Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph is disappointed but outwardly philosophical about the five-week ban slapped on prop Kane Hames as his depleted squad prepares for Friday’s Super Rugby match against the …
The bad news keeps on coming for the Queensland Reds, with an injury to recruit Hendrik Tui before he has even pulled on a Reds jersey. Tui fractured his fibula …
The All Blacks legend whose scrotum was ripped open in an infamous 1986 rugby union Test match against France, admitted he wasn’t surprised at new allegations Les Bleus were on …
All Blacks hooker Dane Coles will make his captaincy debut for the Hurricanes in their Super Rugby game against the Western Force in Perth on Friday. The Hurricanes have made …
The French rugby team was boosted by performance-enhancing drugs during the 1980s according to a new book, most famously in their ferocious 1986 defeat of the All Blacks in Nantes. …
France’s national rugby union team was a vast consumer of amphetamines in the 1980s including in a famous win over the All Blacks, according to a new book. “They each …
NSW Waratahs captain Dave Dennis is being refreshed by the challenge of using his smarts to counter the superior size of his second row rivals at opposing Super Rugby clubs. …
Former world champions South Africa will include seven non-white players in 23-man match squads in the run-up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the national rugby body has announced. The …
Newly-appointed NSW Waratahs chief executive Greg Harris is keen to expedite the selection process of the successor to coach Michael Cheika. The CEO of the Rugby Union Players’ Association, Harris …
A battered NSW Waratahs side are grateful for an early season bye in a punishing Super Rugby campaign which could conclude with them playing for 13 straight weeks. Any disappointment …
Wallabies prop Tetera Faulkner has re-signed with the Western Force for a further two seasons, tying him to the Perth-based franchise until 2017. Faulkner began his career at the Force …
AP – England head coach Stuart Lancaster says he hasn’t given up hope but Sam Burgess remains only an outside chance of turning out at this year’s rugby World Cup. …
The Queensland Reds have an abundance of headaches at the moment – but thanks to Lachie Turner’s performance on Saturday night, fullback is not one of them. Having prepared all …
His trademark lingo was lost in translation in Japan, but Nick Cummins has returned home with a crystal clear message – he wants in at the Wallabies. Cummins is back …
Karmichael Hunt has been barred from training with his Queensland Reds teammates until he faces drug-related charges in court next week. But the Super Rugby franchise has stopped short of …
Spurred by embarrassment and nasty surprises, the Queensland Reds have levelled up the Australian Super Rugby conference with their gritty victory over the Western Force. All five Australian teams have …
The Stormers claimed back-to-back Super Rugby wins as they defeated the 14-man Blues 27-16 at Newlands. Nic Groom and Dillyn Leyds scored the tries for the Cape Town-based side, with …
Karmichael Hunt may never play Super Rugby again and James O’Connor is yet to feature but at least the Queensland Reds appear to have a recruitment winner in Adam Thomson. …
