Rugby Union News

NSW Waratahs defence coach Nathan Grey isn’t concerned at the mounting toll of imminent departures from the Super Rugby champions, after winger Peter Betham joined the list. Two-test Wallaby Betham …

ARU boss Bill Pulver has all but scuppered Bernard Foley’s audacious bid to represent Australia at next year’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. And for that matter any dreams …

Kane Hames and Richard Buckman have had enforced spectator roles for most of the season but they will become key men as the Highlanders start the second half of their …

Luck has completely deserted the Queensland Reds this season but captain James Slipper senses their fortunes may have finally turned. Plagued by injuries and suspensions since the start of the …

Australia wing Peter Betham will leave the NSW Waratahs at the end of the Super Rugby season to join English club Leicester. The powerful 26-year-old has played twice for the …

When barnstorming backrower Wycliff Palu leads, his NSW Waratahs teammates have no option but to follow. Wallaby stalwart Palu was at his block-busting best in the Tahs Super Rugby win …

Wallabies and NSW Waratahs centre Kurtley Beale concedes contract talks have been playing on his mind, but says he intends making a decision on his future before the end of …

Charlie Ngatai is confident that the Chiefs can cope without star playmaker Aaron Cruden. The All Blacks five-eighth has been ruled out for at least six months after scans confirmed …

The All Blacks will be grateful they learned a lesson last time with five-eighth Aaron Cruden set to miss their Rugby World Cup title defence. Cruden is to undergo a …

Wallabies and NSW Waratahs centre Kurtley Beale concedes contract talks have been playing on his mind. Beale’s current deal expires this year and he said on Monday he aimed to …

All Blacks five-eighth Aaron Cruden will miss the Rugby World Cup after being diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Cruden limped from the field midway …

Western Force skipper Matt Hodgson is confident his body will hold firm for the rest of the Super Rugby campaign, saying his pre-season hamstring injury was a one-in-a-million occurrence. Hodgson, …

Australia’s women’s sevens rugby team face a tricky finish to their quest for automatic qualification to the Rio Olympics following a dismal tournament in Canada. Australia came seventh at the …

Charlie Ngatai is confident that the Chiefs can cope without star playmaker Aaron Cruden. The All Blacks five-eighth will definitely miss Friday night’s Super Rugby match against the Western Force …

After leading the way to a drought-breaking win, James O’Connor believes the Queensland Reds can beat any team in Super Rugby on their day. Confidence is higher in the Reds …

Western Force coach Michael Foley has lashed out at SANZAR’s “farcical” Super Rugby fixturing, saying he’s mystified at his team’s poor treatment. The Force have been dealt one of the …

The history-making Melbourne Rebels have blown the Australian conference wide open ahead of a blockbuster Super Rugby derby with the defending champion NSW Waratahs. The Rebels’ gritty 13-8 breakthrough triumph …

NSW captain Dave Dennis admits it’s impossible to ignore the comparisons to last year after the Waratahs wrestled back control of their Super Rugby title defence with a spirited bonus-point …