Former Wallaby Drew Mitchell’s stoppage-time try denied Wasps an historic win over European champions Toulon on Sunday afternoon. Mitchell crossed to salvage a dramatic 15-11 win for the three-time Champions …
A fatigued Sonny Bill Williams has a new-found respect for sevens rugby specialists following his introduction to the abbreviated game. Cross-code international Williams endured his first training camp under coach …
Josh Beaumont, son of former captain Bill, is one of seven uncapped players included in former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones’s first England squad, while several regulars of the previous regime …
Game-breaking Wallabies and NSW Waratahs fullback Israel Folau is ahead of schedule following ankle surgery and set to resume running next week. Folau required an operation after he returned from …
Sonny Bill Williams hasn’t wasted any time finding his feet in the shift from World Cup winner to rugby sevens novice. Along with Super Rugby players Ardie Savea, Akira and …
Eddie Jones looks set to select a sprinkling of uncapped talent – and leave out some established names – when his first England elite player squad is announced on Wednesday. …
Wallabies winger Nick Cummins is returning to the form of the game where he first made his mark after signing with the Australian men’s Sevens rugby program in a bid …
Eddie Jones has insisted anyone overlooked for England’s Six Nations squad “hasn’t done well enough”. England’s new head coach will name his first Elite Player Squad (EPS) on Wednesday, and …
New Zealand great Dan Carter has won the prestigious Rugby Union Writers’ Club Pat Marshall Memorial Award as the sport’s personality of the year for 2015. Carter was recognised at …
Test veteran Wycliff Palu feels he has nothing to prove after rejoining the NSW Waratahs, but wouldn’t mind adding to his Wallaby caps tally after injury wrecked his 2015 World …
The Chiefs have stuck with their formula of co-captains after naming All Blacks Aaron Cruden and Sam Cane to share the load for this year’s Super Rugby championship. Cruden has …
Queensland Reds Super Rugby captain and Wallaby prop James Slipper is eyeing an April return date in his comeback from off-season shoulder surgery. Slipper carried the injury through last season …
Newly appointed Australian rugby sevens coach Andy Friend is making no secret of his interest in having Wallabies star Quade Cooper on deck for the Rio Olympics. But integrating Cooper …
Former All Blacks coach John Mitchell has signed a four-year contract to guide the United States through to the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Mitchell replaces Mike Tolkin as Eagles head …
WHAT WE’LL BE TALKING ABOUT IN AUSTRALIAN SPORT IN 2016 AMBITION, HOPES SKY HIGH FOR RIO OLYMPICS The stakes are high in Rio from August 5-21, with the Australian Olympic …
Unicef says it won’t condone rugby player Sonny Bill Williams’ posting of pictures of dead children in Syria because it doesn’t respect their rights in death. The All Black created …
Fly-half Rhys Priestland will be available for Wales after all this season, having performed a U-turn at English Premiership club Bath. It had been understood Priestland would take an 18-month …
Former NRL enforcer Ben Te’o has renewed his commitment to European rugby union by signing a lucrative two-year deal with English outfit Worcester. The former Queensland Origin star will leave …
