Rugby Union News

All Blacks prop Tony Woodcock will undergo shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the international season, coach Steve Hansen said on Friday. Hansen said the 110-Test veteran would be …

Despite his recent surge in form for the NSW Waratahs, Nick Phipps concedes Nic White is still in pole position for the Wallabies’ No.9 jersey. The Brumbies’ White started at …

Dual international Sonny Bill Williams already has his eyes set on the All Blacks’ defence of their Rugby World Cup title next year as his days in rugby league near …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie looks poised to resist wholesale changes to the side that swept France, with Pat McCabe looming as the man to lock down the vacant wing spot …

The need to reclaim the Bledisloe Cup from New Zealand after 11 straight series losses has kyboshed any simmering tensions between the Brumbies and NSW Waratahs players, says Wallabies flyhalf …

It must be one of the gutsiest feel-good rugby stories in recent memory. Wallabies workhorse lock Sam Carter badly sprained his ankle seven minutes into his Test debut against France …

South Africa have recalled veteran flanker and 2007 World Cup winner Juan Smith, continuing his remarkable comeback after he retired 18 months ago because of injury. Smith was drafted into …

Injured NSW captain Dave Dennis says he’s on track to be back for the start of the Waratahs’ Super Rugby defence as they strive to become the first Australian franchise …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie admits the NSW Waratahs’ Super Rugby title win has given him “selection headaches” over his backs, but has stopped short of indicating whether he’ll tweak things. …

Former Wallaby back-rower Dave Dennis reckons Sam Burgess would make a great rugby union No.8, but has tipped the English rugby league star to make a successful transition as either …

Test prop James Slipper insists the Wallabies’ scrum has improved since it was dismantled by the All Blacks last year, and might just be ready to put their Kiwi tormenters …

Western Force utility back Solomoni Rasolea has re-signed for a further two Super Rugby seasons – but only after receiving a promise from his parents. Rasolea has played 21 games …

Inspirational Wallabies hooker Nathan Charles says a run-on Test debut against the All Blacks would have only featured in his “wildest dreams” just nine months ago. As if taking 28 …

Colin Slade has been called back into the All Blacks as replacement for injured playmaker Dan Carter, who has a cracked calf bone and will likely miss the first month …

France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre says he’s not worried by the fact French Federation vice-president Serge Blanco has decided to take a keener interest in the affairs of the national …

Australia have beaten Wales 25-3 in the Women’s Rugby World Cup. The brutal encounter saw the Wallaroos take back-to-back wins and maintain their clean sheet defensively, with no tries scored …

Champion All Blacks playmaker Dan Carter has a cracked calf bone and will likely miss the first four weeks of the Rugby Championship, including the Bledisloe Cup opener against the …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie says the All Blacks’ “embarrassment of riches” at flyhalf will mitigate the loss of superstar No.10 Dan Carter. Carter on Tuesday was ruled out of the …