France’s hopes of ending a 24-year Australian drought have suffered a huge blow with inspirational captain Thierry Dusautoir ruled out of the first rugby Test against the Wallabies. Les Bleus …

France will start their three-Test series against the Wallabies without inspirational captain Thierry Dusautoir. Les Bleus coach Phillipe Saint-Andre pulled a major surprise on Wednesday night by leaving Dusautoir out …

With a maiden Super Rugby finals berth in reach, the Western Force are in foreign territory – or are they? The Force sit just one point adrift of sixth spot …

Wycliff Palu plays his 50th Wallabies Test against France on Saturday night, 10 seasons after leaving rugby league as an oversized prop. And he’s desperate to reward the man who …

Milestone man Wycliff Palu admits he feared he would be another big name Wallaby that Ewen McKenzie was dumping from Saturday night’s opening Test against France. Palu will play his …

Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie believes he’s seen enough to be confident new halves pairing Nic White and Bernard Foley can find an instant understanding. White and Foley were named on …

Victor Matfield was named as the Springboks’ interim captain on Tuesday, capping a remarkable return to international rugby after retirement. With regular leader Jean de Villiers out injured, Matfield, 37, …

Australia’s rugby players are on notice after Wallabies coach Ewen McKenzie delivered on his promise form would be king when it came to team selections. Will Genia and James Horwill, …

When it comes to out-of-the-blue selections, Sam Carter’s call-up to make his Wallabies debut is right up there. Not only did the unheralded 24-year-old beat heavily tipped Waratahs lock Will …

Kieran Read has been ruled out of the All Blacks’ first Test against England with concussion symptoms while knee injuries have sidelined two other players. In a heavy blow ahead …

Nic White and Bernard Foley will form a new Wallabies halves pairing with long-serving halfback Will Genia unable to even gain selection on the bench for the first rugby Test …

Stormers flanker Schalk Burger will join Springboks teammate Fourie du Preez at Top-League side Suntory Sungoliath in August, the Japanese club said on Monday. The announcement on Suntory’s website gave …

Ewen McKenzie is keeping his cards close to his chest, only revealing there will be good and in-form players who miss out on his first Wallabies team of 2014. Fresh …

Stephen Moore isn’t the most popular Wallabies teammate, but that’s much the reason why Ewen McKenzie has stopped his captaincy roundabout with the stalwart hooker. The hard-nosed attitude which has …

Michael Hooper may have missed the Wallabies captaincy but he remains the centre of attention for a French team that fear the flanker’s influence. Les Bleus have taken no time …

Coach Ewen McKenzie has chosen hard-nosed hooker Stephen Moore as the man to lead the Wallabies right through to next year’s Rugby World Cup. Moore was Monday announced as the …

Stephen Moore is the new Wallabies captain, with Michael Hooper and Adam Ashley-Cooper named vice-captains. Moore, a 91-Test veteran and Australia’s most-capped hooker, was officially announced on Monday as skipper …

The old firm of Chris Boyd and John Plumtree will reunite in Super Rugby as the new Hurricanes coaching team. But this time there’s a new pecking order. Wellington provincial …