Rugby Union News

NSW Waratahs lock Kane Douglas has applauded the Australian Rugby Union’s tough stance on Wallabies eligibility despite the rigid rules denying him the chance to play at next year’s World …

Football freak Israel Folau is poised to achieve another unprecedented cross-code double as the first player to top the season tryscorers’ list in both Super Rugby and the NRL. Already …

Brumbies backrower Fotu Auelua says last year’s Super Rugby finals campaign has taught his side valuable lessons ahead of Friday’s quasi-knockout clash against the Western Force. And those lessons might …

Melbourne backrower Scott Higginbotham will miss the Rebels’ last Super Rugby game of the season against the Bulls after receiving a one week suspension from governing body SANZAR. According to …

A combination of players auditioning and others making their curtain call have Queensland eyeing an upset over high flying Super Rugby rivals NSW on Saturday. The Waratahs have already locked …

Western Force flanker Hugh McMeniman has escaped with just a one-week ban after dropping his knee into Queensland Reds player Ben Lucas, but will still miss Friday’s must-win final-round clash …

Wallaby Liam Gill hopes his second trip to the Commonwealth Games with the Australian sevens team is a help rather than a hindrance to his ambitions of getting back into …

The Waratahs are determined not to allow old rivals Queensland to verbally or physically blow them off course with a maiden Super Rugby title tantalisingly within reach. Sunday’s bonus point …

The Brumbies’ cavalry are back, and just in time for “finals” footy. Four Test players and an actual squad-listed hooker are set to bolster the Brumbies’ starting line-up for Friday’s …

Chiefs lock Brodie Retallick reckons his coach Dave Rennie may have got a bit over excited when he described his All Blacks second rower as the best lock in the …

Wallaby Liam Gill has been selected to spearhead Australia’s 12-man rugby sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Gill and fellow Super Rugby star Sean McMahon joined the Australian …

Brumbies enforcer Fotu Auelua says while Laurie Fisher’s imminent departure is unsettling, it didn’t deter him from re-signing for another Super Rugby season. Fisher, the Brumbies’ director of rugby, revealed …

The NSW Waratahs have secured their first Super Rugby minor premiership with a 44-16 rout of the Highlanders in Sydney. The Waratahs overpowered the New Zealanders at Allianz Stadium on …

Their old nemesis the Crusaders loom large once again as a major stumbling block between the NSW Waratahs and an historic first Super Rugby crown. While Australian conference rivals the …

Wallabies great John Eales has hailed the courage and spirit of the Sydney Convicts after they became the first gay rugby team to feature at a professional sporting fixture. The …

The Western Force are daring to dream of a historic first Super Rugby finals appearance, which will happen if they beat the Brumbies in Canberra this Friday night. The Force …

Northern Bulls’ slim chance of snatching a place in the Super Rugby play-offs vanished in Cape Town on Saturday after a 16-0 defeat by Western Stormers. The three-time southern hemisphere …

The Western Force have set up a cut-throat last round match-up with the Brumbies on Friday following a 30-20 Super Rugby win over the Queensland Reds at nib Stadium. The …