Rugby Union News

Toulon captain Jonny Wilkinson will take to the field in the Top 14 final against Castres on Saturday for the final match of his professional rugby career, but he insists …

Northampton’s Dylan Hartley has been named on the replacements’ bench for Saturday’s English Premiership rugby final against Saracens at Twickenham. The England hooker, sent off in last season’s Premiership final …

Queensland produced their best Super Rugby display of a nightmare season to celebrate Will Genia’s 100th Reds match with a thrilling 38-31 upset of the Highlanders on Friday night. Genia …

Western Force flanker Angus Cottrell will miss the rest of the Super Rugby season after breaking his leg in Friday night’s 30-7 loss to the Crusaders in Christchurch. Cottrell was …

The Wallabies aren’t the only team with a playmaking dilemma ahead of next week’s first Test with France poised to move halfback Morgan Parra to No.10. Parra hasn’t played five-eighth …

Western Force flanker Angus Cottrell suffered a sickening ankle injury in his side’s 30-7 loss to the Crusaders in Friday night’s Super Rugby clash in Christchurch. Cottrell was taken off …

Cardiff Blues lock Bradley Davies has been ruled out of the tour to South Africa next month due to a hamstring injury, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) said Thursday. Davies, …

NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has implored his players to put team ahead of Wallaby ambition in Saturday’s season-defining Super Rugby clash with the Chiefs. The cold hard facts are …

Make no mistake, the Brumbies haven’t called up three of their hardest ball carriers to dominate another dour exchange of force-em-backs. Fullback Pat McCabe, winger Clyde Rathbone and back-rower Fotu …

Alex Corbisiero insists the heartbreaking personal sacrifice to miss a New Zealand tour to play the All Blacks would certainly be eased a little by an English Premiership winners’ medal …

Jonny Wilkinson will step onto the field as a professional player for the last time on Saturday, overshadowing French rugby’s Top 14 final between his club Toulon and champions Castres. …

Hurricanes lock Jeremy Thrush will keep it simple against the Blues in a Super Rugby game which could determine his All Black fate. Thrush goes head-to-head with uncapped Blues opposite …

LONDON, May 29 PA Argentina flanker Juan Manuel Leguizamon will captain the Barbarians against the England XV on Sunday, in a side boasting more than 700 caps and drawn from …

The Chiefs have retained another two Super Rugby players, with loose forwards Liam Squire and Tevita Koloamatangi committing until 2015. The Tasman provincial pair both made their Super Rugby debuts …

Troubled Crusaders winger Zac Guildford’s contract with New Zealand Rugby has been terminated mid-season, leaving him free to prepare for his shift to France. NZR general manager of rugby Neil …

Former Test skipper Nathan Sharpe has declared hard-nosed Wallabies stalwart Stephen Moore tailor-made to lead Australia through to next year’s Rugby World Cup. Moore is the firming front-runner for the …

Jesse Mogg has been dropped and replaced at fullback by fellow Wallaby Pat McCabe for the Brumbies in Saturday’s Super Rugby match against the Melbourne Rebels. McCabe returns to the …

For Western Force skipper Matt Hodgson, there’ll be more than just team glory on the line during Friday night’s crunch Super Rugby clash with the Crusaders in Christchurch. The fourth-placed …