Rugby Union News

The Queensland Reds have copped yet another hit on their tour of South Africa with James O’Connor sidelined due to a calf injury. As if they had not faced enough …

Wallabies vice-captain Adam Ashley-Cooper will make his long-awaited return for the NSW Waratahs in Saturday’s Super Rugby clash with the Stormers at Allianz Stadium. Ashley-Cooper has been sidelined for almost …

They’re winless and coming stone last, but the Brumbies know there’s good reason to be wary of the Blues in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash. For starters it’s the Blues’ …

Queensland Reds centre Anthony Fainga’a says history means little as the embattled Super Rugby side attempt to end their five-match losing streak against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday. No …

One-time State of Origin hardman Mark Carroll has made a conspicuous appearance at NSW Waratahs training. Waratahs coach Michael Cheika is not averse to mixing things up, last year training …

Sharks flanker Jean Deysel has been banned for seven weeks for kneeing an opponent in the head in a Super Rugby game. SANZAR said Deysel pleaded guilty in a disciplinary …

Singapore has clinched a four-year deal to host a leg of the Sevens World Series at its state-of-the-art National Stadium starting next year, World Rugby said Tuesday. The wealthy Southeast …

Israel Folau believes the NSW Waratahs have the hunger and desire to win back-to-back premierships in what would be a first in the code-hopper’s storied career. Despite the Waratahs labouring …

Western Force coach Michael Foley believes giant lock Adam Coleman has the potential to be just as good as star All Blacks forward Brodie Retallick in the coming years. Coleman …

Queensland flanker Liam Gill admits the Reds’ desperately poor Super Rugby campaign could cost him and teammates Rugby World Cup spots. The Reds have travelled to South Africa to take …

Queensland flanker Liam Gill admits the Reds’ desperately poor Super Rugby campaign could cost him and teammates Rugby World Cup spots. The Reds have travelled to South Africa to take …

England won the final 21-14 but beaten opponents South Africa gained the most from the Tokyo leg of the world sevens series. The Blitzboks recorded a fourth successive runners-up finish …

Coach Richard Graham appears to have dumped former Wallabies captain James Horwill for the Queensland Reds’ two-match tour to South Africa after he was sent off for the second time …

Substitute hooker Armand van der Merwe snatched a last-minute try to earn Golden Lions a 22-18 victory over Northern Bulls Saturday in a Super Rugby thriller. Trailing by three points …

The Brumbies have consolidated their position at the top of the Australian conference with a scrappy 20-3 Super Rugby win over the Cheetahs at GIO Stadium in Canberra. The victory …

Australia’s woeful start to the Tokyo Sevens has put a big dent in their chances of early qualification for next year’s Rio Olympics. Losses to lowly Portugal and Scotland in …

The Chiefs have maintained their Super Rugby momentum, scoring a late try on the way to closing out a 23-16 win over the bottom-of-the-table Blues in Hamilton. Winger Tom Marshall …

Queensland’s miserable Super Rugby season has taken another turn for the worse with Quade Cooper set to miss the next two months with a fresh injury. Cooper fractured his scapula …