Rugby Union News

Senior Wallabies continue to back Kurtley Beale despite more revelations about the lewd and offensive text messages which have led to team business manager Di Patston resigning. A day after …

Leaked text messages have cast a deep cloud over trouble-plagued star Kurtley Beale’s future in Australian rugby. They also appear to support besieged Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie’s insistence that he …

Wallabies vice-captain Adam Ashley-Cooper says he’d “trade everything” to end his career in Australian rugby with a drought-breaking Bledisloe Cup series win. Set to join one of Australian sport’s most …

He’s the red-headed Englishman banning his players from drinking kava in the quest to deliver Fiji’s first Olympic Games gold medal. Ben Ryan has been charged with taking Fiji’s powerful …

Fiji has claimed a third Gold Coast rugby sevens title to get its quest for a maiden Olympic medal off to a perfect start. The Pacific Island powerhouse won a …

The future of the Gold Coast Sevens rugby tournament remains unclear after another disappointing attendance at the event on the weekend. Officially 20,546 attended the two-day event in Robina, an …

Australia coach Geraint John is keeping calm despite a disappointing start to his team’s Olympic qualifying campaign. Australia leave the Gold Coast leg of the 2014-15 IRB World Sevens in …

The coach of New Zealand’s rugby sevens team says Sonny Bill Williams wants to play at the 2016 Olympics but first the All Blacks have to qualify for the Rio …

Wallabies vice-captain Adam Ashley-Cooper has revealed next year will be his last in Australian rugby. Ashley-Cooper declared his hand on Sunday as he counts down the days until joining all-time …

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper says Kurtley Beale does not deserve to be sacked but concedes he will have no influence on the two investigations into the troubled star. Hooper insisted …

Uruguay took the 20th and last berth in the 2015 Rugby World Cup by beating Russia 36-27 in the final qualifier on Saturday in Montevideo. Uruguay, who lost the first …

There’s more disenchantment in the Wallabies ranks, with vice-captain Adam Ashley-Cooper left underwhelmed by the ARU’s token recognition of his 100th Test appearance. When Ashley-Cooper runs on to Suncorp Stadium …

Australia will have to overcome Commonwealth Games rugby sevens champions South Africa to get their Olympic qualifying campaign off to a winning start. The Thunderbolts had to settle for second …

Six teams will battle it out for three final spots in the last round of the National Rugby Championship, with Melbourne Rising assured of a home final after keeping their …

Australia have survived a scare to defeat Scotland and qualify for the quarter-finals of the World Sevens event on the Gold Coast. The Thunderbolts trailed 14-5 at halftime against the …

The Wallabies staff member at the centre of the Kurtley Beale investigation has quit her role with the Australian Rugby Union. Wallabies business manager Di Patston resigned on Friday, a …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has denied having an intimate relationship with team business manager Di Patston, adamant his position in charge of the Australian side hasn’t been compromised. Australian rugby …

Quade Cooper is set to make his return to Test rugby from the bench after being named in the Wallabies’ 32-man squad for next week’s third Bledisloe Cup match against …