Rugby Union News

A NSW Waratahs side, trying to find the fine balance between aggression and stupidity, have lost Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau for Sunday’s crucial Super Rugby clash with the Australian conference-leading …

Jonah Placid will give Queensland rugby another reason to see red after being named as the Melbourne Rebels fullback for their Super Rugby clash with the Lions on Friday night. …

Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau has been ruled out of the NSW Waratahs’ team for their Super Rugby clash with the ladder-leading Brumbies in Sydney on Sunday. Tolu Latu is set …

The Western Force are adamant they have nothing to fear when they travel to Pretoria to take on the Bulls on Saturday. The Bulls have built Loftus Versfeld into a …

Hulking Crusaders left winger Nemani Nadolo is hoping history repeats itself when his team confront the Cheetahs in their sixth round Super Rugby match in Christchurch on Saturday. Less than …

The long-awaited David Pocock v Michael Hooper battle is on, although it will have to wait until the Brumbies star is eased into the Super Rugby blockbuster from the bench. …

Highlander Shaun Treeby is not daunted by the challenge of marking the Hurricanes’ world-class midfield combination in the crucial Super Rugby match in Dunedin on Friday. Treeby is the only …

The Highlanders are among Super Rugby’s most effective scavengers, prompting Hurricanes halfback TJ Perenara to demand no turnover rubbish from his team on Friday. The all-New Zealand clash in Dunedin …

Brumbies prop Ben Alexander says no one in his side will be going out to prove a point to Wallabies coach Michael Cheika when they take on the Waratahs this …

Melbourne coach Tony McGahan says the Rebels will approach their clash with the Lions like they’re facing their Super Rugby bogey side. After some impressive performances to open the season, …

They say talk is cheap, and don’t the Western Force know it. The Force started their Super Rugby season in a blaze of glory with victory over the Waratahs in …

For three long minutes at 9pm on a busy Saturday night, Ben Alexander’s popular pub in Canberra didn’t make a sale. The Brumbies Super Rugby prop has promised a free …

Injuries are plaguing the Highlanders as they prepare for their Super Rugby showdown against the unbeaten Hurricanes. They will be without their three most highly-rated props and their only two …

The NSW Waratahs have vowed to fix a leaky defence which faces a mighty test from Super Rugby’s table-topping Brumbies on Sunday. The Waratahs’ drought-breaking championship last year was built …

Kotara Matsushima is no “exchange student” and will be treated like every other contracted player at the NSW Waratahs. The South African-born Japanese international arrived at the Super Rugby champions …

Injuries to Sonny Bill Williams and Tim Nanai-Williams mean the Chiefs are likely to field a new-look midfield combination against the Sharks this weekend. Williams is struggling with concussion. The …

Refusing to panic, coach Michael Cheika is backing the NSW Waratahs to rediscover their championship mojo in Sunday’s Super Rugby crunch match with the Brumbies in Sydney. After a spluttering …

The Wallabies maintain they’re a Rugby World Cup force despite slipping to their lowest position since international rankings were introduced more than a decade ago. Australia dropped to sixth in …