – 4th, 2013 – …
Scotland wing Sean Maitland and front-rower Blair Cowan are among five players ruled out of the squad to face Italy in the Six Nations on Saturday. Maitland missed the 27-23 …
