Rugby Union News

Forget Folau – it’s Foley that’s the focus for the Melbourne Rebels in their Super Rugby clash with the NSW Waratahs on Friday night. The form of Waratahs five-eighth Bernard …

Rising star Kyle Godwin’s bad luck has continued with injury costing him Wallabies selection for the second time in 10 months. Zimbabwe-born centre Godwin’s form with the Western Force had …

Luke Braid returns from injury to captain the Blues against the Sharks in Auckland on Friday. The openside flanker missed the past two games against the Chiefs and Queensland with …

World Cup winning fly-half Stephen Larkham has urged the Wallabies to pick his understudy Matt Toomua in the No.10 jumper for the June internationals against France. With incumbent Test and …

The Brumbies are chasing former coach Jake White for a claimed $25,000 after the South African broke his contract with the Super Rugby franchise last year. A Brumbies spokesman on …

Injured Wallabies flyhalf Quade Cooper says he’ll aim to return to the paddock for the back end of the Rugby Championship. The incumbent Queensland Reds and Test No.10 will need …

Wallabies No.8 Wycliff Palu has revealed the unglamorous secret behind the NSW Waratahs’ transformation from perennial under-achievers to Super Rugby title contenders. Palu says coach Michael Cheika is training the …

The Melbourne Rebels are putting their contentious Super Rugby win over the Queensland Reds behind them to focus on fast-tracking new halfback Ben Meehan to meet the NSW Waratahs. The …

Chiefs prop Ben Tameifuna is not giving up hope of a recall to the All Blacks. The 22-year-old was last part of the All Blacks’ set-up in June 2012 but …

Jonny Wilkinson will enter retirement bearing the ultimate tribute from England head coach Stuart Lancaster who believes the World Cup winner’s influence has changed the face of the game. Wilkinson’s …

England head coach Stuart Lancaster has confirmed Dylan Hartley’s chances of participating in next month’s tour to New Zealand are diminishing. Hartley has been out for six weeks with a …

Veteran forwards Victor Matfield and Schalk Burger have been included in a 36-man Springbok training squad ahead of four June international matches. Lock Matfield, 37, ended a two-year retirement this …

The Melbourne Rebels have been hit by major halfback dramas with former Wallabies No.9 Luke Burgess suffering a knee fracture. Injured in Saturday night’s thrilling 30-27 win over Queensland, Burgess …

It’s not whether you get knocked down that matters; it’s whether you get back up again. That’s the attitude the Force are adopting this week as they attempt to get …

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is unconcerned by the sight of new recruit Malakai Fekitoa in a moon boot at the first training camp of the year. Uncapped centre Fekitoa, …

Wallabies five-eighth Quade Cooper was ruled out of Australia’s season-opening Test against France next month on a costly weekend for his battling Queensland Reds and the stumbling Brumbies. Cooper suffered …

Bernard Foley staked his claim for the Wallabies’ five-eighth role after piloting the NSW Waratahs back into the Super Rugby top six on Sunday. Foley had a hand or foot …

Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham blamed stupid mistakes and contentious refereeing calls as his Super Rugby Australian conference-leading side crashed to a shock 27-21 away loss to the lowly Cheetahs. The …