Rugby Union News

The backs-to-the-wall Brumbies are turning negatives into positives in pursuit of an unlikely third Super Rugby championship. The Brumbies lost control of their finals fate with Saturday night’s 39-8 drubbing …

Flanker Marcell Coetzee, winger Lwazi Mvovo and lock Lood de Jager scored two tries apiece as South Africa thumped Scotland 55-6 in a rugby test in which both sides were …

The Blues have stormed into Super Rugby finals calculations, putting four tries on the Western Force in the first 20 minutes to set up a 40-14 victory at Perth’s nib …

The NSW Waratahs have revealed how a gloating tweet out of the triumphant Brumbies camp sparked sweet revenge for their first-round loss to their Super Rugby arch rivals. NSW coach …

NSW captain Dave Dennis is clinging to the hope he may still feature in the NSW Waratahs’ finals campaign despite seemingly having his Super Rugby season cut short by yet …

The NSW Waratahs have soared to the top of the Super Rugby ladder and seized control of the Australian conference with an emphatic 39-8 bonus-point win over the Brumbies. But …

NSW captain Dave Dennis has suffered a suspected season-ending knee injury in the Waratahs’ Super Rugby derby with the Brumbies in Sydney. Dennis was helped off ANZ Stadium in a …

Lock Blade Thomson provided the finish to two counter-attacks to help the Hurricanes keep their Super Rugby play-off hopes alive with a 16-9 win over the Crusaders in Wellington. Thomson …

Fiji qualified for next year’s World Cup by crushing the Cook Islands 108-6 in Saturday’s last qualifying match for the Oceania region. The Fijians will make a seventh World Cup …

Lachlan Mitchell is the latest Melbourne Rebel to exit the Super Rugby club, saying he’s lost his passion for the game. Following a season-ending knee injury in March, the 26-year-old …

Queensland showed that where there’s no Will there’s still a way to win with his replacement Nick Frisby steering the Reds to a 36-20 Super Rugby victory over the Melbourne …

The Highlanders have further loosened the Chiefs’ hold on the Super Rugby title with a 29-25 win in a hard-fought contest that produced a nail-biting ending in Dunedin. The loss …

Skipper Dave Dennis says the NSW Waratahs need no reminding that they’ve achieved absolutely nothing yet as an elusive Super Rugby crown sits tantalisingly close to the competition’s perennial under-achievers. …

More advanced sideline concussion tests will be applied in Super Rugby following SANZAR’s decision to follow the lead of the International Rugby Board. After consultation with medical officers from the …

The depleted Brumbies are backing their resilience and never-say-die spirit as they eye a famous against-the-odds Super Rugby triumph over the NSW Waratahs. The Brumbies suffered yet another setback, with …

Star Western Force centre Kyle Godwin faces a battle to play again this Super Rugby season, while Wallabies winger Nick Cummins is in doubt for Saturday night’s crunch clash with …

Seasoned Crusaders halfback Andy Ellis has ruled himself out of All Black contention by signing a one-season contract to play in Japan. Ellis, 30, will join the Kobelco Steelers at …

South Africa and Scotland are both hoping that new blood in their starting XVs will give them the edge in a one-off World Cup-tinged Test in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. …