Rugby Union News

The Chiefs have made six personnel changes and two further positional switches for what coach Dave Rennie describes as a “season-defining” Super Rugby game against the NSW Waratahs. All Blacks …

Hurricanes Super Rugby coach Mark Hammett overlooked a handful of other candidates by naming Matt Proctor at fullback in the only definite change to their starting side to face the …

Unwanted at the start of the season, Ihaia West will become the latest Blues five eighth after being selected for Saturday’s Super Rugby clash with the Hurricanes. The 22-year-old West …

Queensland’s patched-up backline face a monumental task to mend their leaky defence and contain the Super Rugby’s form centre and the “best fullback” in the world on Friday night. Reds …

The Crusaders coaching staff have kept faith in a relatively inexperienced front row for the Super Rugby clash with the Western Force in Christchurch. Eyebrows were raised last week when …

NSW Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has named an unchanged starting line-up for Saturday’s clash with the Chiefs as the Sydneysiders chase their first Super Rugby win in New Zealand since …

He’s spent seven frustrating weeks on the sidelines, but Western Force winger Luke Morahan counts himself as lucky. Morahan feared his Super Rugby season was over after he snapped a …

It’s all about love and hate for Will Genia in his 100th Queensland game on Friday night. The 55-Test halfback – man of the match in the Reds’ 2011 Super …

The Melbourne Rebels are confident they have the game plan to put a large dent in the Brumbies’ Super Rugby finals ambitions in their clash on Saturday. The Rebels are …

Coach Jamie Joseph is seeing positives in a disjointed build-up as the Highlanders prepare to bounce back from their gut-wrenching Super Rugby defeat to the Crusaders. Already with a tight …

Speedy winger Rod Davies returns to the starting line-up for the struggling, injury-riddled Queensland Reds in Friday’s Super Rugby home clash with the Highlanders. Davies replaces youngster Jamie-Jerry Taulagi while …

The Brumbies are out to rediscover their “mojo” where they last left it: Canberra Stadium. Three games left, three wins required. That’s the only way the battered Brumbies can be …

Versatile Chiefs back Charlie Ngatai has signed with the Super Rugby defending champions for a further two seasons. Ngatai, 23, recently shifted his provincial allegiance from Wellington to Taranaki but …

The Waratahs regard breaking their lengthy Super Rugby drought in New Zealand as the biggest challenge of their season, as they prepare to face a smarting Chiefs side. Up to …

Stand-in flyhalf Ben Lucas is licking his lips at the prospect of an extended run in Queensland’s No.10 jersey. So often the Reds’ backline Mr Fix-it, Lucas has the opportunity …

New national Sevens coach Geraint John hopes to convince Super Rugby franchises that letting star players represent Australia at the Commonwealth Games and Olympics can be beneficial for all parties. …

Chiefs utility Tim Nanai-Williams has given himself another 12 months to turn his All Blacks dream into a reality. The 24-year-old penned a new deal with the Chiefs for 2015 …

The Western Force’s fairytale rise this season hasn’t gone unnoticed in South Africa, with the Lions using the Perth-based franchise as inspiration for their own quest to end years of …