Rugby Union News

Former Australian cricket coach Mickey Arthur wants at least 30 per cent of players inducted into the Western Force’s new junior academy to go on to play Super Rugby. And …

Recalled halfback Will Genia won’t sign to play with Sam Burgess at Bath anytime soon and insists he’s as hungry as ever to hit new Wallabies heights. Despite being viewed …

Will Genia returns but Will Skelton has been axed as the Wallabies look to restore pride and snare some silverware on their two-match tour of South Africa and Argentina. Three …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie has dispatched Will Skelton back to the NRC to prevent the giant young lock from ballooning way out of Test shape. Skelton was the glaring omission …

New Zealand remain firm favourites to retain the Rugby World Cup title they won on home soil in 2011, a year out from the 20-team tournament in England. Thursday will …

Rising cult hero Will Skelton has been axed from the Wallabies squad for their tour of South Africa and Argentina. Three weeks after opposing the All Blacks, giant lock Skelton …

A neck injury will sideline flanker Francois Louw for about two months and deal South Africa another blow ahead of Rugby Championship Tests against Australia and New Zealand. Halfback Ruan …

Hit hard by slumping crowds, the Australian Rugby Union has admitted the Wallabies’ Eden Park nightmare has taken the “wind out of our sails”. The All Blacks’ 51-20 demolition of …

The Wallabies must overcome the granite-like Springboks pack without chief enforcer Wycliff Palu due to lingering concussion concerns. In an added difficulty to hopes of taking South Africa’s place at …

South Africa World Cup-winning back JP Pietersen will replace injured halfback Ruan Pienaar for home Rugby Championship Tests against the Wallabies and New Zealand. Pietersen, who can operate on the …

Wallaby hopefuls Will Genia, Liam Gill, Jake Schatz and Lachie Turner all played a hand in Brisbane City’s 34-26 win over previously undefeated NSW Country Eagles at Lismore on Sunday, …

Luckless Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau’s bittersweet 2014 appears over as his 50th Test milestone turned into a millstone on the Gold Coast. In another massive blow to Australia’s improving pack, …

Worsening hooker and wing crises are only the start of the Wallabies’ frustrations as they continue to make life hard for themselves. Butchered tries, two turnover five-pointers to Argentina and …

Ma’a Nonu is ruled out of rugby for the rest of the year just as a host of All Blacks team-mates get back into their unbeaten Rugby Championship campaign. Veteran …

Luckless Wallabies front-rower Tatafu Polota-Nau is set to miss the rest of the season and may require ankle surgery after Australia’s painful hooker crisis continued this weekend. Scans have shown …

The Springboks face a further test of their depth against the Wallabies after injuries to halfback Ruan Pienaar and flanker Francois Louw marred their fifth successive loss to the All …

The All Blacks say South Africa have returned to their time-wasting antics, at the same ground where they first accused them of feigning injuries eight years ago. Senior New Zealand …

The Wallabies have vowed to win back the fans after drawing their lowest home Test crowd this century. Only 14,281 patrons turned out at Cbus Super Stadium to watch Australia …