Rugby Union News

The English Rugby Football Union is introducing a new strategy aimed at increasing the number of women playing regular contact rugby by 10,000 to 25,000 within three years. England’s World …

Beauden Barrett will start at five eighth for the first time in his 23-Test career when New Zealand plays Argentina in their Rugby Championship clash in Napier on Saturday. The …

Sidelined halfback Will Genia and Brumbies flyers Henry Speight and Joe Tomane have been cleared to use the National Rugby Championship as a launching pad for Wallabies selection. The backline …

Argentina have made two changes to the side that almost upset South Africa to face the All Blacks in their Rugby Championship Test in Napier on Saturday. No.8 Leonardo Senatore …

Beauden Barrett’s hold on the All Blacks’ five-eighth jersey may last just a week. The 23-year-old Taranaki pivot will start in the No.10 shirt for the first time in Saturday’s …

The Wallabies’ backs no longer have to talk themselves up – Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has done it all for them. While Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie admits he’s still looking …

The Wallabies’ backs no longer have to talk themselves up – Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has done it all for them. While Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie admits he’s still looking …

Beauden Barrett will start as the All Blacks’ first five-eighth for the first time in Saturday’s Test against Argentina. The 23-year-old Taranaki pivot is one of three changes for the …

Promoted halfback Nick Phipps has backed the Wallabies’ tight five to make amends for the All Blacks’ shellacking when they host an abrasive Springboks pack led by comeback king Victor …

Queensland Reds chief executive Jim Carmichael says James O’Connor will honour his Super Rugby contract and stay beyond the 2015 World Cup despite conflicting overseas reports. Just days after the …

Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer says the Wallabies’ “one bad game” against New Zealand doesn’t make them a bad team and has called up two of South Africa’s most trusted veterans …

Is there anything Karmichael Hunt can’t do? After stints in rugby league and AFL, Hunt is back in rugby union with the Queensland Reds, and online bookmaker sportsbet is offering $8.00 for …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie says he can’t keep throwing giant youngster Will Skelton into the Test fray, insisting Australia’s biggest rugby asset has to be nurtured carefully. Skelton, 22, has …

Wallabies flyhalf Bernard Foley admits his surprise Bledisloe benching was a bitter pill to swallow, but believes it will only drive him to be a better Test player in the …

Springboks star Bryan Habana is set to play his 100th Test when he lines up against Australia on Saturday, and the news couldn’t make Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie any happier. …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie refuses to blame Kurtley Beale for the Bledisloe Cup debacle in Auckland but can’t find a spot for him in the starting line-up to play South …

The Kurtley Beale No.10 experiment has been aborted, with Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie naming Super Rugby title-winning halves Bernard Foley and Nick Phipps to take on South Africa in Perth …

Admission prices have dropped for next year’s Wellington Sevens after slower ticket sales and alcohol-related issues dogged this year’s rugby tournament. Tickets, which used to sell out within minutes of …