He missed out on the Bledisloe Cup last weekend, but Wallabies captain Michael Hooper added to his bulging portfolio of individual accolades by winning a second straight, NSW Waratahs Players’ …

Tournament hosts England will have an additional advantage as they bid to win the 2015 World Cup after it was announced on Tuesday that they would be at their regular …

Victor Matfield has been declared fit to tour Australia and New Zealand with South Africa and boost a forward pack that struggled in both Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina. Prop …

Rising rugby star Kyle Godwin has put his Wallabies dream on hold for the time being as he focuses on his latest return from injury. Godwin would have been a …

Former Test skipper James Horwill will lead the charge of Wallabies auditioning for recalls through the new National Rugby Championship this weekend. Horwill is training with his NRC team, Brisbane …

Code-hopping rugby star Sonny Bill Williams looks set to be included in the All Blacks’ end of year tour squad after being granted a special dispensation. The 29-year-old, who will …

Try-fests dominated the opening round of the inaugural National Rugby Championship, but goal kickers showed they can still be the difference under the experimental scoring system. The trial of three-point …

All Blacks inside centre Ryan Crotty is expected to be sidelined for a month after suffering a facial fracture during his team’s demolition of the Wallabies at Eden Park. Crotty …

Courageous winger Pat McCabe is facing more career-ending neck fears in a disturbing aftermath to the Wallabies’ Bledisloe Cup horror show. McCabe flew home to Australia on Sunday afternoon in …

Ewen McKenzie is sharpening his axe, forecasting changes to the Wallabies side massacred by the All Blacks at Eden Park. Injuries to hooker Nathan Charles and winger Pat McCabe will …

South Africa survived a huge scare from Argentina to sneak a 33-31 win in the Rugby Championship on Saturday with a penalty by replacement five-eighth Morne Steyn in the final …

Wallabies three-quarter Pat McCabe has suffered a recurrence of his career-threatening neck injury in the latest dose of Australian Rugby Championship misery. McCabe was replaced late in Australia’s 51-20 thumping …

French and European champions Toulon went on a nine-try rampage on Saturday in a 60-19 mauling of promoted La Rochelle while Clermont ended a six-match away losing streak with a …

Israel Folau has panned a lack of urgency and poor defence for the Wallabies’ latest Eden Park devastation. Folau was one of very few Australian players who could hold his …

Beaten skipper Michael Hooper insists the Wallabies aren’t a broken entity after suffering another All Black demolition at their Eden Park graveyard. Australia waved goodbye to the Bledisloe Cup for …

Another Eden Park visit, another nightmare for the Wallabies who sank to a 12th straight Bledisloe Cup series defeat on Saturday night. The ruthless All Blacks showed exactly why they …

All Blacks first five-eighth Dan Carter won’t play on home soil again this year because of injury. Carter ruled himself out of the remaining home Tests in the Rugby Championship …

Skipper Richie McCaw senses an edge in the All Blacks’ camp but says they need to put words into actions against the Wallabies in Auckland on Saturday night. The teams …