All Blacks lock Brodie Retallick has been crowned World Rugby Player of the Year for 2014. Retallick, who played in New Zealand’s 34-16 victory over Wales on Saturday, became the …
The Wallabies have fallen 26-23 to Ireland in Dublin to suffer their first back-to-back spring tour defeats in almost a decade. Australia fought back from 17-0 early to be level …
Fiji held off a spirited US fightback to end their European on a winning note with a 20-14 success in Vannes, France. First half tries from Montpellier fullback Timoci Nagusa …
The All Blacks have almost forgotten how to win in style in Europe, prompting captain Richie McCaw to demand a compelling finish to 2014. McCaw, who leads New Zealand in …
The Wallabies are under pressure to bounce back against Ireland and skipper Michael Hooper warns no player is safe from the selection axe under Michael Cheika. Newly appointed coach Cheika …
Japan dream of parlaying their entry into an expanded Super Rugby competition into a first-time World Cup quarter-final showing when they host the global showpiece in 2019. The formal inclusion …
A massive computer in British Columbia has the biggest logistical job in world sport – sorting out the mess that will be the 2016 Super Rugby draw. The confirmation that …
Young French rugby try-scoring sensation Teddy Thomas’s indiscretion has cost him a place in the team at the Stade de France on Saturday and no-one will be more relieved than …
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika sees his role in Kurtley Beale’s comeback as rugby coach not social worker, saying it’s up to the controversial playmaker to make the most of his …
Veterans Gordon D’Arcy and Rory Best are the only two changes in the starting line-up for Six Nations champions Ireland for the one-off rugby union test with Australia at Lansdowne …
Richie McCaw wonders how on earth the All Blacks won his first game at the helm. McCaw’s earliest of 99 Tests as New Zealand captain was a decade ago in …
Michael Cheika won’t be pushing for a rule change to make overseas-based players eligible for Wallabies selection, vowing to stick by players who value playing for their country over money. …
Many Wallabies overlooked for Test selection on the spring tour so far have politely accepted it as being all part of the experience. Centre Matt Toomua, who gets his chance …
Richie McCaw considered standing down as All Blacks captain after their 2007 World Cup failure, before realising it was time to man up. McCaw becomes the first player to lead …
Most All Blacks will miss at least the first week of Super Rugby next year after being guaranteed a minimum 12-week off-season break ahead of the World Cup. Coach Steve …
Long-held grievances within the Samoa rugby team towards their administrators have bubbled to surface says All Blacks veteran Jerome Kaino. Ten All Blacks, including Kaino, used social media to declare …
Kurtley Beale is set to make his Test comeback off the bench this weekend after being included in Michael Cheika’s final squad to face Ireland in Dublin. Beale on Thursday …
Scotland coach Vern Cotter has made four injury-induced changes to his side named to play Tonga in Kilmarnock on Saturday. In the backs, 90-cap Glasgow Warrior Sean Lamont, who came …
