Christian Lealiifano will join fellow Wallaby Stephen Moore as the Brumbies’ co-captains for the 2016 Super Rugby season. Moore, who took the reins last year, has retained his leadership role …
Wallabies superstar Israel Folau is finally set to see some time at outside centre, with NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson also keen to give Kurtley Beale time at fullback. Folau …
Size has become the most valuable commodity in sevens rugby and will form the basis of New Zealand’s Olympic assault, starting this weekend in Wellington. Veteran supercoach Sir Gordon Tietjens …
The NSW Waratahs have signed former Melbourne Rebels playmaker Bryce Hegarty to complete their roster for the 2016 Super Rugby season. Hegarty, who arrives from a season in the Japanese …
Eddie Jones and Vern Cotter have engaged in a round of verbal sparring in the build-up to England’s Six Nations opener against Scotland at Murrayfield. Both coaches have installed their …
Any fans hoping new England coach Eddie Jones might introduce some Wallaby flair to the Six Nations are likely to be disappointed after the Australian said the tournament would be …
In a blow to his highly-anticipated sevens debut, Quade Cooper is set for just two training sessions with his new Australian Thunderbolts teammates before next week’s inaugural Sydney 7s. Cooper’s …
Eddie Jones’ England regime has “started with a bang” as the new head coach begins preparing his team for their Six Nations tournament opener against Scotland. Former Wallabies mentor Jones …
England winger Chris Ashton is hoping to rescue his Six Nations by appealing against the length of the 10-week suspension that has ruled him out of the Championship. Having examined …
Eddie Jones is making no apology for appointing rugby bad boy Dylan Hartley as his England team captain, instead hailing the much-banned hooker’s aggressive approach. New Zealand-born Hartley appears set …
Sonny Bill Williams is yet to play a sevens tournament but his influence has already been striking for two other high-profile Olympic hopefuls. Ardie Savea and Akira Ioane are alongside …
Dylan Hartley has responded to the controversy over his appointment as England rugby captain for the Six Nations by saying he will not apologise for his poor disciplinary record. “I …
Controversial hooker Dylan Hartley was named England’s new captain by coach Eddie Jones, replacing Chris Robshaw despite the Northampton firebrand having a long history of ill-discipline. New Zealand-born Hartley has …
Sydney is set for a likely Sonny Bill Williams’ showdown with close friend Quade Cooper after the dual Kiwi international was selected to make his All Black Sevens debut. Williams …
All Blacks Sevens coach Sir Gordon Tietjens rates Sonny Bill Williams as being ahead of schedule in his transition to the shortened form of rugby. Williams has been picked to …
Christian Lealiifano has become the fourth Wallabies player to secure a flexible contract allowing him to play in Japan, after agreeing to two more years in Australian rugby. The new …
AP – Former Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has guided Japanese club Panasonic Wild Knights to a third straight Top League crown. South African Francois Steyn missed a post-siren conversion attempt, …
AP – A moment of madness from French star Morgan Parra has cost Clermont a place in rugby’s European Champions Cup. The halfback spurned a late penalty which would have …
